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Sports & Fitness Industry Association Launches Emerging Leaders Program for Diverse, Young Professionals
SILVER SPRING, MD (June 2, 2023) β The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has officially launched the SFIA Excelerator Program, an emerging leaders program for young professionals from diverse communities employed…
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Footwear Sales Expected to Stabilize and Bounce Back Slightly for 2021
Footwear Sales in the U.S. Expected to Stabilize and Bounce Back Slightly for 2021, According to NPD Q4 Sales Positioned to Significantly Improve Over Year-to-Date Trends Port Washington, NY, October 29, 2020 β…
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Reinventing Family Vacation
Embracing outdoor moments and looking to create them in both the open-air and comfort of our backyards has been a natural response to stay-at-home orders. With air travel showing slow improvement and…
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Golf Equipment U.S. Sales Jump 51% in June, The NPD Group ReportsΒ
Port Washington, NY, July 30, 2020 β As golf courses around the United States continue to reopen, golf equipment dollar sales grew by 51% in June compared to the same month last year,…
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Apparel Consumers Have Moved to a Mode of Recreation
Port Washington, NY, May 28, 2020 β U.S. apparel dollar sales in the last week of April were 35% lower than the same week in 2019, but that is half what it was…
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An Interview with Youth Sports Champion, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
An interview with Youth Sports Champion Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) Congress is full of people who support youth sports, but few step up to lead the charge on innovative efforts to advance…
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Individual Sports Up, Team Sports Down in 2020
SFIA Topline Participation Report shows tennis, golf, home fitness up, team sports down SILVER SPRING, MD (Feb. 16, 2021) β Americans started strong, stopped everything when COVID-19 hit, and then pursued pandemic-acceptable sports…
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TYR Founder and Olympian Steve Furniss Retires
Huntington Beach, CA: Today, two-time Olympic swimmer and TYR Sport co-founder Steve Furniss, announced his retirement after 34 years at the company. Furniss launched TYR in 1985 and helped transform the company into…
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Congress Gets Active: PHIT Act Off to Great Start
House and Senate introduce legislation to make activity more affordable, encouraging more Americans to participate WASHINGTON, DC (March 12, 2019) β The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) applauds congressional efforts to reintroduce the Personal Health…
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SFIAβs Tracking the Fitness Movement Report Shows Walking for Fitness & Yoga Are Hottest American Fitness Activities
SILVER SPRING, MD (August 24, 2022) β The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has released its 2022 Tracking the Fitness Movement Report featuring an in-depth analysis of workout trends, participation habits,…
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