Last week, I shared our trainer Derrick DeLay’s “Interval Diet” approach to maximizing fat loss during our Spring Makeover challenge. Derrick basically asks his weight loss challenge team members to consume a super healthy, low calorie diet Monday through Friday and then eat whatever they want on the weekends in combination with some cardio and weight training….
Fill Your Schedule – Encourage Monthly Clients
Clients that come see you for 1 on 1 personal training a couple times a week are the best kinds to get, but not all clients (or potential clients) can, want or need to see you that often. It is a good idea to try to fill the open time slots in your/your staff’s schedule…
Sell Partner Training – Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day Fit Pros! We LOVE you for what you do everyday…. We are going to take a break from our “Give Your Clients Their Dream Life” series because I wanted to share some helpful marketing and client retention information that you can use TODAY! Because of this special little holiday…..the LOVE bug has…
Get More Clients – Build Simple Health Professional Alliances!
Get more clients by building strategic health professional alliances! Having health professionals support you and your services will not only….. …….help you to generate more business, it also will give a more professional and credible image to your existing and potential clients. Here are some ideas to help you initiate a relationship with Health…
Should You Be Writing a Blog?
Should You Be Writing a Blog? I have been writing blogs for our clients and for Fitness Professionals for quite some time now and I find it to be well worth the work. Many Fitness Professionals ask us if they should start writing a blog and the quick answer is YES, but….you have to be…
You Need More Than Just Word of Mouth Referrals!
As fitness professionals we know that word of mouth referrals are going to be the source of most of our new clients. I am sure many of you have even read about different ways to verbally ask for referrals, but verbally asking for a referral is only 1 way to get referrals. There are…
Free Advertising – Will You Work For It?
There are ways to get free advertising, but you will have to work for it. Are you willing to do that? The truth is that most fitness businesses don’t have money to take out ads in magazines or newspapers or create a commercial for the radio or television. But, there are ways to get free…
Weight Loss Challenge – Get Commitment. Get Results.
Weight Loss Challenge – Get Commitment. Get Results. I received tons of great questions about last week’s blog post on how we run our Spring Makeover Challenge. 2 of the most asked questions where: How do you get commitment from clients and ensure that they will see results during the 6 week Challenge What are…
Most Successful Program Of The Year
Our Spring Makeover Challenge is our most successful program of the year! Are you going to try a weight loss challenge this Spring? We are getting ready to launch our Spring Makeover Challenge and it generates $15,000 to $20,000 in extra revenue for us each year. If you are thinking about doing some type of weight loss…
Client Getting Initiatives
We recently ran a contest for a chance to win our Business of Personal Training System for free and we asked contestants to give us their best Client Getting Initiatives and we thought you would like to hear some of their ideas! From Brad Hawk (winner!) Owner of Train Better Fitness – Overland Park, KS: “Our VERY BEST client…