Fitness Fanchise Opportunities Growing

by Joy Keller
... professional). The Fitness Franchise Information Center ( www.fitness franchiseinfo.com) features information on more than 40 fitness ...
Faced with an unhealthy future, consumers are heeding warnings about their dangerous sedentary habits and seeking out advice. And if recent trends are any indication, there will be plenty of storefront fitness shops to help them. Fitness franchising is becoming big business in the United States, making Entrepreneur magazine’s franchise trend prediction list for the second yea...

The Language of Lifestyle Choice

by Joy Keller
A survey indicates that doctors don’t know how to talk to kids and parents about obesity. What can fitness professionals do?
... Ladner, who offers a free fitness podcast ( www.fitness rocks.org), sees the communication chasm as something that ...
How do you tell children and teens that they are overweight or obese? This question is receiving new attention in light of the California Health Interview Survey’s recent results. The statewide review found that of 240 physicians, more than 90% admitted they needed to learn more about skills and strategies for communicating with kids and parents about ...
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