The Health & Fitness Association (HFA) released the 2025 HFA Global Report, the comprehensive annual resource on the state of the global health and fitness industry.

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation associations, announced it will host the inaugural Outdoor Recreation Technology and Innovation Summit, taking place on September 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. 

YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the national resource office for the nearly 2,600 Ys across the country, will welcome Greg Waibel as its new Chief Operating Officer next month. 

Despite a significant increase in Americans’ aerobic and strength activity, external factors like smoke-filled air and the lapse of a Covid-era food program may be making us less fit overall. 

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, and POOLCORP, a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living projects, announced the launch of Women of Water (WOW).

The IAAPA Foundation announced the launch of the 2025 IAAPA Foundation FEC Scholarship, a new initiative supporting the next generation of leaders in family entertainment centers (FECs), location-based entertainment (LBE) venues and Indoor Entertainment venues.

The number of registered high school sports officials remains above pre-pandemic levels and grew by 6% during the last school year, according to a follow-up survey of 36 NFHS member state associations that originated in 2018-19.

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has announced the pilot of a new professional development initiative, the VetsEXCEL Career Development and Mentorship Program. 

The National League of Cities (NLC) released its annual State of the Cities report, revealing that America’s mayors are laser-focused on driving economic recovery through innovation while navigating urgent infrastructure needs and diminishing federal support.

When the One Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law, Congress rescinded unobligated funding from the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program, including as much as $750 million for trails—a major blow to progress being made to connect trail and active transportation systems nationwide, according to Rails to Trails Conservancy.