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Why Should I Add Fitness Equipment to My Park?

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Feb 6, 2023 12:31:00 PM

It is understood that exercise goes hand-in-hand with a healthy lifestyle overall. Therefore, one way to get more out of your park investment is to incorporate fitness equipment either designed for adults, kids, or both to use when visiting.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) states that for overall health or to maintain healthy levels, adults should do between 150 and 300 minutes of physical activity (moderate) weekly along with between 75 and 150 minutes of physical activity (aerobic) in the same time span.

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Topics: Play & Fitness, Pediatric Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Child Development

Five Must-Haves for School Playgrounds

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Jan 4, 2023 2:32:00 PM

Designing a playground structure can be overwhelming. There are so many types of equipment out there, that you may find yourself wondering what you need on your playground and why.

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Topics: Custom Playground, Play & Fitness, Playground Design & Planning, Recess, Child Development

Do I Need Artificial Turf?

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Dec 16, 2022 11:53:00 AM

If you're asking if you need artificial turf, the easy answer is yes. However, the question you should be asking is what type of artificial turf do you need?

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Topics: Community Parks, Playground Surfacing, Play & Fitness, Safety, Artificial Turf

Climbing For Success? Yes We Can!

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Jul 27, 2022 2:48:00 PM

Today, we are able to give our youngsters a bit more of an advantage than we might have had. As adults, our era involved a bit of climbing, but we mostly only had trees to satisfy our urges to get higher in life. Thankfully, we have access to playground equipment that lets our kiddos (and playful adults) get as high as they need. Let’s explore some of the benefits that climbing offers the mind and body.

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Topics: Play & Fitness, Childhood Unplugged, Child Development

Why Your School Should Have a Playground

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Jun 28, 2022 5:53:00 PM

Kids spend most of their time during the school year inside of a classroom, doing school work. Most schools allow at least thirty minutes of free time outside to play with their classmates. To improve their playtime, schools should implement playgrounds because they are great tools in the development of kids' social and mental skills.

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Topics: Play & Fitness, Child Development

Why Moms LOVE Playgrounds

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on May 7, 2021 4:21:05 PM

We think every DAY should be “Mother’s Day” but for over 100 years we have been officially celebrating moms on the second Sunday in May.

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Topics: Community Parks, Play & Fitness, Playground Design & Planning

Help Kids Develop Motor Skills with Time on the Playground

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Mar 25, 2021 11:05:00 AM

Childhood is a time for learning and developing skills that will benefit kids as they grow up. For many kids, the playground serves as their very first classroom, giving them a chance to learn social skills and gain excellent problem-solving abilities. Beyond that, each type of specialized play equipment helps kids develop fine and gross motor skills of all kinds. Here’s how that works.

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Topics: Play & Fitness, Pediatric Health & Wellness

Camping Looks to be a Popular Outdoor Activity in 2021

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Feb 23, 2021 2:42:00 PM

Everybody loves the great outdoors, especially camping and campgrounds. While hotels and airplanes were skipped by many last year after the COVID-19 pandemic started, many were able to social distance and vacation by camping.

Ashley Rossi, managing editor of Togo RV, told the USA Today this month, “Traveling with your travel bubble to a campground is one of the easiest ways to follow social distancing and maximize your time outside – you can avoid indoor dining, bring everything you need with you, socialize comfortably outdoors and get direct access to hiking trails and other outdoor activities.”

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Topics: Play & Fitness, Childhood Unplugged

The Benefits of Outside Play For Depression

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Aug 10, 2020 3:05:00 PM

The normal routines kids enjoyed just a few months ago are almost nonexistent today. They often aren’t allowed to see their friends or go to each other's house to play. If they played sports or enjoyed being part of a group of any sort, that has likely ended. Everyone around them is distant and wearing a mask covering their faces. Only their closest family hug them as everyone on the outside is keeping their six foot distance.

This has led many kids to experience the very real effects of depression for the first time in their lives. It’s understandable. After all, we as humans are social beings, so denying that need would understandably lead to anxious or sad feelings. Thankfully, there are ways to help your child overcome the doldrums they are experiencing by embracing the great outdoors through play. 

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Topics: Play & Fitness, Childhood Unplugged, Pediatric Health & Wellness

Why Your Kids Need to be Playing Outside... Even in a Pandemic

Posted by May Recreation Content Team on Jun 25, 2020 7:30:04 PM

Normally when the days get longer and the weather becomes nicer, you'll see kids flocking to the playgrounds, basketball courts, soccer fields and more to enjoy time outdoors. Then, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and playgrounds across the country were shuttered in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. Now that the country is opening back up, so too are playgrounds - and that's a good thing.

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Topics: Community Parks, Play & Fitness, Pediatric Health & Wellness

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