By: Jim Thomas President/Founder of Fitness Management and Consulting We recently took on a client club whose sales were on a steady decline. Of course, we heard the normal push-backs such as too much competition, time of year, rates are too high, marketing is not working, etc. One of the first things we will normally… Continue reading Are you watching your monthly membership sales decline and don’t know why?
Year: 2014
Valencia Desheers
By: Bryan Smith Valencia De Sheers joined the ABC family in April of 2012 as a Customer Care Rep. She was in the first remote trained class for operations. The smile in her voice and enthusiastic attitude is what earned her a promotion to Customer Care Floor Lead in August of 2013. Valencia thrives off… Continue reading Valencia Desheers
ABC Financial Extends Aid to Local Tornado Victims
CONTACT INFORMATION: Steve Ayers Chief Revenue Officer, ABC Financial 501-515-5066 steve.ayers@abcfinancial.com LITTLE ROCK, Ark., (August 29, 2014) – ABC Financial (ABC) adopted two local families who lost everything in a tornado that swept Central Arkansas in the Spring of 2014. On April 27, 2014, a tornado moved through Pulaski and Faulkner County, Arkansas destroying the… Continue reading ABC Financial Extends Aid to Local Tornado Victims
Some Benefits of Cross Training
By: Lacey Thacker Are you a runner? A lifter? A yoga enthusiast? Chances are you identify with one of these labels. You may have even gotten wary of trying anything new, since you know what you’re doing works. But what if you discovered branching out a bit could make you more effective at your favorite… Continue reading Some Benefits of Cross Training
Medicinal Moments
By: Hope Osborn A Smart Device Schedule Tap. Tap. Tap. Slide. While gulping down breakfast, you check the schedule on your smart device. Hit the gym in 30 minutes and you can grab a quick workout before heading to an 8:30 appointment. Your workout and the health club software mobile app remind you to sign… Continue reading Medicinal Moments
Avoiding Burnout
By: Lacey Thacker It can be a problem for both seasoned and new gym-goers—burnout. Whether you’ve been working out for a long time with few or no breaks, or recently began a fitness routine, it’s easy to let yourself hit this mental—and often physical—plateau. One of the biggest problems with burnout is that once it… Continue reading Avoiding Burnout
Get Ready, Set … Goal!
By: Hope Osborn Like any other day, members sign in for personal training, class, or to hit the weight machines, and others sign up for new membership. People are at your gym to meet personal goals. The new client, who doesn’t regularly exercise, may be motivated to develop healthier habits because of a recent experience.… Continue reading Get Ready, Set … Goal!
CODE BLUE … or Was That CODE YELLOW?
By: Hope Osborn Last April a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas killed 15 people. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the owners with 24 violations, including, according to an October 2013 New York Times article, “unsafe handling and storage of explosive and flammable chemicals, missing labels on storage tanks, failing to pressure-test… Continue reading CODE BLUE … or Was That CODE YELLOW?
Why You Should Find a Workout Buddy
By: Lacey Thacker It’s entirely possible you are one of the gym-goers for whom motivation is never a problem—you never get bored, you never skip, and you wouldn’t dream of cutting your cardio short. If so, this article is still for you. I am not one of those people. I need something to get me… Continue reading Why You Should Find a Workout Buddy
