Summer is starting to wind down and many kids are either back in school or will be very soon… but it’s still super busy as many of our clients are shopping for school supplies and clothes, filling out school forms and trying to get in a little more fun before the summer is over! Encourage…
Client Motivation
I am sure your clients are like ours and are wanting to get in great shape fast with summer approaching quickly! This is a great time of year to launch a Weight Loss Challenge. If you don’t have time to launch a Weight Loss Challenge right now….save this info for a different time of year or…
2016 Fitness Business Pep Rally
Here’s some tips to ensure you set the stage for an incredible 2016. Think of this as a 2016 Fitness Business Pep Rally! Share with your team…. Be at Your Best: Well, as a fitness professional, we expect that year-round, right?! But it’s even more important in the beginning of the year. You can’t afford…
Client Fitness Assessment Month
Can you believe 2016 is here! As you know, January is a great time of year to recharge your clients programs to set a game plan for the new year. No matter what our client’s goals may be, it is necessary to have a solid way of how to best track their progress. January at…
Help Clients Set and Keep Goals in 2016
It is that time of year when clients are going to start wanting to set goals for 2016. How will you help them set goals that they will really keep? Here is what I do and what I suggest that my clients do. These steps really seem to work when setting goals and when trying…
Bad Weather Protocol
The best way to deal with bad weather is to take a proactive approach. So, we recently touched base with our staff members to make sure that IF something were to happen we would have the information we need: Do you have this information from your team? Who could actually get to work? Whose vehicle is capable…
Successfully Handling Cancellations
As we all know….when a personal training client cancels it can be very frustrating for both you and the client. And for many fitness professionals it also means lots of lost revenue! Up to 40% of total weekly revenues! That doesn’t have to be the case. We approach late cancellations in a very specific way…
Why Should I Pay For That?
One of the programs we recently tried to run had to be canceled due to low registration. It was an event you have to pay for, but it would have been well worth it! I sent out an email to our personal training team asking them why they thought the event didn’t get very many…
Happy Birthday to YOU
We are always trying to find ways to show our clients how much we love and appreciate them and we are also always trying to find ways to get clients back in to train with us if we haven’t seen them in awhile. You can accomplish both of these things by doing one very simple…
Accountability – It Is Your Job!
It is common for group exercise numbers to be low during the summer months. This leaves more weight on the shoulders of group exercise instructors/personal trainers to hold our clients accountable to their fitness regimen. Remember….keeping your clients accountable for their exercise is YOUR JOB! Make sure you nudge clients if they are missing their…