Out of all of the business-within-a-business models, personal training is by far the most profitable and healthy stream to tap, mainly because personal training is a high-price ticket item....More
It’s important to remember the positive impact of having, tracking, achieving and re-assessing goals. Here are a few ways we set financial and productivity goals for our training teams....More
After almost two decades as a trainer and fitness manager, I’ve determined there are seven influencers when it comes to buying personal training: emotion, focus on the client, value, vanity, rapport, passion and the trainer....More
Having a clear understanding of why people participate in a boot camp, why the camp setting is so attractive and why popular trainers choose to jump into boot camp programming will allow a fitness director to launch an indoor boot camp program that can increase retention, referrals and revenue within the club....More
Establishing an internship for your trainers can help improve adherence to your system, create an alliance to the team, increase the understanding of your brand and improve staff retention. More than a probationary period...More
At Northwest Personal Training, based in Vancouver, WA, we conduct a variety of group personal training programs. We have had to work hard to ensure our sessions are different enough from a typical group fitness class...More
Referral programs are a powerful way to generate new memberships. You’re probably quite familiar with a variety of methods to generate these referrals. However, referrals can also generate more personal training business...More
Last month, I addressed the basics of how to use assessments to sell personal training. If you don’t already have an assessment process in place, you can borrow from the assessment tool that we use, which I’ll explain below...More
If your trainers currently are not performing fitness assessments on new clients or members, then it’s time to provide them with the skills and resources to start...More
During challenging times, you must focus on your team’s strengths. What can your personal training team do to drive up the company’s non-dues revenue...More
Is it possible for a personal training department to generate over $1 million in revenue in this struggling economy? Of course it is. However, if you want to do so, then you must implement these three key elements into your business...More
One of the worst things is to see a trainer sitting around all day behind a desk or just hanging out talking to other staff. The perception to a potential client is that the trainer must not be that good since he or she doesn’t have any clients...More
Is it really possible to dramatically increase personal training profitability in the current economy? Yes, it is not only possible, but it is likely if you follow these three suggestions...More
Group exercise and personal training. Personal training and group exercise. These two programming options make up the foundation of service offerings at fitness facilities...More
The fitness industry has traditional group exercise classes, it has personal training services, and now it has group training, which is what we call the missing third piece of the club programming triad...More
Publicity is a great way to reach a lot of prospects with a limited budget. Here are five ways to generate free publicity for your personal training business....More
If you study many of the most successful businesses in the country both today and throughout history, you will encounter this marketing strategy. Nothing sells better than price....More
Want to increase your number of new personal training clients each month? It's easy. Simply give each new client the opportunity to refer a friend or family member....More