We are well on our way to cold, flu and COVID season. It is inevitable that you or someone on your staff will not feel well over the next couple of months. Now is a great time to give your staff some guidelines on when it is OK to come to work when they are…
22 Years And We Are Still Here
Fit Pros, I am sure many of you are still trying to recover from the stress COVID put on you and your fitness business. I was interviewed for a story about our 22nd Anniversary at Northwest Personal Training. In the interview I recall how far we have come in 22 years, how we celebrated those…
Email & Video To Clients About Masks
Fit Pros….last week I gave details on the latest email I sent to our staff about how to approach our new (again) mask mandate here in Washington State. This week, I want to share the mask mandate informational email I sent to clients and the video I posted on our Northwest Personal Training Facebook page….
Fit Pros: Back to Masks?
It feels like we are on repeat right? Back to masks at fitness facilities? Here in Washington State our Governor recently announced that masks are required indoors whether individuals are vaccinated or not. Governors across the country are making similar decisions. Don’t forget to sign up to automatically receive my latest blog post in your…
Fit Pros: What To Do About Masks?
What to do about masks at your fitness facility is most likely the question many of you are facing right now. Depending on where you are located….you may have the option to not require masks for vaccinated staff and clients. That is the situation here in Washington state. So, how do you navigate this to…
Help Clients Transition Back to the Gym
One thing so many of our clients have learned over the last year is the importance of their health. Research demonstrates that if you contract Covid-19, you are also less likely to be hospitalized and die if you are fit and healthy. Besides age, overall fitness is the leading indicator of how successfully– or not–…
Sample Mask Mandate Communication For Clients
Businesses across the country are busy navigating the new mask mandate set by the CDC. Fitness businesses are no exception. Today I want to share the most recent mask mandate information that we sent to our clients. Feel free to use this email (or parts of it) to create a mask mandate update for your…
We Are Doing a Happy Dance!
Here in Washington State all fitness facilities were forced to close when our COVID numbers increased. We worked diligently with the Washington Fitness Alliance to explain why we should remain open. In the end….we were able to reopen on January 11th! To celebrate and as a way to catch the attention of our clients (and…
Fitness Facilities: Fight AND Stay ‘Open’
Here in Washington state….health and fitness facilities have been forced to close for the last month or so. I believe that we must take COVID-19 seriously and wish we could stay open. We are part of the solution and not the problem. We know know that at Northwest Personal Training we can provide a…
Fitness Businesses Need to Act Quickly
We recently learned (despite much effort on our part) that fitness facilities in Washington state must close again. I know that many fitness facilities across the country are facing similar shut downs. We are extremely disappointed, but we have to work with what we have and move forward. I gave these words of encouragement and…