by Krista Leopold | Jan 15, 2017 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students
What if you could get inside the minds of your students? It”™s common to hear compliments from your regulars about what you are doing well, but what about the students who come once and decide never to return? So far, we have explored the importance of preparation,...
by Joan Kent | Nov 1, 2016 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students
Not every binge eater has binge-eating disorder (BED). But even those who binge less frequently than people with BED, or on less food, may struggle to control their eating. That can be especially true when holiday treats — and holiday stresses — are all around us. My...
by Joan Kent | May 31, 2016 | Big Box Instructor, Health and Wellness
The last post offered real-life examples that suggest the way you do anything is apparently not the way you do everything — in contrast to the common saying to the contrary. I”™ve saved the worst for last. When I ran a weight-loss program in Silicon Valley, many of...
by John | Mar 28, 2016 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Latest News, Your Fitness Business
When I'm at IHRSA (which I was last week) I spend a bunch of time searching for the next "Big Thing" that I can share with you. What I found is a rather small and yet indispensable component of the bikes we ride - Keiser has developed a new Indoor Cycling pedal that...
by John | Sep 19, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Creativity Indoor Classes, Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Promote and Build Your Class
Here's a creative exercise for you to try. Imagine that tomorrow you begin marketing your Indoor Cycling classes differently... Instead of focussing on physical benefits of increased strength, endurance or weight management/loss, what would happen if your marketing...
by John | Sep 6, 2015 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Featured Instructor, Fitness Club and Studio Air Quality, Health and Wellness, Your Fitness Business
I'm learning that many small/boutique fitness studios are located in spaces designed as offices or small retailers. Businesses with a handful of sedentary people, sitting at a desk. The building's HVAC system isn't typically optimised for all the CO2 and moisture...