DESIGNING the EXERCISE EXPERIENCE®
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Verde Esterra Park | Multifamily
Project Name: Verde Esterra Park Location: Redmond, WA Market Segment: Multifamily Facility Size: 3,714 square feet Project Summary: In April 2020, Esterra Park, a 30-acre master-planned community, was created. With buildings for offices, apartments, and hotels this...
Creating a Branded Boutique Fitness Experience for Fitness Amenities
For decades now, consumers in the fitness industry have been seeking out workout experiences that fulfill their need for movement, community, and achievement. Providing exercise equipment like mats and dumbbells is one thing, but providing unique, immersive branded...
Partner Highlight: SOFITCO | Matt Miller
Bio: Matt Miller is based out of Atlanta, GA and comes to SOFITCO with over 18 years of experience in the fitness and recreation industry. Prior to joining SOFITCO, Matt managed college and university fitness/recreation centers at North Carolina State University, UAB,...
Partner Highlight: Fitspace Design | Dave Greene
Bio: Dave has over three decades of experience in the fitness industry, 20 of those years were owning and operating his own clubs. He started Greenefit Gym Design eight years ago and started a new partnership that then transformed Greenefit to Fitspace Design. Dave is...
Onward for Outdoor Fitness | Club Solutions Magazine
Outdoor fitness has a place in 2023, according to Club Solutions Magazine. Eric Schmitz, the president of California Athletic Clubs, says, “For the clubs that are fortunate to be in a climate and have the space that allows for an enjoyable outdoor fitness experience I...
QNTM Fit Life | Boutique Studio Gym
Project Name: QNTM Fit Life Location: Nashville, Tennessee Market Segment: Boutique Studio Project summary: This iconic gym in downtown Nashville has it all! We collaborated on a design to showcase a statement to members and zoned for dedicated functional performance...
Keep Your Heart Healthy with Functional Training
Your heart is a muscle and can be kept strong by living a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and functional training. Your heart’s main function is to move blood throughout the entire body. Your heart controls the rhythm and speed of your heart rate and...
Health and Wellness Benefits of Outdoor Workouts
If you are looking for a health and wellness boost, step outside! Simply being out in nature provides a host of mental, physical, and recovery benefits. Even a few minutes a day can improve our mood and our health, leading to reduced stress, better sleep, and less...
Gym Storage Solutions That Improve the User Experience
Gym storage is a critical component of gym design but can often be among the last things considered or even overlooked. Gym storage is essential to the overall user experience and should be an integral part of any design plan – and even considered before equipment is selected. Whether you are looking at a gym redesign, gym refresh or gym reorganization, taking a hard look at your current gym storage solution and assessing its effectiveness is imperative.
How to Find an Exercise Accountability Partner
Photo Credit: The Dean Apartments Finding the motivation to exercise can be difficult at times and an exercise accountability partner might be a great way to help you build better habits toward achieving your goals. USA Today reports that a full 67 percent of gym...
Modernize Your Fitness Facility with Digital Exercise Programming
First Image Photo Credit: 360 Huguenot St, New Rochelle, NY In 2023, the integration of digital exercise programs in a fitness space will become less a question of whether it’s necessary and rather a question of what kind of digital programming should be employed....
You’re Ready to Take on 2023, But is Your Gym Design?
As we embark on a new year, fitness facilities continue to adapt their offerings and gym design in a quest to meet with changing user expectations. How have you prepared your facility differently leading into 2023? Consumer demand for exercise variety and digital...
