TSMG Blog
Trends in Fitness: Body Weight Exercise
A recent article published by the New York Times highlights a recent shift in indoor fitness preferences, with resistance exercise – often utilizing minimal equipment -- gaining popularity. Bodyweight exercise, which utilizes the body’s resistance to gravity for strength building, can be seen in the success of brands such as CrossFit and P90X. Plyometrics, stability/core training, and Pilates also fall within this category of strength training.
Fitness and recreation centers, as well as fitness equipment manufacturers, are adapting. New weight equipment can be costly; rather than purchase the latest and greatest, fitness centers and gyms are creating versatile space for small group training and workouts that integrate equipment like TRX suspension trainers, ropes, kettlebells, medicine balls, and resistance bands for enhanced exercise. This added choice in strength training will have future impact on rec and fitness center operations and design.
Read the full article here.
Fitness and recreation centers, as well as fitness equipment manufacturers, are adapting. New weight equipment can be costly; rather than purchase the latest and greatest, fitness centers and gyms are creating versatile space for small group training and workouts that integrate equipment like TRX suspension trainers, ropes, kettlebells, medicine balls, and resistance bands for enhanced exercise. This added choice in strength training will have future impact on rec and fitness center operations and design.
Read the full article here.
Phoenix Kroc Center Takes Home 2013 Red Award
11:29 AM - Monday, March 2013 Filed in: Project News, Community Facilities, Awards
The Ray & Joan Kroc Center in Phoenix South Mountain, Arizona was awarded Arizona Commercial Real Estate (AZRE) Magazine’s 2013 RED Award for Best Public Project. The 8th annual RED Awards were presented February 27 to recognize the best commercial real estate projects in Arizona for the past year. The awards featured 15 project categories, such as redevelopment, education, mixed-use, and sustainability.
Located in a predominantly low-income neighborhood, the Phoenix Kroc Center is the largest community center in Arizona and provides opportunities in Art, Education, Recreation, Spiritual Guidance, and Wellness to individuals and families in the greatest need. TSMG has worked alongside The Salvation Army and the Kroc Center staff in both pre- and post-opening phases to assist in operational planning, financial analysis, design consulting, and staff support as the center progresses through its first year of operations.
The 147,000 sf center utilizes sustainable methods for energy efficiency, with solar thermal panels, an elaborate filtering system in the aquatic center, an HVAC chilled system and low-voltage lighting. The sate-of-the-art facility--offering NBA-sized basketball courts, aquatics center, game room, classrooms, computer lab, library, theater, fitness center, and more—is a valuable resource to the community of Phoenix South Mountain.
Read AZRE Magazine's award write-up here.
Located in a predominantly low-income neighborhood, the Phoenix Kroc Center is the largest community center in Arizona and provides opportunities in Art, Education, Recreation, Spiritual Guidance, and Wellness to individuals and families in the greatest need. TSMG has worked alongside The Salvation Army and the Kroc Center staff in both pre- and post-opening phases to assist in operational planning, financial analysis, design consulting, and staff support as the center progresses through its first year of operations.
The 147,000 sf center utilizes sustainable methods for energy efficiency, with solar thermal panels, an elaborate filtering system in the aquatic center, an HVAC chilled system and low-voltage lighting. The sate-of-the-art facility--offering NBA-sized basketball courts, aquatics center, game room, classrooms, computer lab, library, theater, fitness center, and more—is a valuable resource to the community of Phoenix South Mountain.
Read AZRE Magazine's award write-up here.
East Oakland Sports Center Receives Facility Merit Award
03:41 PM - Monday, January 2013 Filed in: Project News | Community Facilities
We are delighted to share that the East Oakland Sports Center has been decorated a 2012 Facility of Merit by Athletic Business Magazine. Ten facilities were selected from across the US by a panel of recreation and sports facility architects, and the winners were featured in the December issue of Athletic Business. Awards were formally presented November 30th of 2012.
The 25,000-square-foot LEED Silver project was commended not only for its design, but also for its significance to the surrounding community as a “beacon” and much needed resource. TSMG worked with the project architect, ELS Architecture and Urban Design, to provide services in programming, financial analysis, and public facilitation.
Read the full Athletic Business article here.
The 25,000-square-foot LEED Silver project was commended not only for its design, but also for its significance to the surrounding community as a “beacon” and much needed resource. TSMG worked with the project architect, ELS Architecture and Urban Design, to provide services in programming, financial analysis, and public facilitation.
Read the full Athletic Business article here.
Season's Greetings From TSMG
01:46 PM - Monday, December 2011 Filed in: TSMG News
The Sports Management Group would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season, and wonderful New Year! To celebrate, we've put together a short animation. We hope you like it, and we look forward to continuing our work in 2012.
TSMG Turns 25!
11:24 AM - Thursday, October 2011 Filed in: TSMG News
This year marks our 25th year of service to communities, colleges and universities and we are celebrating!!
We have been privileged to work with over 400 communities throughout the United States and over 100 colleges and universities in this country and abroad. Over the years, we have been honored to work with outstanding staff who are making a difference in their community or institution. We have enjoyed working alongside thousands of members of the public, committee members, advisory board members, councils and trustees who shared their vision and entrusted The Sports Management Group to assist them in making it a reality. We also are appreciative of the many professional colleagues with whom we have teamed. We are gratified by the associations that span our 25 years and look forward to great collaborations in the future!