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Have you ever had a new client say this, or something similar?
"I'm not making the progress I thought I would." It usually happens after a month or two and it's at that point that many people simply give up.
It's a pretty common issue and one that can be devastating to your bottom line. To help you avoid this, we’ve compiled what we have found to be the top nine benefits of offering a solid system of nutrition to avoid this from happening in your business.
Jennifer Urmston Lowe of the Sports & Fitness Insurance Corporation talks about SFIC's history, SFIC's support of AFS, and the fitness studio industry.
Thank you to Lateef Johnson, the Co-Owner of FIT Austin for taking the time to answer some questions from AFS!
In this featured spot, Lateef shares his insight into how and why his business has become the go-to studio in his market.
AFS and Matrix bring you this in-depth webinar on how to take your social media to the next level. Learn the essentials of engagement, content, analyzing metrics and leveraging video to grow your brand.
Many fitness professionals have seen and tried Vibration Training (VT) and wondered, how exactly does it work? The simple answer: it stimulates natural reflexes in the body that result in more muscles doing more things more often.
Obviously, behind the simple answer lies a more complex one.
Imagine today is your new hire’s first day on the job. She walks in (10 minutes early of course) and knows exactly what is expected of her. She knows where she will be able to immediately contribute and which areas she needs more training on.
Even though there will be some areas of the job she may not be completely familiar with, I suspect she would have a certain level of confidence as she walks through the door.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could help your clients get faster results, reinforce their commitment to achieving their goals and increase their value to your business at the same time?
Strategically providing your clients the opportunity to invest in services, products or programs that will help them accomplish their goals faster or avoid their biggest challenges helps you accomplish all three.
We all know fitness business owners (studios, small gyms, independent trainers) don't have the big budgets that many of the big box health clubs do. They don't have the resources or a team of marketing experts that can easily analysis where to allocate certain funds to consistently drive traffic into their businesses.
Luckily in today's day and age, fitness business owners are armed with an abundance of technology to fill in the gaps when your budget might not allow you the reach the big box guys have.
Congratulations! You’ve opened your business and now you’re the owner! You are the master of your destiny and your entrepreneurial dream has come true! Now it’s time to get to work.
When you’re just starting out you typically don’t have a very big team and you're often forced to do everything yourself. That’s ok - it's part of the journey.
AFS and Myzone are excited to provide additional education around one of the hottest trends in fitness - wearable technology. In this webinar, you will learn how to create a dynamic member experience with wearables as well as everything needed to integrate effort tracking into your studio.
Thank you to Ricky Buoncore, the Co-Owner of Vedas Fitness in Cleveland, Ohio for taking the time to answer some questions from AFS!
In this featured spot, Ricky shares additional information about how going green with SportsArt equipment has taken their business to the next level.
The most common financing option available for studios and gyms using fitness equipment leasing is a capital lease. The main purpose of a capital lease is to finance the fitness equipment purchase while preserving the owner’s working capital.
You can finance the purchase of their proprietary equipment, security systems, computer hardware & software, flooring, outdoor signage and other tangible items needed to run the business using a fitness equipment lease.
In the Fitness Industry, August has earned the reputation of being a lazy month. It’s a time when clients struggle more than ever to get inside the studios they belong to. Summer weather is precious and filled with distractions, which end up leaving studios empty like at no other time during the year.
You are encouraged to make the most of it. The time is now to wrap up your mid-year business analysis and use the results in your Q4 Marketing plan. Take advantage of this fleeting quiet and get to work preparing for the rest of this year. Use this checklist to get back on track.
Your website is your most important marketing tool. There are individuals in your area actively searching online for the fitness services you offer - and your website is where they’ll decide if your programs are a fit for what they need.
To prove that you are the right fit it is vital that the homepage of your website speaks to viewers in a way that will influence them to convert.
Thank you to Paul Christopher, the Founder of Gravity + Oxygen Fitness in Boca Raton, FL and Joe Drake, Co-owner for taking the time to answer some questions from AFS!
In this featured spot, Paul and Joe share additional information about how their studio has become a cornerstone in their community.
The health/fitness club business is a people-intensive industry. The average facility under 20,000 square feet (the majority of fitness studios) employs five full-time staff and six part-time staff with a payroll equivalent to 42% of revenue.
This points out the critical importance of staff to create and sustain the experiences that clients and members expect, and to highlight the fact that with th
You did it, you have scored your first corporate wellness meeting! You are pumped, Job Well Done! Now you have nervous jitters about what you should do to prepare, what you should present, and how you will “win the contract”. Allow me to offer a few important tips that will get you off to a great start!
It is important that you know and practice the "3 P's" to effectively represent your BRAND at a business meeting.
For 10 years I volunteered as a coach for my son’s youth sports teams. I coached his baseball and football teams from kindergarten until he went off to high school last year. It was a big commitment, but an invaluable use of my time!
Not only did I get to spend quality time with my son but I made many lifetime friends with the other dads in the program. A few of them were entrepreneurs like me and I think I was naturally more drawn to them. There is a group of us that gets together a couple times per week to play racquetball…at the one guy’s HOUSE!
We all prefer to be happy in our jobs. Nobody likes disgruntled or disruptive employees, including the employee themselves, since few people want to be “that guy.”
Obviously, the best way to avoid problems with employee conduct is to hire well by making cultural and behavioral expectations clear at the outset. Your culture and your vision represent your brand, and thus, your business.
Why calculate revenue per square foot? 2 reasons: Here are two stats from AFS' industry-leading research that might shock you:
1. Top-producing studios generate $193 per square foot, but the average studio only generates $68.
2. The average studio has a client retention rate of 75%, so a 5% increase in retention can boost profits by 25% - 100%.
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• Trainer, Manager or Owner • Beginner or Veteran • 500-10,000 sq.ft.