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Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities Articles

Looking for health club articles? Below you will find current and useful information on health clubs from IDEA's award-winning publications.

Soothing Solutions

As mind-body fitness has evolved over the past few years, many c...
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  • Business
  • Business Planning/Strategies
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Management
  • Mind-Body-Spirit
  • Program Management

Risky Business: Children in Fitness Facilities

by Sean Riley, JD, MS
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  • Children/Teens
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Legal Issues
  • Management
  • Special Populations

How to Face Your Finances

During one of my presentations I made a startling discovery. As I was discussing seven steps to creating a professional in-home training business, I asked, “How many of you have a budget?” Out of more than 60 attendees, only five or six people raised their hands! Why no budget? ...
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  • Business
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities

IDEA Code of Ethics: Owners and Managers

As a member of IDEA Health & Fitness Association, I will be guided by the best interests of the client. I will provide facilities and staff for effective exercise and lifestyle programs; ensure that staff maintains the education and experience necessary to appropriately train clients; uphold fair business practices and safety guidelines; and use truth, fairness and integrity to guide all my professional decisions and relationships.
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  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Legal Issues

Determining True Program Costs

Before you can get your yoga or Pilates program off the ground, be sure to study your front-end costs--the amount it will take to get the program up and running--and the back-end costs, which will sustain your program. Consider the following categories as part of the cost of doing business and include them in your pricing.
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  • Budgeting/Finance
  • Business
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Pilates

Building the Foundation for Success

by Amy Boone Thompson
The primary objective of this ongoing series has been to guide you, as a new and possibly struggling fitness manager, to take the steps necessary to elevate both yourself and your club to the pinnacle of success. Up to this point, we have focused primarily on how you can establish you...
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  • Best Practices
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Management
  • Program Management
  • Staffing Issues

Keeping Score

by Scott McLain, MA
Over the last four installments of this series, I have demonstra...
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  • Best Practices
  • Budgeting/Finance
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Personal Training
  • Program Management

Group Exercise Class Participation

by Patricia Ryan, MS
The number of participants in group exercise and in Pilates or y...
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  • Group Fitness
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • IDEA
  • Program Management
  • Programs & Equipment Survey

Build a Fitness Coalition

by Cody Sipe, MS
Over the past four issues, I have discussed why I believe fitness c...
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  • Best Practices
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Inactive Market/Inspire the World to Fitness
  • Obesity

Promoting Your Website

by Joe Dysart
Fighting to get your facility noticed on the Web can be more than a full-time pursuit, but a number of new tools can give you a tremendous edge in that battle—and greatly...
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  • Business
  • Business Technology
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Technology/World Wide Web
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