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Start A ТRecreation Road ShowУ
Editor's Note: Download Recreation Road Show PDF Do recreation professionals ever wonder if anybody knows exactly what you do? Do people know how hard you work to make sure their leisure time and
Grinding Out A New Trail
It was hard not to notice them. Monstrous pieces of equipment grinding up granite ballast made an incredible racket this spring and summer, as they moved slowly over an obsolete railroad bed between
Get A Grip On Climbing Walls
Climbing walls are about more than aesthetics. Good management, excellent customer service, highly trained staff, and challenging routes are the defining factors in transforming a one-time climber
Transforming Rails to Trails
There are many considerations that a municipality, park service or developer needs to deal with before construction begins to transform obsolete railroad beds into recreation trails, according to
Fresh Pow-Pow
Working through my afternoon sales calls, I watched in wonder as big, soft flakes floated to the ground. Slowly, but surely, the white stuff covered the trees, lawn, and un-raked leaves in a
This-N-That
An Industry FirstIn 2007, the city of Sparks, Nev., selected 13 synthetic FieldTurf fields for its new look at Golden Eagle Regional Park & Sports Complex, making it the largest single purchase
Reducing Overuse Injuries
Take a look at the youth sports landscape: itХs littered with young athletes whose arms, legs, bones and tendons canХt hold up to the strain of constant participation, or the high pressure and often u
The Well-Developed Facility
Recreation and leisure facilities are created with the hope that participants will find fulfillment and happiness. ItХs safe to say that almost all experiences are influenced--good or bad--by the surr
The Future Of Fitness
The development of the medically integrated health-fitness industry began with the inauguration of cardiac rehabilitation programs featuring heart-healthy exercises and education focused on the
Get Caught Up In Pickleball
Pickleball is one of AmericaХs fastest-growing sports. While it is being discovered daily by residents and visitors in active senior communities, hundreds of school children as well as college student
Fast Pools and LZR Suits
If your facility hosts a competitive swimming program--or even if it has a pool--conversations since August have likely centered on Michael Phelps, the U.S.Olympic swim team and their
Repositioning Aquatic Employment
In recent years many municipal, non-profit and private agencies have expanded their aquatic offerings while at the same time a large portion of youths that has traditionally sought aquatic-related
Be Sure To Eat Your Greens
Sometimes, when I ask people, ТHow are you?У they answer, ТItХs Monday!У I interpret that to mean the week is beginning and the weekend is far away, so they can only be so happy. At mid-week, there is