The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) announces 2026 Trail Accelerator Grant (TAG) opportunities.

One year after the EXPLORE Act was signed into law, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is celebrating meaningful progress toward modernizing outdoor recreation access, strengthening local economies, and advancing coordinated management across America’s public lands and waters.

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Special Olympics International have announced the extension of their partnership to further promote inclusion and accessibility in fitness.

YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the national resource office for the 2,600 YMCAs across the country, announced that the 2026 YMCA National Gymnastics Championships will be held in Greensboro, NC, June 27 – July 1. 

The Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) is hosting two learning opportunities for the month of January, including a free webinar on lifesaving systems in aquatic environments and an online Aquatic Venue Public Health Inspector (AVPHI) certification course.

Rails to Trails Conservancy, the nation’s largest trails, walking and biking advocacy organization, has released progress that’s been made in 2025 along the route of the Great American Rail-Trail, its signature project to develop the country’s first multiuse trail over 3,700 miles across the country.

A new nationwide survey from the Health & Fitness Association (HFA) finds that Americans plan to spend $60 billion in 2026 to support health, fitness and exercise goals and New Year’s resolutions. 

As millions of Americans set their New Year’s resolutions, most will focus on cutting back - less sugar, less screen time, less spending. But health and wellness experts say it might be time to flip that script. 

SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators announced its 2026 District Teacher of the Year award recipients, who are being recognized for excellence in adapted physical education, health education, and physical education.

Project EverGreen, members of the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA), the Texas Sports Field Management Association (TXSFMA), the Texas Turfgrass Association and the City of Corinth (Texas) Parks & Recreation Department teamed up at Corinth Community Park Field #4 to give this well-used field a $55,000 makeover.