St. Louis’ Club Fitness — January’s cover story — is unique in that it’s employee-owned, a characteristic that’s rare in the fitness industry. The brand became employee owned in 2015, after founder John Crocker decided ...
I can’t sit here and tell you what you have to do to be a great leader, because I am not there yet. But I can talk to you about my mistakes and mistakes I ...
When Bruce Thompson opened Prairie Athletic Club in 1976, he only had one goal in mind: bringing the game of racquetball, a game he was very passionate about, to his hometown of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. ...
When managing one to two facilities, for the most part you are a jack of all trades. As long as the facilities are within reasonable distance of each other, you can bounce back and forth ...
Let me first lead with this: What you “know” will often put you out of business. As the fitness industry has evolved over the last two decades, we have witnessed enormous shifts in what would ...
Employee turnover is costly. According to PeopleKeep, “losing a salaried employee can cost as much as twice their annual salary, especially for a high-earner or executive-level employee.” With this in mind, it’s important to seek ...
One of the most challenging amenities for a club to operate are those related to water. With a lot of moving parts to manage in pools, it can be difficult to find the right balance ...
The U.S. fitness market is maturing, with 20% of the population now a member of a gym. The studio market is exploding. The online personal training business is blowing up. More and more low-cost competitors ...
No one said it better than Gandalf the Grey, a character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy: “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” ...
“When two people meet, as long as there is any form of rapport maintained, the person with the most certainly will eventually influence the other person.” – Tony Robbins Yes! You should be likable if you ...
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