We have officially kicked off our Spring Makeover/Weight Loss Challenge! Recent tips I have given you for running a weight loss challenge: Client Motivation Client Commitment Weight Loss Challenge – Get The Commitment Generate Revenue With a Weight Loss Challenge Host a Weight Loss Challenge Now that we have our teams set and are well…
Client Motivation Client Commitment
Lasts week we discussed how to get the commitment for your weight loss challenge from both existing and new clients. After writing that blog post I thought that this excerpt from our Fitness Results Manual (which you can have and make your own…go HERE for more details) could be a message you send to your clients…
Weight Loss Challenge: Get The Commitment
The best way to ensure that your weight loss challenge participants see the results they expect is to clearly state what you expect them to do during the 6 weeks of the challenge and then have them commit to these expectations by signing at the bottom of the list of expectations. Here is a list…
Generate Revenue With A Weight Loss Challenge
Our most successful “extra” revenue generating program is our Spring Makeover/Weight Loss Challenge. We generate about $20k in extra revenue with this program every spring. I like to remind fit pros of these types of programs and give you the info on how we run this program in a way that helps our clients, our…
Motivation and the Process of Change: Step 3
We have asked the question: Are Your Clients Ready? We have taken essential steps to get our Clients Internally Motivated. Now it is time to discuss goals. We know that helping client set goals and keep those goals is a big part of our jobs, but how do you really make those goals stick….and work?…
Motivation and the Process of Change: Step 2
I am sure many of you are busy working with potential new clients, current clients working on new goals and past clients that have decided to start working with you again. It IS a busy time of year and a great time to learn to help your clients dig deep to find true and lasting…
Motivation and the Process of Change: Step 1
We have interacted with clients who succeed easily and others who struggle tremendously. The sad fact is seven out of 10 people who start an exercise or nutrition program drop out within a few months. If you know people who have been among those drop-out stats, the problem may not be with them– it may…
Tips For Client Motivation During The Holidays
As fitness professionals we know that our clients (and maybe even ourselves…) tend to lose motivation for staying active during the holidays. With the stresses (and joys) of holiday cards, shopping for gifts, baking and spending time with family it is easy for our clients to skip workouts. You may not be able to combat…
Managing Menopause
We recently hosted a Fitness & Training Conference at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland OR and flew in the international presenter, Hayley Hollander, from Chicago, IL. She spoke on a variety of topics sharing cutting edge health and fitness info and I thought I’d share some of her tips on, managing menopause. She pointed…
Personal Training Client Performance Assessments
We require our trainers to conduct performance assessments with their clients three times per year. The months that these performance assessments will take place are listed in our yearly marketing plan that we share with our staff at the beginning of each year. Our personal training manager sends out reminders to our personal trainers explaining…