People are always asking me how we come up with such innovative and exciting group fitness programs. This isn’t always an easy question to answer; it’s a bit like going to a great restaurant and ...

The most important step in getting a group fitness program off the ground and sustaining it for years to come, is finding the right instructors. You can come up with a long list of amazing ...

Lately I have been getting a lot of inquiries regarding group fitness payroll and the standards that pertain to group fitness department operations. Here are some facts based on a study done over 82 clubs ...

It seems as if we are always dealing with the “Drama of Group Fitness.” The thread of competition in our industry is great; who sells the most memberships, who is employee of the month, who ...

How often do you check in with your members? It is daunting what our attrition rates are across the board in our clubs. I just had the pleasure of listening to Jeffery Gitomer speak — ...

When looking at the cost to run a group fitness program it is many times difficult to understand the value as it pertains to dollars in, versus dollars out. Personal training is much easier to ...

Now is the time! With all the small-box clubs opening up on every corner, if you have group fitness it is time to take the steps to highlight the power of classes and differentiate yourself ...

Last week I wrote part two of my Les Mills filming experience in New Zealand and my three epiphanies: baseline, layering and mapping, which help to serve as guidelines in running our businesses. In part ...

Last week I wrote about my experience filming a Les Mills class for all the instructors in the world who teach these formats. Here is part two. On day one I found myself in a ...

Everyone who knows me knows that I am a Les Mills freak and I love BODYFLOW more than raw almond butter, which is, by far, my favorite food. Why do I love Les Mills so ...