Last week we finally were able to make it over to Lebanon, Ohio to put together the exergaming room at the Countryside YMCA. The Countryside YMCA will be (currently under construction) the largest YMCA in the nation, so we are very excited to have an exergaming & interactive fitness room there. Even better – the exergaming room will be featured right…
After the 2016 YMCA General Assembly, our first installation job was at a YMCA of all places, another lucky Y to invest in the world of exergaming! The Lansdale YMCA just had their Exergame room installed filled with tons of interactive fitness products. They had an awesome interactive climbing wall and some cardio pieces already present in the room, and with…
2 weeks ago we were at preparing for the opening of the 2016 YMCA General Assembly, and now we are taking some time to look back on the event. One of the biggest highlights was having the wonderful folks over at the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA purchase our T-Wall 64 trade show floor model! It doesn’t happen too often we sell a…
It has now been about a week since the 2016 YMCA General Assembly in Kansas City. Now that we were able to take a breather as well as all the attendees and vistors, it is time to think about how the show went! First of all, we must say thank you again to every single person that made it to our booth…
As always we love to see exergaming success stories from our installations, and to no surprise many have found a lot of value in the ExerZone at the Rye YMCA! CBS New York news stopped by the Rye YMCA last week to check it out, interview some teens & adults, and they even tried out some of the equipment themselves!…
Our most recent installation was a pleasure to deliver exergaming to – The Courage League, a great adaptive sports & rec center. The center offers programs and activities for both kids and adults alike, and caters to every activity level and ability – making it a perfect location for our interactive fitness equipment to thrive. The Courage League’s new product line…
The Lussier Family YMCA has just recently received two of our best selling interactive fitness products for a youth development/fitness room. Lussier Family YMCA is a member of the YMCAs of Dane County and has started their organization in the journey of exergaming. Their room includes the: T-Wall 64 Heavy Ball As you can see from the photos below the two…
Every 3 years the YMCA Association holds their own YMCA General Assembly, and we are excited to once again be apart of this fantastic gathering of passionate people. The Assembly focuses on youth fitness and development like many of the YMCAs across the nation do, the YMCA association sees the importance in investing in our youth for the future. Exergame…
Exergaming as an Exciting Link to Promote Exercise in Youth By Dan Lawler, PhD In a recent study done at the University of British Columbia, Heidi Godman reports in her article, “Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills”, that regular aerobic exercise appears to boost the size of the hippocampus, the brain area involved in memory and…
The Edmond Martial Arts Academy is great little martial arts school that focuses on teaching our youth, located in Edmond, Oklahoma. It always excites us having installations at less than traditional places to have our equipment, as compared to a YMCA or health club. This is amazing in that it shows people how varied our equipment is and can be. Not only…
At the end of 2015 we were like many others in the physical education world, saddened to hear that there would be a lack of PEP grants in 2016. As many are aware these are usually very large sums of money that go toward physical education grants, that schools can then use to fund their exergaming purchases. But we are…
The Carlisle YMCA in Carlisle, PA joins the huge family of YMCAs that have invested in exergaming and interactive fitness. They have dedicated a whole room to be made into a youth fitness center. Their Youth Room is nicely furnished with a great layout for both the products and for kids running around being active. As shown in the photo…
