How Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama Is Using Exergaming to Reach One of the Hardest Age Groups to Engage Anyone who works with teenagers knows the challenge. As Pat Wynn, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama, puts it, teens can be a “tough nut to crack.” Their interests change quickly, traditional programming doesn’t always connect,…
For Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, schools, parks and recreation departments, and other youth-serving organizations, a major new funding conversation is beginning across the country. In August 2026, Meta reached a landmark multistate settlement resolving claims related to the impact of Facebook and Instagram on children and teenagers. The agreement is worth more than $17 billion and includes both financial…
For many kids, the biggest challenge with fitness isn’t ability — it’s interest. Traditional exercise doesn’t always connect with every child, especially when they’re used to experiences that are interactive, fast-moving, and built around play. That’s why organizations like the YMCA of Greater Birmingham are finding new ways to make movement feel more natural, exciting, and engaging. At YMCA Hoover,…
When we talk about getting kids more physically active, reducing sedentary screen time is often part of the conversation. But what if technology itself could become part of the solution? At Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama, an Exergaming space is showing how gaming and technology can be used differently—turning screen time into an opportunity for movement, communication, friendly…
For over 65 years, the Anderson Area YMCA has been building strong kids, strong families and strong communities through quality programs. One of the main goals within the Y is to improve the health and well being of your entire family! They offer dance and step games, gaming bikes, active wall and floor games, workout of the day, and fitness…
It has now been a few months since we brought Exergaming over to the YMCA of Franklin & Grove City and they have been very successful with their youth programs ever since! The YMCA of Franklin & Grove City received the Exerbikes and a tWall 32 for their youth fitness and youth recreation programs. Both of these systems of…
