Most people dread meetings because they perceive them to be a waste of time and extremely boring. However, a carefully planned and orchestrated meeting can be one that staff look forward to, that creates a culture for success, that offers some excellent team building opportunities and is productive at teaching your team the skills they…
Highlights from the IDEA Convention
Hey Fitness Pros. I just returned from IDEA. My sessions were a blast and I also took a number of sessions. For those of you who couldn’t be there, I wanted to share with you some of the things I learned. I’ll try to post something everyday over the next little while to pass on…
Think outside of the Box!
Hey Fitness Pros, Do things differently. Get clients laughing. Make workouts an experience. Check out the following video clip. Notice how clients are laughing, interacting, and smiling all while getting a great workout. Also notice the bonding that happens at the end of the workout – when clients are friends they will never want to…
Create Moments of Magic for clients
Hey Fitness Pros. I’d like to encourage you to have all your clients complete a Fitness Bucket Wish-List…all the fitness related adventures they’d like to do before they die. And then help them train for these events and/or adventures. It will solidify your relationship with them, and create moments of magic that they will never…
You are so fortunate!
Hey Fitness Pros. “If you love what you do, you never have to WORK another day in your life!” Today, I just wanted to build you up by reminding you what a blessing it is to do something that you’re good at and that you love! You’re making a huge difference in a lot of…
Social Media your way to PT Success
Hey Fitness Pros, So I’m quite the dinosaur when it comes to social media and new technology. However, I am open to learning and have made a strong commitment to utilizing tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, and You Tube to help grow our business. I even went online and purchased a number of resource…
Surveys help you grow stronger!
Hey Fitness Pros. It’s time to start planning for fall. Remember the saying “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”. But before you start deciding what your clients want, remember to ask them first. We just posted our Client Survey online at Survey Monkey. They are a professional, cost-effective option for small businesses. Plus, it’s…
Film yourself in action!
Hey Fitness Pros. One of the best ways to improve your skills as a Personal Trainer or Fitness Instructor is to have someone film you in action. It’s really impactful to see yourself as others see you! Once per year we film our entire team – it just happens to be this month. Then next…
Always finish a Training Session by Stretching out a Client!
If you want to enhance client retention, spend at least 5-10 minutes at the end of every training session stretching out a client and/or utilizing tools such as stretching sticks or balls to provide a muscle rub-down. There is a reason why we make this a mandatory component of all of our training sessions –…
Use YouTube to highlight and grow your business.
Hey Fitness Pros. We hosted our Summer Solstice event this past Saturday. I had a few of our volunteers take video clips with our $150 flip camera. Then I uploaded them onto YouTube. Mind you, it’s not professional editing but hey, it still gives people a great idea of what we’re all about. I can…