Outdoor Fitness Continues to Gain Ground
Outdoor fitness areas provide a fun—and usually free—way for communities to get fit in the great outdoors. Learn more about how to get one started in your community.

Renewable Power & Precision Tools Keep the Grass Greener

Maintaining grounds requires a diverse array of tasks, from keeping the grass lawns in good shape to cultivating natural, native plantings. Newer tools and approaches are always evolving.

The Pickleball Bandwagon & Other Trending Sports & Rec Activities

The rise of pickleball over the past several years has been nothing short of amazing, but it’s not the only popular sports & recreational activity. Learn more about what’s trending.

Sponsored by Icon Shelter Systems Inc.

Park and recreation facility designers and manufacturers of shade and shelter structures are increasingly being challenged by a demanding public and other municipal stakeholders to not only provide a safe outdoor place under which to protect people from the harmful radiation of the sun and other harsh weather elements —as important as that is—but also to create architecturally sophisticated and visually attractive structures that can function as welcoming social meeting places. 

Sponsored by ActionFit by UltraSite

Spurred by the isolation and quarantine demanded by the pandemic, more and more people chose outdoor exercise and have continued using that option long after social distancing requirements expired. Many gyms have tried to help by starting outdoor fitness classes, and manufacturers innovated with home workout products.

Sponsored by Xplor Technologies

According to Recreation Management’s State of the Industry Report, staffing is the top challenge faced by recreation, sports and fitness facilities, but increasing participation and engagement with visitors is also high on the list of top concerns. Both of these issues can be addressed with self-serve technologies that lessen the load on staff while improving engagement with all demographics.

Sponsored by CXT Inc.

Providing clean, attractive and well-maintained park restrooms is a surefire solution to ensuring the comfort of people visiting your parks, ballfields and other sites. While many sites rely on porta-potties, this is not the ideal solution when guest comfort is your goal. What’s more, you might be looking to incorporate other types of park buildings, such as concessions or storage.

Getting people to visit your facilities and join your programs can be tricky. We’ve got advice from a range of facility directors to help boost engagement and participation.

Sponsored by Icon Shelter Systems

Shelters, gazebos, pergolas and other structures can beautify your park or site, making it more appealing to visitors while also giving them a comfortable place to get out of the hot sun or wait out a rainstorm. While a wide variety of beautiful options are available straight from the manufacturer’s catalog, you also can go one step further and elevate your shelter with customization options that make it even more attractive and welcoming.

Sponsored by Water Odyssey

With their wide variety of colors, water sprays and mists, splash play areas are a natural draw for people of all ages. If you want to make sure your splash pad stands out from the pack, there are many ways to get creative and make it truly unique.