Managing & Measuring Your Business

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How to Make Your Health Club Managers More Productive and Successful

How to Make Your Health Club Managers More Productive and Successful

A little-known adage called the Parkinson's Law first expressed by a British historian states that " ...

by Matthew Cicci
 Increase Your Health Club’s Revenue By Energizing Your Personal Trainers

Increase Your Health Club’s Revenue By Energizing Your Personal Trainers

As health club operators know, personal training can be a major revenue generator for your club, esp ...

by Jarod Cogswell
Tapping into the Diet and Nutrition Industry Can Yield Additional Profit for Health Clubs

Tapping into the Diet and Nutrition Industry Can Yield Additional Profit for Health Clubs

The New Year offers fitness facility operators an opportunity to capitalise on one of the most commo ...

by Brittany Keithley
How to Shut the Back Door So You Do Not Lose New Members in 2013

How to Shut the Back Door So You Do Not Lose New Members in 2013

Today, integrating new members means more than showing them a locker room or a new piece of equipmen ...

by Ann Gilbert
Cafés That Create Cash Flow in Your Health Club

Cafés That Create Cash Flow in Your Health Club

Do you ever wonder why Starbucks is so successful? Well, obviously the company serves great coffee, ...

by Christa Plaza
Locker Room Cleanliness Could Affect Member Retention

Locker Room Cleanliness Could Affect Member Retention

As an integral part of the overall fitness club experience, the locker room can differentiate a faci ...

by Brittany Keithley
 Remember These Pre-sale Steps Before Your Club's Grand Opening

Remember These Pre-sale Steps Before Your Club's Grand Opening

Holding a grand opening for your fitness facility can be a lot of work. To prevent yourself from bei ...

by Greg Marshall
Gift Cards & Word Of Mouth Referrals Boost Health Club Revenue

Gift Cards & Word Of Mouth Referrals Boost Health Club Revenue

To be successful, health club operators must use many forms of marketing: website, brochures, social ...

by Sherri McMillan
Build A Profitable Aquatics Program In Your Fitness Facility Without A Pool

Build A Profitable Aquatics Program In Your Fitness Facility Without A Pool

The cost of building and maintaining a pool is too much for most health club owners. Jen Keet, an aq ...

by Sara Kooperman

How To Reduce Lawsuits Against Your Fitness Centre

You can do many things to reduce the risk of a lawsuit in your fitness center. Here are some importa ...

by Doyice J. Cotten

Taming The Treadmill Stampede

Do you have lines of people waiting to use your cardio equipment during peak times? Here's how other ...

by Heather Peavey
Get Smart! 10 Ways To Beat The Competition

Get Smart! 10 Ways To Beat The Competition

In 1995, there were approximately 12,500 commercial fitness centres in the United States. By January ...

by John McCarthy

Managing a Sales Team

If you are not self managing your own sales team then you should know at least the basics of managin ...

by Emjae Johnson - About.com
Energizing Your Group Fitness Schedule

Energizing Your Group Fitness Schedule

Improve group exercise attendance by simplifying the schedule, developing standard class outlines ...

by Kelly Coulter
How to Handle Member Complaints

How to Handle Member Complaints

Everyone makes mistakes at one time or another. When we do mess up, and the customer complain ...

by Guy Caron
Are Your Members Satisfied?

Are Your Members Satisfied?

How do your members perceive your facility? It is likely that their perceptions change depending on ...

by Courtney Hadden, M.S., and Thomas P. Sattler, Ed.D
They Don't Just Leave You, They Escape Without Warning!!!

They Don't Just Leave You, They Escape Without Warning!!!

It's a known fact that the loss of members for whatever reason drives massive costs to fitness centr ...

by Scott McLaughlin
Involve Your Members Before They Leave You & Stop Loosing Money!

Involve Your Members Before They Leave You & Stop Loosing Money!

The revolving door of new and past members spins out of control in the Australian fitness industry w ...

by Scott McLaughlin
Don't Take YES For An Answer

Don't Take YES For An Answer

As a sales manager you've probably attended meetings in which leaders have put forth a questionable ...

by Michael Roberto
How Effective Are Your Sales Calls?

How Effective Are Your Sales Calls?

The best in any profession work efficiently and effectively. It's been said that the best carpenters ...

by Gerhard Gschwandtner

Secrets To Building A Successful Fitness Business

In order to succeed in business, you must first understand what makes successful businesses work. ...

by Angela Lau Honour Consulting Pty Limited
Top 10 Mistakes Made By Fitness Business Owners

Top 10 Mistakes Made By Fitness Business Owners

The Top 10 mistakes made by business owners and managers in the fitness industry. 1. Falling ...

by Compiled by Gymlink
How Do You Compare To Your Competition?

How Do You Compare To Your Competition?

Many health fitness and wellbeing related businesses do not research their competitors to find out i ...

by Complied by Gymlink.Biz
The Key To Your Success Lies In Your Numbers

The Key To Your Success Lies In Your Numbers

The Key To Your Success Lies in Your Numbers. Everybody has different opinions on all aspe ...

by Justin Tamset