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  • Local SEO for Personal Trainers

    Local SEO for Personal Trainers

    There are only so many clients you can keep hold of long-term even if you provide the perfect personal training service. You need plans in place for when people relocate, lose motivation, or are forced to stop training. On top of that, advertising, social media, and traditional marketing are all expensive or time consuming ways…

  • Price Your Pilates Classes for Success

    Price Your Pilates Classes for Success

    Running a successful pilates studio requires a combination of skill, passion and pricing. The first two you’ve got to provide yourself, while the third is a matter of applying some simple strategies.  In this article, we’ll discuss the cost of Pilates classes, and a three-tier pricing strategy to price your Pilates studio for success. How…

  • The Coach’s Guide to Gymnastics Injury Prevention

    The Coach’s Guide to Gymnastics Injury Prevention

    Like a proud parent, you watch your gymnast gliding through the air, your heart pounding as she nails one move after another. But then she misjudges her landing. Her ankle twists unnaturally, and she crashes to the mat. You rush to her side, your mind filled with anxiety. You’re experiencing every coach’s nightmare – a…

  • Build a Member Loyalty Program for Your Gym, Step by Step

    Build a Member Loyalty Program for Your Gym, Step by Step

    Successful gyms are built on member retention. Your ability to keep your members happy and engaged and their monthly payments flowing into your account will determine the health of your business. Gym loyalty programs are a great tool to help build member engagement and motivation.  In this article, I’ll lay out everything you need to…

  • Adaptive Martial Arts Programs for People with Special Needs

    Adaptive Martial Arts Programs for People with Special Needs

    In the moments you choose to do battle with your fears, you discover what warriors are made of. The discipline of martial arts breeds warriors who know that overcoming is a combination of perseverance, adaptability, and pure grit. In that regard, the discipline may be missing a demographic of silent heroes who persevere through daily…

  • 6 Gym Retention Strategies That Really Work

    6 Gym Retention Strategies That Really Work

    Your gym lives or dies off its membership. They’re what pays the bills. So your job is to get them and then keep them. While most gyms do a decent job of attracting new people, the majority of them suck at retaining them. Just look at the statistics … Those figures would be devastating to…

  • 10 Different Ways to Manage a Busy Gym

    10 Different Ways to Manage a Busy Gym

    A gym is a place where people go to exercise, work out, and maintain their physical health. Gyms offer their members a range of equipment, classes and services to help them achieve their health and fitness goals. Managing a crowded gym during peak hours, however, is a real challenge for gym owners.  Gym owners and…

  • How to be a Personal Trainer: Easy Steps

    How to be a Personal Trainer: Easy Steps

    Becoming a personal trainer is an expression of passion for health and fitness and a desire to help others attain it. Many people with that passion have no idea how to become a personal trainer.  Becoming a personal trainer is easy if you know the right steps to follow. Listed below are the 9 steps…

  • How to Build a Powerful Martial Arts Referral Program

    How to Build a Powerful Martial Arts Referral Program

    Member referrals are an extremely valuable source for finding new members for your gym. When we analyzed how people find martial arts schools, 21% of people found their current gym through a referral. However, 41% of people decided to visit their gym for the first time based on a referral. This means that an additional…

  • Mindbody Alternatives: Which Platform Fits Your Needs?

    Mindbody Alternatives: Which Platform Fits Your Needs?

    Mindbody is a popular gym management software offering various benefits for fitness business owners.  Club owners can conveniently handle multiple aspects of their business from a single app, no matter how many locations they have.  They can access detailed analytics, gaining insights into their operations. Mindbody also enables owners to manage the entire client experience…

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