A few months back we had the pleasure of working with the Findlay YMCA in Ohio. As their were trying to find a solution to counteract their down turn in teen membership, they turned to Exergame Fitness. This room is a perfect area for kids to just hang out and be active at the same time. All the pieces…
When Dana Alexander was tasked with creating a new and innovative space for kids at the brand new Hanover YMCA in Hanover, Pennsylvania she asked for some help. She didn’t want to do “the same thing everyone else was doing” and she knew it had to be top level, cutting edge and be multi dimensional. So she turned to…
One of our biggest markets for years has been YMCA associations across the United States. Of these associations, there are several that have taken in the concept of Exergaming and spread it throughout locations in their association. The fastest growing Exergaming rooms are taking place in the Seattle YMCA Association, we have installed Exergaming rooms and interactive fitness equipment at the…
A few years ago we installed a Youth X Room at the Countryside YMCA, the biggest YMCA location in the United States. (See: Exergame Locations: Countryside YMCA). Since the installation, they have had a great deal of interest and success with members use of the room. The youth and kids at the Countryside YMCA wasted no time trying out the…
In a long winter of customer installations, our team had the chance to escape the cold & make it down to the warm in Texas. Last week we installed several pieces of Exergaming equipment at the Fit-N-Wise Performance Center in Decatur, Texas. Fit-N-Wise is a new health club that offers a multitude of services from aquatics, physical therapy, to childcare and…
We are always looking to expand our reach to customers other than health clubs and fitness centers. Our equipment has a special ability to get kids active and to keep them engaged. So when we come across schools, childcare centers, and similar facilities we try very hard to deliver our interactive fitness products to the kids who can use it.…
Last month we talked about our upcoming installation at Court One Athletic Club, and now we have a follow-up report of how the room looks and functions! We installed a couple pieces of unique Exergaming equipment in a childcare area, that has a ton of other amenities other than our equipment. One of the coolest features in the room is a…
The network of YMCA facilities that have Exergaming equipment continues to be extremely successful and popular attractions. We constantly hear about how well our equipment is doing in their interactive fitness rooms or youth fitness areas. From having CBS news do a report at the Rye YMCA to a smaller club continuing to make their members happy, we love hearing how…
Here at Exergame, we have always been happy with our success coming from Exergaming equipment installed at schools, rec centers, and most of all YMCAs. The interactive aspect of the equipment with bright LEDs, noises, and fun games has been hugely successful with kids in fitness centers for years now. One organization we have slowly been building up a relationship…
It has now been a few months since we brought Exergaming over to the Bloomington YMCA and they have been very successful with their youth programs ever since! The Bloomington, IL YMCA received an EyePlay Floor system and a 4-player iDance 2 system for their youth fitness and youth recreation programs. Both of these systems of perfect for engaging kids who may not be…
Yesterday we got the chance to visit a recent installation location for a follow-up, at the Moraine Valley Community College. Last month we installed an Exergaming space in their childcare center at their FitRec Center on campus. This is an area where children can come for a childcare or ‘daycare’ style of play, and even has spaces for games like…
Youth Fitness & Childhood Obesity have been two huge focuses of Exergame Fitness since the beginning. It has been awhile since we have touched on this so we put together a short infographic (below) that highlights some of the alarming statistics of childhood obesity in our nation. If you would like to view the full resolution version of the infographic,…
