Functional training is a popular exercise style that many fitness facilities are still working to effectively accommodate. This particular type of training involves exercises designed to ready and strengthen the body for everyday tasks and natural movements. When it comes to buying the right equipment, you want to ensure you find the right solutions for your gym or fitness center. We have put together a complete functional training equipment buyer's guide with 9 considerations you need to make informed decisions.
The hospitality industry has changed rapidly in the last decade with the rise of Airbnb and other rental marketplaces. One primary advantage hotels have maintained is the on-site fitness facility. However, if your hospitality business is missing a fitness center or your equipment is outdated, you could lose this edge. You might wonder, "Should I update my hotel gym? Are hospitality fitness centers important?" We have the answers you are looking for.
Advantage Sport & Fitness (ASF), a leading provider of high-quality commercial fitness facility design and equipment solutions, is excited to announce its expansion to serve the Mid-Atlantic Region, encompassing New Jersey (NJ), Delaware (DE), Maryland (MD), Washington, D.C. (DC), and Virginia (VA). This strategic expansion with vendor partners such as Precor, Escape Fitness and Power Lift, marks a significant milestone in the company's growth and dedication to designing innovative, customized fitness spaces for clients.
A new or updated fitness amenity can be a major draw for potential residents looking for multifamily housing, but why does this particular amenity carry so much weight?
If you own or operate a gym or fitness space, you already know that exercise is an essential part of a well-balanced lifestyle. It can also be a great way to connect with other people. Interactive fitness equipment allows users to try new things, whether it’s classes, games, or competitions, while getting their favorite workout in.
When Robert M. Waller, Jr. was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in ’99, he probably couldn’t have predicted that his son and namesake, Robert M. Waller III, would receive the same honor just 17 years later.
The plan for the new Maureen Fonseca Center for Athletics and Arts at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY, has been in the works for years. Much of the credit for this exemplary fitness center should be given to the Athletic Director, Kevin Versen, who was brought in at the beginning of the process and helped oversee many aspects of the building. The brand new, Gold LEED certified fitness center will be used primarily for phys. ed. classes, while the existing fitness center will be converted into a training room for the school’s athletes. Versen realized the benefits that training on Escape, Keiser, and PowerLift products would offer his teams, and also selected a TRX Training Zone frame and Precor cardio and strength for the new fitness center.
We’re just wrapping up another great visit to the Precor Strength Plant in North Carolina! On our fourth Discover Precor adventure, we’ve brought along 19 guests representing 15 different organizations in our quest to reveal the quality and innovation that make up the Precor brand.
The 3,200 square foot Friedman Center at Cornell University’s Appel Commons has been completely redesigned from floor to ceiling and now boasts one of the nation’s first Escape Octagons. Jen Gudaz, the Director of Cornell Fitness Centers (CFC) and Associate Director of Recreational Services, worked with our own Matt Bogumil to turn this once general population fitness center into a dedicated group instructional space. Rubber black and red Ultra Tile flooring with a strip of green turf and freshly painted walls create a versatile and visual appealing backdrop for some of the most engaging equipment in the industry.
This 2,400 square foot facility will soon be flooded with students enrolled at Armstrong School District’s brand new Junior-Senior High School. The inaugural year of the newly constructed school will begin in about a month, uniting students who formerly attended the smaller Kittanning and Ford City High Schools. The all-new strength and conditioning room includes equipment from some of the top of the line names in the industry, like Dynamic Fitness, Power Lift, Escape Fitness, Precor, York Barbell, and Kraiburg.
College and University recreation facilities can offer different challenges than those of other markets. The student and staff population at a college often includes a wide variety of fitness levels and interests, and while paid memberships are usually less prevalent (or completely non-existent), it is still important for facility managers to do their best in meeting the needs of the school’s fitness community. Precor recently took a look at this problem, and were able to determine 4 major factors that play a large part in determining a top-notch recreation center. Below are those four factors, as well as our personal experience with how they play out in this market.
People have been performing push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups for as long as we can remember, but the recent trend toward “Functional Fitness” has brought bodyweight training back to the forefront of daily workouts everywhere. With this in mind we thought it was a good time to bring attention to a product we consider the king of body weight training, the TRX Suspension Trainer.
One of the hardest tasks for all fitness managers is deciding how to best program their space to match user demand. However, in this constantly evolving landscape, it is not enough to know what that demand is today but also where it is headed tomorrow. Any new space, brand new or renovated, must be carefully planned out to make the best use of its budget, while maximizing the use of every square foot in meeting changing user demands.
This brand-new state of the art facility on the SUNY Cortland campus will become the hub for student recreational activities, including a diverse cardio section, a large selectorized & free-weight area, a functional fitness room, a swimming area, golf simulator stations, and MANY more physical recreation options! There are also a variety of social hangout spaces and a large food service area, in keeping with the university’s goal of significantly improving the quality of life for all students.
The latest trends in hospitality demand a focus on fitness, and the number of fitness-minded guests is probably larger than you think.
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