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Diversifying Your Cardio Floor
Today’s campus recreation centers attract diverse populations, from beginning exercisers, to intramural/recreational athletes, to active aging adults. Of course, the better the rec center meets...
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Save Space on Your Aquatic Deck
When your aquatic facility hosts a wide variety of programs, including a combination of swim clubs and meets with recreational swimming and aquatic exercise, it...
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Locker Rooms and Member Retention
While the locker room might not be the first thing that attracts students to your recreation facility, it’s a critical space. Providing the right amenities...
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Outdoor Rec as A Career
More than 140 million Americans make outdoor recreation a priority in their lives, generating $646 billion (as of 2014) of sales in the outdoor market,...
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Learn the Value of Disc Golf
Disc golf is a sport played just like traditional golf, except the equipment players use are discs instead of a ball and clubs. The object...
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Fitness Assessment Basics
Quality fitness facilities have long recognized fitness assessments to be an essential member service. Most student recreation centers are embracing this “best practices” approach along...
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Technology Motivates
Have you ever taken a moment to walk around your college campus? If so, you’ve probably noticed just how connected students are on their mobile...
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Can You Get Fit Playing Ultimate Frisbee?
Invented by a group of high school students in the late 1960’s, ultimate Frisbee — or simply “ultimate” — can be seen everywhere from sunny...
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Six Things That Damage Your Maple Gym Floor
The Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA) is the authoritative source of technical and general information about maple flooring and related sports flooring systems. MFMA’s membership...
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Alvarado Turnstiles
For years, Alvarado has been the choice for Recreation & Wellness Centers throughout North America. Alvarado’s turnstiles and gates are designed to integrate with club...
