In a Pickle: The Pros and Cons of Adding Pickleball to Your Offerings Debating the addition of pickleball to your fitness center or commercial real estate property? Pickleball courts are showing up in all kinds of places – on tennis courts, in shopping malls and in old warehouses – in reaction

Time To Ramp Up Your Recovery Offerings? In light of the growing interest in post-exercise recovery, it’s a good time to examine how well your facility prioritizes recovery and makes related tools and therapies available and accessible to its members. The post-workout recovery is a crucial component of fitness thanks

Challenged Accepted: Honing in on Healthy Competition for Your Workplace Wellness challenges are great way to remedy some of what might be ailing the workplace. Beyond measuring steps or the number of donations for the needy, they facilitate social interaction, team-building and healthy competition (in every sense) among employees. But

Indoor Cycling: Position Your Studio for Success Looking to increase attendance in your cycling classes? With gym memberships growing and fewer studios devoted exclusively to the activity, fitness centers are well-positioned to grow their indoor cycling business. Time To Put the Pedal to the Metal What makes it a good

Breathe New Life Into the Office With Amenities If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that “home sweet home” made for a great workplace too. Many of those relegated to home offices when corporate locations shut down in 2020 found that working remotely promoted a better work-life

Wellness benefits: Good medicine for employee absenteeism Is employee absenteeism plaguing your workplace? It’s a common problem these days, with 34% of U.S.companies reporting increased worker absences over the last two years. It’s an expensive problem too. According to the CDC, worker absenteeism costs upwards of $225 billion annually in

Nutrition Trends That Bode Well for Wellness There is no shortage of research, advice and even propaganda on how to eat for optimal performance at work, play and everything in between. New diets and food trends will continue to make their way into the discussion. And while some command serious

How to incorporate fitness into the paid workday The benefits of exercise are well-documented, and through the lens of the workplace, regular physical activity directly correlates with higher productivity rates, lower worker absenteeism and less stress. Yet many workers still struggle to get the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity

Using technology to increase member engagement There’s no denying technology’s importance in a health and fitness environment. It was, in fact, the Internet and streaming services that enabled many clubs to stay afloat when the pandemic forced them to temporarily close their doors. And today, you’d be hard pressed to

Live, work(out) and play: Serving the mixed-use community With the global pandemic all but behind us, the pressure’s on to get offices populated again. In fact, 85% of employers want workers in the office at least half the time they're clocking in. But with 58% of the American workforce now