Alyssa D’Aquino, the vice president of fitness at CR Fitness Holdings, sat down with Club Solutions Magazine Podcast host Rachel Chonko to discuss hot Pilates, strength training trends, what people are really looking for in group fitness and much more.
If you’re interested in how to best capitalize on a few of the biggest current trends in the industry, then this is an ideal conversation for you to hear.
Listen to the full discussion below.
Show Notes
- At 0:45, D’Aquino shares what her biggest takeaways were from the HFA Show. Also, she details the biggest trends she saw there during panels.
- Hear how D’Aquino saw a lot about the recovery area of the industry on the trade show floor at 2:15.
- At 3:20 learn how D’Aquino first got involved with CR Fitness Holdings. Then, hear how she got her start in the fitness world.
- Discover what she says are the biggest lessons she has learned in her career to date at 7:54.
- At 9:10 hear how Pilates is one of the biggest trends in group fitness and how it will continue to evolve in the near future.
- Learn what D’Aquino believes are the biggest reasons why consumers and members are navigating over to Pilates classes at 11:55.
- At 14:42 hear why a future shift with Pilates may occur with more males and athletes beginning to take classes to get a leg up on the competition.
- D’Aquino shares what she’s seeing with strength training and what CR Fitness Holdings is doing to capitalize on the trend at 15:32.
- At 19:05 learn what sets apart D’Aquino’s gym from other similar group fitness offerings in the industry.
- Listen to a few final tips and takeaways from D’Aquino when it comes to acing group fitness at 20:49.
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