SD Y Puts Expansion on Hold

Jun 27, 2008 11:35 AM

RAPID CITY, SD -- The Rapid City YMCA (SD) is calling it quits on a proposed $13.2 million expansion to its facility. After two years of fund-raising, the Y had raised about $8 million. ...

Ys Get Unique Visitors

Jun 18, 2008 12:37 PM

EASTON, NJ, and BEAVERCREEK, OH -- Two YMCAs recently had unique visitors to their facilities. The Family Y of Easton, Phillipsburg and Vicinity (NJ) had a bear cub on its grounds, and the Beavercreek Y (OH) had a deer in its pool....

Clubs in Iowa Affected by Flooding

Jun 11, 2008 5:02 PM, By Stuart Goldman, managing editor, and Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor

DES MOINES, IA -- This week’s floods in the Midwest, particularly in Iowa, have affected for-profit and nonprofit fitness facilities throughout the state. While some fitness centers have reduced hours or programming, others have closed due to water damage or evacuation orders....

Boy Dies in Apparent Drowning at Nashville YMCA

Jun 9, 2008 10:45 AM

NASHVILLE, TN -- A 7-year-old boy recently died in an apparent drowning after going down a curling water slide at the Donelson-Hermitage YMCA in Nashville, TN. ...

Isn't It Time We Break the Silence?

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver

One last thought about familiar faces. Now that it's warmer outside, I've been spending less time in the club's four walls and more time in good ol' Mother...

Club Industry

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The Club Industry national conference will be here before you know it (Oct. 15-18). It's never too early to make your plans to go to Chicago and check...

When It Comes to Gaming, We All Benefit from Wii Fit

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Gregory Florez

If you are wondering if the gaming fitness trend is here to stay, simply do a Google search for Nintendo Wii Fit and read the top four to five links that...

Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA Expands by 40 Percent

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Jennipher Shaver

Belmont, Mi Just two-and-a-half years after opening its doors, the Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA in Belmont, MI, has undergone a $2 million, 17,795-square-foot...

Americans Lack Confidence to Administer CPR/AED, Survey Says

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman

Dallas In Correlation with the inaugural National CPR/AED Awareness Week, which took place June 1-7, the American Heart Association released a survey...

The Wealth in Wellness

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor

When Margaret Moore, founder and CEO of Wellcoaches Corp., explains what wellness coaching is, she says to visualize yourself on your life path. Above...