Precor, Inc. partners with NRPA to open headquarters fitness center.While the weather turns cold in Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). , NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association staff at headquarters in Ashburn is getting warmed up inside with the facility's new gym made possible by Precor, Inc. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 19, Executive Director John Thorner welcomed the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. Executive Committee, staff and special guests that included Lifetime Trustees Charlie Hartsoe and Dean Tice, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is an association dedicated to providing people in Northern Virginia with access to parks and nature reserves and to protect Northern Virginia's rich heritage of woods, meadows, lakes and streams from the threat of suburban sprawl. (NVRPA NVRPA Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority ) Executive Director Gary Fenton, former executive director for NVRPA Darrell Winslow, Board of Trustee member Joan Rokus, and former executive director of NRPA John Davis. The fitness room was created after Tracey Ellis, advertising director for Parks & Recreation, worked with Precor to supply the equipment. The company provided two elliptical trainers An elliptical trainer (also cross trainer or simply elliptical) is a stationary exercise machine used to simulate walking or running without causing excessive pressure to the joints, hence decreasing the risk of impact injuries. , a treadmill, a recumbent bicycle A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle which places the rider in a seated or supine position (rarely, in a prone position). Recumbents hold the world speed record for a bicycle and were banned from international racing in 1934. and a multi-station strength training machine. The room's construction and renovation was made possible through a gift made by the Meyr family in memory of their daughter, Adria Meyr. As Thorner officially opened the Precor Fitness Room, many on staff were excited for the new benefit of having first-rate equipment in house. Jessica Pagonis, a meeting planner and new mother said, "I'm looking forward to working out and getting my weight-lifting done. It will be great--with a kid, it's difficult to fit it in at home." As leaders and staff of a national association that promotes fitness and wellness through parks and recreation, Thorner thought that the fitness room would provide staff members with the opportunity to "walk the walk and talk the talk," and thanked Precor for the generous donation that allowed NRPA to do just that. "It was really important for NRPA and staff to convey the idea that park and recreation is a key component for the American public to maintain a healthy lifestyle," he said. "If we were going to convey that to others, we needed to practice it ourselves." Lori Daniel, NRPA president said, "I think it's wonderful for staff and sets a great example. It just goes to show that NRPA can step forward and take care of its own as well as the communities it reaches." The fitness room will be open during work hours for staff and members who may be visiting the facility. |
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