The layout and design of your fitness floor or Group X studio is almost as important as the equipment within your gym’s four walls. Your indoor cycling studio is no exception. In fact, according to ...
Summer is almost here. That means pool days, cookouts, nature hikes and a hundred other reasons for your members to skip their next workout. Fight the seasonal slump in attendance with the most in-demand fitness ...
At the end of the day, group exercise has one goal: to make exercising fun. “For any class, you want an exercise in disguise,” said Erin Lotta, the director of group fitness at Newtown Athletic ...
A fitness sound 101 axiom is “you can never go wrong with backup.” This good advice applies to everything involved in Group X sound. Instructors know it’s always a smart idea to have a backup ...
Every so often, it’s necessary for club operators to renovate certain areas of their facilities to remain up-to-date and ensure a premium member experience. In this article series, we highlight a number of dramatic gym ...
Lynne and Victor Brick cut their teeth in the fitness industry through group exercise. In 1982, the husband-and-wife team launched a part-time aerobic dance business, and just three years later entered the industry full-time through ...
Health clubs have experienced growing membership numbers over the past 20 years. In most club environments, daily attendance is highly influenced by fitness class offerings throughout the day. Although many regular class attendees are fit ...
The future is bright for group exercise, according to the 13th annual survey of worldwide fitness trends by ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. If you like to follow the trends as I do, then take ...
With people wanting to be entertained, technology costs coming down, and more on-demand sources providing better content, your group exercise room is probably beginning to look like a rock concert. In the past, it was ...
Blake is the group fitness manager and social media coordinator for the The Forum. Daily, he oversees a team of 44 group fitness instructors across multiple locations. The path that led him to this point, ...
