Safety practices and protocols should be proactive, not reactive, in order to effectively mitigate risk. And since the best way to cement the importance of safety precautions is to involve people — staff and members ...
Summer is officially underway, leaving teenagers across the country with plenty of time and energy to spend. These warm months are the perfect time for fitness centers to increase their client base with teenagers looking ...
Parking lot safety is imperative for health clubs. Your average member could be inside your facility for at least an hour, and without the proper safety precautions in the parking lot, their cars could be ...
Members choose your facility to improve their fitness and overall well-being. Integrating safety into the daily activities at your club improves the environment and reduces the risk associated with fitness and recreation facilities. Consider these ...
Insurance is a vital aspect of running a successful fitness business. However, in your pursuit of finding the right insurance partner, it can be difficult to understand what exactly an agent or insurer is looking ...
Risk management is often associated exclusively with cleanliness and safety precautions, not with fitness programming. However, it’s just as important to a club’s culture and legal protection to regularly practice fitness risk management. “Clubs do ...
Risk management is usually a principle exclusively applied to facilities and equipment. But with the high number of risky fitness classes offered at clubs, it’s worth your time to practice fitness risk management. For more ...
Risk management is a vital aspect of health club operations. In fact, recent trends in risk management have emerged surrounding the development and cultivation of a “safety culture” within gyms. Jay Scott, the national sports, ...
As a health club operator, it’s likely you have a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual for a number of scenarios, such as a member getting injured, a tornado or snowstorm. But what if your business ...
For Larry Conner, the president of Stone Creek Club and Spa in Louisiana, having set systems and processes is vital to not only a club’s success, but also member and staff safety. A few weeks ...
