Jul, 6, 2018
Fit pros. If your clients are like ours….they like to be outside spending time with friends and family over the summer. The combination of all the summer fun and the fact that we just ran two specials for personal training packages means typically slower July & August for us. Revenue and clients tend to be down during this part of the year.
Not to worry! We have ways to combat this slower season.
Jun, 26, 2018
Barefoot running has become very popular. Do you have clients that have tried it? Do you recommend barefoot running? While I believe in the importance of strengthening our feet and letting our toes spread out like they were designed to do…we have to be careful when recommending that our clients start running “barefoot.”
The bottom line is that our feet need to be strengthened just like any other part of our body, but running barefoot should be approached carefully and bit by bit.
Jun, 19, 2018
I have shared many of my small group training tips with you, but today I want to focus on large group training. We have recently had some very large boot camp groups. Here are the strategies I use to ensure everyone gets an effective workout, things run smoothly and everyone stays safe.
When you have that large of a group, you need to consider the types of exercise, equipment, sequencing and how to divide the group so it’s not pure chaos. I choose to keep it really simple and perform mostly body weight exercises.
Jun, 14, 2018
Consider this. With each running stride, your body is forced to absorb impact forces as great as 3x your body weight. So if you weigh 150 pounds, imagine 450 pounds of force pounding through your muscles, bones, ligaments and tendons with each foot strike. You can imagine that over the course of a five-mile run, the amount of force the body absorbs is tremendous. Due to the nature of the sport, specific imbalances and areas of weakness can result. For these reasons, proper progression is critical if you expect to continue running on a long-term basis.Jun, 5, 2018
It is that time of year when many personal trainers and group exercise instructors start taking their clients outside for workouts. Clients love getting the fresh air and trainers can keep things interesting with TONS of new exercises and adventures in the great outdoors. We have a couple protocols when it comes to bringing clients away from the studio for workouts and I recent sent them this email as a reminder:
“Great weather has arrived in the Pacific Northwest and many of you want to take your clients outside for workouts. I love that!
May, 31, 2018
Many fitness professionals just assume that they won’t get new clients during the summer months because clients tend to be busy with vacations, kids at home and spending time with friends and family. Don’t be one of those fit pros! Keeping your schedule full and even bringing in new clients during the summer is possible. Here are two ways that we encourage our trainers to bring in new clients over the summer!
It’s a great way to earn some extra cash just by inspiring someone to take action on their health and fitness goals. For Our Personal Trainers – Whoever books a comp, gets $25 (not just schedule the comp but you actually have to ask for the appointment through a networking phone call, referral, tour etc). The trainer who conducts the comp session and the client purchases, gets $25. You might as well earn an extra $$ while inspiring someone to take action! And our current clients win too! Current Client receive a FREE Private Training session to thank them for each new referral over the summer!!
May, 23, 2018
We are so excited to announce that we were voted the #1 Personal Training Studio in our county….again!
OMG! We won! Thank you SO MUCH for voting us #1 Personal Training studio in Clark County again! Changing lives for 18 years! We LOVE what we do so much and the fact that our community appreciates it, brings us so much joy! Transforming lives is the most rewarding thing ever and we couldn’t imagine a better fitness family! Our clients are the best ever…they are driven to reach for their best, they are leaders, they have overcome so much, they are inspirational, caring, hard-working, fun and beautiful people on the inside and out! We know that fitness positively impacts every part of someone’s life and we are so happy and honored to play a part in that journey. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for being part of our Fitness Tribe! So…should we celebrate with Squats or Pushups?!
May, 21, 2018
One of the MOST common questions we get from fitness business owners/managers and from those who have purchased our Business of Personal Training System is “Should I have Independent Contractors or Employees?”
Reviewing the history of the personal training industry, pretty much all of us started as independent contractors operating our personal training businesses within existing health and fitness clubs. Slowly over the years, many of these facilities decided to bring the training department in-house and make all their trainers employees. Why would they do this?
May, 8, 2018
It can be hard to fill certain hours in your personal training schedule and those hours are going to differ depending on the demographic of your clients. The good news is that….
…..you can get creative and find ways to fill those slower times that will both help you and your clients.
The most successful way we do this is by offering “Team Training” options. (make sure to read “Generate Extra Revenue With Team Training” to learn exactly how our Team Training works).
May, 5, 2018
I have shared many of my group exercise success tactics with you. Today I want to focus on keeping your group fitness program fun, fresh and cutting edge.
I hope your answer to all of these questions is a resounding “YES”!
