Monday, December 30, 2019

Is Your Personal Training Business Legal Compliant for 2020?

Is Your Personal Training Business Legal Compliant for 2020?

Can you believe its almost 2020? We can’t either. Nonetheless, the changes in season and the start of the new year got us thinking about legal compliance concerning a personal training company.


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Monday, December 23, 2019

How to Choose & Register Your Domain Name for 2020

How to Choose & Register Your Domain Name for 2020

If you’re a nutritionist, health coach, personal trainer, or other health and wellness professional looking to establish your own business, you definitely need to focus on setting up an online presence for yourself.


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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The Ultimate Guide to Using Facebook Live for Personal Trainers and Nutrition Coaches

The Ultimate Guide to Using Facebook Live for Personal Trainers and Nutrition Coaches

Facebook Live allows users to broadcast real-time video to users of the Facebook platform via a computer or smartphone camera. Since it was launched in 2016, the viewer count has skyrocketed to over two billion viewers worldwide. It’s no secret that video is one of the most effective marketing tools when it comes to grabbing and keeping a viewer’s attention. According to Hubspot, nearly 75% of consumers prefer to learn about products and services through video instead of a written ad.


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269 Verne Harnish Creating Momentum With Meetings in Your Fitness Business

Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), with over 14,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years EO’s premiere CEO program, the “Birthing of Giants” held at MIT, a program in which he still teaches today.

Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past three decades helping companies scaleup.

He’s the author of the bestseller Mastering the Rockefeller Habits which is translated into 9 languages; and along with the editors of Fortune, authored The Greatest Business Decisions of All Times, for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. His latest book Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) has won eight major international book awards including the prestigious International Book Award for Best General Business book.

Verne also chairs the annual ScaleUp Summits in collaboration with Bloomberg and serves on several boards including chair of The Riordan Clinic; co-founder and chair of Geoversity; and board member of the Million Dollar Women’s movement. A private investor in many scaleups, Verne enjoys piano, tennis, and magic as a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.


Your Podcast Snapshot:

  • Developing a meeting schedule to create momentum in your business
  • Daily, weekly and monthly meeting structure and inclusions
  • Tips for launching and maintaining a meeting culture

Episode Timeline

  • 00:09  Your Fitness Business Podcast Snapshot
  • 00:31  Thank you to our podcast partner  MYZONE
  • 00:57   What’s coming up on this week show
  • 03:02  Message from our podcast partner MYZONE
  • 03:22  Welcome to Verne Harnish with this weeks Precor Quick Fire Five
  • 06:01 What is a good meeting schedule to create momentum
  • 10:05 How can we involve part-time or casual staff in team meetings
  • 12:12  How important is it to have a consistent day or time for our meetings
  • 13:52  Agenda sample for a monthly meeting
  • 15:33  What is one key lesson for fitness owners
  • 19:03  What should our focus be for strategic meetings
  • 22:54  Meeting basics Q&A
  • 27:52  Message from our friends at Loud Rumor
  • 28:30  Fitbizpiration: 3 tips on launching and maintaining a meeting culture
  • 29:22  Check out Vernes 2020 Scaling Up events in 2020 (links below)
  • 31:28  Message from our podcast partner Precor
  • 32:04  Announcing the winners of our BOSE Alto Frames competition
  • 32:37  Precor Quick Fire Five  – Special 4 part series in Jan 2020
  • 33:15  REWIND Feature Show: Luke Carlson: Identifying Your Core Purpose Makes Your Fitness Business Unique
  • 34:34  Join us at the #FBPFamily Meet Up at IHRSA 2020
  • 35:26  Join the Active Management Community today!

Did you love today’s episode? Leave a Review here

Resources and links from todays guest, Verne Harnish

Verne Harnish Weekly Insights

Scaling Up Workshops 

Scaling Up Summit 

Books recommended by Verne Harnish

This Weeks Rewind Show

Luke Carlson: Identifying Your Core Purpose Makes Your Fitness Business Unique

During the episode you will learn:

  • The importance of having a clear core purpose and core values for your business
  • Why it is so important to understand what truly makes you different as
  • What it means to promise and deliver five star customer service

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

269 Verne Harnish Creating Momentum With Meetings in Your Fitness Business

Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), with over 14,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years EO’s premiere CEO program, the “Birthing of Giants” held at MIT, a program in which he still teaches today.

Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past three decades helping companies scaleup.

He’s the author of the bestseller Mastering the Rockefeller Habits which is translated into 9 languages; and along with the editors of Fortune, authored The Greatest Business Decisions of All Times, for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. His latest book Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) has won eight major international book awards including the prestigious International Book Award for Best General Business book.

Verne also chairs the annual ScaleUp Summits in collaboration with Bloomberg and serves on several boards including chair of The Riordan Clinic; co-founder and chair of Geoversity; and board member of the Million Dollar Women’s movement. A private investor in many scaleups, Verne enjoys piano, tennis, and magic as a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.


Your Podcast Snapshot:

  • Developing a meeting schedule to create momentum in your business
  • Daily, weekly and monthly meeting structure and inclusions
  • Tips for launching and maintaining a meeting culture

Episode Timeline

  • 00:09  Your Fitness Business Podcast Snapshot
  • 00:31  Thank you to our podcast partner  MYZONE
  • 00:57   What’s coming up on this week show
  • 03:02  Message from our podcast partner MYZONE
  • 03:22  Welcome to Verne Harnish with this weeks Precor Quick Fire Five
  • 06:01 What is a good meeting schedule to create momentum
  • 10:05 How can we involve part-time or casual staff in team meetings
  • 12:12  How important is it to have a consistent day or time for our meetings
  • 13:52  Agenda sample for a monthly meeting
  • 15:33  What is one key lesson for fitness owners
  • 19:03  What should our focus be for strategic meetings
  • 22:54  Meeting basics Q&A
  • 27:52  Message from our friends at Loud Rumor
  • 28:30  Fitbizpiration: 3 tips on launching and maintaining a meeting culture
  • 29:22  Check out Vernes 2020 Scaling Up events in 2020 (links below)
  • 31:28  Message from our podcast partner Precor
  • 32:04  Announcing the winners of our BOSE Alto Frames competition
  • 32:37  Precor Quick Fire Five  – Special 4 part series in Jan 2020
  • 33:15  REWIND Feature Show: Luke Carlson: Identifying Your Core Purpose Makes Your Fitness Business Unique
  • 34:34  Join us at the #FBPFamily Meet Up at IHRSA 2020
  • 35:26  Join the Active Management Community today!

Did you love today’s episode? Leave a Review here

Resources and links from todays guest, Verne Harnish

Verne Harnish Weekly Insights

Scaling Up Workshops 

Scaling Up Summit 

Books recommended by Verne Harnish

This Weeks Rewind Show

Luke Carlson: Identifying Your Core Purpose Makes Your Fitness Business Unique

During the episode you will learn:

  • The importance of having a clear core purpose and core values for your business
  • Why it is so important to understand what truly makes you different as
  • What it means to promise and deliver five star customer service

This Weeks Podcast Partners

This Weeks Advertisers


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Monday, December 16, 2019

7 Easy Tips to Help Your Clients Maintain Their Progress Throughout the Holidays

7 Easy Tips to Help Your Clients Maintain Their Progress Throughout the Holidays

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — but it’s also the most difficult time for your clients to stay on track with their health goals. Temptation is everywhere. From sugary treats, holiday cocktails, and the stress of too many commitments, it’s hard to stay focused on good habits and good health during the last few months of the year. However, with some planning and encouragement from you, they will enter the new year feeling better than ever.


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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

9 Holiday Promotion Ideas for Nutrition & Fitness Professionals

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As the new year approaches, people are starting to think about how they will combat the effects of the rich foods and lack of exercise that accompany the holidays. A blank slate of New Year’s resolutions loom on the horizon, and people are ready to take back control of their health. It’s the perfect opportunity to engage with a very interested audience at just the right time.


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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

268 Jose Teixeira Mastering Your Customer Experience Strategy

Jose Teixeira is the Head of Customer Experience at SC Fitness in Portugal.

Jose was a professional athlete in beach volleyball and studied a degree in Sports and Physical Education, before joining Solinca in 2004.

He worked as a sales consultant, club manager, area manager, operations director and now head of customer experience for the group, overseeing the Fitness Project, innovation and data.

Jose is an amazing expert in the area of customer experience and incredibly passionate about sharing his knowledge to help others,  if you are heading to IHRSA 2020, then go along to his session called – Creating Loyal Customers.

 


Your Podcast Snapshot:

  • The future of customer experience in the fitness industry
  • How Jose has created their customer service team
  • Joes explains their customer lifecycle 0-500

Episode Timeline

  • 00:09  Your Fitness Business Podcast Snapshot
  • 00:31  Thank you to our podcast partner  MYZONE
  • 00:57   What’s coming up on this week show
  • 02:21   Message from our podcast partner MYZONE
  • 02:33  You can win a pair of BOSE Alto Frames Click here for details
  • 03:21  Welcome to Jose Teixeira
  • 04:36  The future of customer experience in the fitness industry
  • 07:39  How Jose has created their customer service team
  • 10:22  An area that SC Fitness has changed as a result of better understanding customer data
  • 18:17  Joes explains their customer lifecycle 0-500
  • 27:39  Message from our friends at MX Metrics
  • 25:57   Fitbizpiration: 3 tips on how to develop a customer experience strategy in your fitness business
  • 31:57   Message from our podcast partner Tribe Team Training 
  • 32:29  Precor Quick Fire Five…..Mystery!  Subscribe Now Click here for details
  • 33:09   REWIND Feature Show: 171 Ignite the Customer Experience in your fitness business 
  • 33:54  Join us at the #FBPFamily Meet Up
  • Join the Active Management Community today!

Did you love today’s episode? Leave a Review here

Contact Today’s Guest, Jose Teixeira

jose.teixeira@scfitness.pt

https://www.solinca.pt/

www.facebook.com/jose.teixeira.1272010

This Weeks Rewind Show

171 Ignite the Customer Experience in your fitness business 

During the episode you will learn:

  • The difference between a customer and an advocate
  • How we can help our team understand the importance of customer service
  • How a customer advisory board can help you get great insights on your business
  • The role of technology for customer experience

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Monday, December 9, 2019

5 Ways to Respond When Your Client Asks for a Discount

5 Ways to Respond When Your Client Asks for a Discount

As a professional, you want to provide the best service available. You’ve worked hard to develop the skills which allow you to give your clients the best advice and guidance available.


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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

267 Rich Hutson – How to Raise Your Membership Prices

Rich Hutson is the CEO CHi Fitness, he is a career “lifer” in the fitness industry starting as a personal trainer in Canada. He moved to Australia and spent 10 years working with the biggest brands including Healthlands and Fitness First. In 2001 he was given the opportunity to be part of the senior executive team that took Fitness First across 6 Asian countries and to over 100 clubs. He also spent 6 years as the Sales Director for Fitness First Europe overseeing 6 countries and 210 clubs. In 2016 he left FF to open Fire Fitness, the first boutique fitness clubs in Malaysia. 2017 saw him take his biggest challenge, the CEO role at CHi Fitness, where he was instrumental in turning the business around and taking it to sale in less than 15 months.

Rich starts a new role in 2020 as the business development Manager for Evolution Wellness and will lead their brand new low cost, high value brand called GoFit.


Your Podcast Snapshot:

  • What to consider before raising your membership prices
  • How and why Rich chose to increase prices by 25%
  • 3 tips that owners must do when deciding to implement an increase

Episode Timeline

  • 00:09  Your Fitness Business Podcast Snapshot
  • 00:31  Thank you to our podcast partner  MYZONE
  • 00:57   What’s coming up on this week show
  • 02:16   Message from our podcast partner MYZONE
  • 02:43  You can win a pair of BOSE Alto Frames Click here for details
  • 03:23  Welcome to Rich Hutson
  • 03:49  What should a club owner consider before increasing prices
  • 08:07  How did Rich calculate 25% increase
  • 10:59  Did the price increase apply to current members or just new members?
  • 12:40  Increase timeline roll out
  • 20:57 Were there any changes to how the business was marketed
  • 23:22 If you did it all again, would you change anything?
  • 25:20  Message from our friends at  Gym Sales 
  • 25:57   Fitbizpiration: 3 tips that owners must do when deciding to increase their membership prices
  • 30:25   Message from our podcast partner One Fit Stop
  • 31:05    Precor Quick Fire Five – Jose Teixeira
  • 37:22   Join us at the #FBPFamily Meet Up
  • REWIND Feature Show: 188 Rachel Cosgrove 3 Ways to Make More Money in your Fitness Business
  • Join the Active Management Community today!

Did you love today’s episode? Leave a Review here

Contact Today’s Guest, Rich Hutson

CHI Fitness Website

CHI Fitness Instagram 

Precor Quick Fire Five with Jose Teixeira

Resources Mentioned in Precor Quick Fire Five

This Weeks Rewind Show

188 Rachel Cosgrove 3 Ways to Make More Money in your Fitness Business

During the episode you will learn:

  • 3 Ways to make more revenue in your Fitness Business
  • How to increase your prices each year
  • Tips for getting new members into your club

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