SportsArt, the leader in sustainable fitness and green solutions for over 47years, has been selected by YPurchasing to join its YPG Marketplace program as a vendor partner of fitness equipment for more than 5,600 YMCA clubs throughout the United States. YPurchasing is a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) that specializes in helping YMCA organizations, and the program was developed specifically for YMCA member clubs to use as their primary purchasing platform.
The program provides users with direct access to products and services from select vendors online. The vendor partners are selected based on their support and belief in the Y’s mission, and YPurchasing negotiates with them to obtain the best available prices, rates, and services that YMCAs use every day.
SportsArt joins more than 80 other active vendors in the program that currently serves 387 Association members, representing more than 5,600 locations. Of the top 100 revenue-producing YMCAs, 63 are members of the YPG Marketplace program. YPurchasing members save an average of 8-22 percent on purchases, and many YMCA clubs pass along the savings to their members and community programs.Members receive the best fitness pricing in the industry, as well as the benefits of product consolidation and standardization.
“Their dedication to taking the path less traveled played a big role in our decision to include SportsArt as a vendor partner,” said Shane Lehto, Director of Fitness Development for YPurchasing. “The company draws on its engineering background to reduce the carbon footprint through sustainable practices and technolgy, such as the ECO-POWR™, and that is very important to our organization and member clubs.”
SportsArt is an established leader in the fitness industry and designs, manufactures and tests all its equipment to rigorous quality standards. The SportsArt green fitness equipment available to the YMCA members includes a variety of premium ECO-POWR™ cardio units including the G660 Treadmill, G874 Elliptical, G574R Recumbent Cycle and the G574U Upright Cycle.
ECO-POWR™ equipment is thoughtfully designed to deliver the exceptional, effective and intuitive workouts that users demand, all while using proprietary technology that converts human energy into usable electricity. Combined with the SA Well+ system, users can view how much energy they have contributed—and how their workout is having a positive impact on our shared world. In addition to SportsArt’s ECO-POWR™ line of equipment, its other lines are available to YMCA member clubs, as well, including the ECO-NATURAL™ and the Selectorized Status lines.
“We believe in the power of healthy relationships, and treating customers, partners, team members, and ourselves with respect and dignity,” said Ruben Mejia, executive vice president, SportsArt Americas. “Those are many of the same foundational principles of the YMCA, and we look forward to working with the clubs to help achieve their important mission.”