Posts Tagged ‘personal training’

Health Club Madness

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

insanity in health clubs

WARNING!- I would like you to read the following paragraphs with the utmost care. What I’m about to say is not only a warning, but is also a friendly suggestion from a fellow professional in the health club industry.

If you need help, don’t wait, call today!

I have talked with several club owners in the past few months that are on the verge of destruction. The one thing that these health club owners have in common is a fear of change. The gym business as we know it is changing. Gone are the days of beating the competition by having the best instructor in town or the new Hammer Strength equipment. There is no such thing as “better” in the gym business, there is just “different.”

Let me explain what I am talking about. If you think your club is better because your equipment is new – you’re wrong! If you think your club is better because you have great group fitness instructors – you’re wrong! If you think you have the best health club in town because you have the cheapest memberships - you’re wrong! If you think that infrared sauna that your so proud of is the reason that you’re the best club in town – you’re wrong! Remember there is no such thing as “better,” only “different.”

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Fitness Boot Camps 101…. A Three Step Plan

Monday, July 20th, 2009

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In today’s market place you not just have to be creative but you also have to be able to deliver. As a fitness professional, if you’ve spent any time researching paths to increase the profits you generate from your business, you know that boot camps are an excellent way to do just that.

Running a fitness boot camp makes it easy to :

* Book multiple clients at the same time, augmenting your output
* Train folks with little or no equipment
* Set everything up without having your own gym or studio
* Work with huge groups of folks all at the same time
* Earn more income an hour without doing more work

Folk are flocking to these boot camps because they’re fun, effective, and convenient. Health club owners are missing a massive amount of money by not integrating boot camps into there inventory of programs.

And since you can perform fitness boot camps at local parks, playgrounds, or even in your own yard, there’s no need for a gym membership - or any overhead fees for you. That means that the average Joe personal trainer can suck uplarge amounts of  business with just a few easy advertisements. This leaves you Joe health club owner with less clients, less cash and more worries.

So lets go over a few thing to think about before just leaping into doing boot camps, then I will help you get the ball rolling.

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Ask why? Why are you wanting to start a boot camp? The first question to ask yourself is what are your long-term goals is in regards to your personal training profits center. If your not producing at least 25% of your club money in some kind of personal training, boot camps, weight loss, etc then you not running a successful club. Now you may be saying  “wait, I am not making that sort of cash on PT but I am doing OK.” I’ll just say that different folk may have different standards for success.

If your goal is to maximize your profits and cut back your workload then boot camps are great way to do just that. So what is a fitness boot camp? The term “boot camp” just means big group training class. A boot camp will ideally have 10-20 clients. Sessions will last 60-90 mins. The price tag should be between $125-$199 per month. We all know that one on one PT sessions are a waste of time. Sure if a client wants to pay you $90.00 per 1 hour sessions take the cash, but your personal training profit center will never grow if you’re still thinking Old school.

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Eat Breakfast!

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

For some people eating breakfast is a special event that usually occurs only when others are cooking or buying. You can bet that if you’re overweight the chances are you don’t regularly eat a healthy breakfast.

Facts about breakfast:

•The word “breakfast” mean “to break a fast.” That’s right! You have been fasting for the past 6-8 hours. You body has been most likely eating itself there by taring down muscle tissue. Since muscles burn calories and fat then this is BAD!

•When you skip breakfast your metabolism slows by 35% for that day.

•What you eat for breakfast will determine blood sugar levels, heart rate, water retention, etc. to some degree.

•It IS the most important meal of the day!

So with this in mind treat your body right and eat a healthy well-balanced breakfast each and every day.If you would like to know what to eat then consult with a local dietrician and/or a certified personal trainer.

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