Business
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO SUCCEED?
Understanding harnesses motivation and will help take your success to the next level As women, we are motivated by a deep desire to help others succeed. The research supports the idea that to succeed at something you must have a motive or a deep desire. While successful people may not always know what they are…
Read MoreSet Up for Success- CHOOSE YOUR CLASSROOM with TRX
At one time or another, we have set at least one “lofty”, some would say ambitious, goal. Whether it was to run, walk (or in my case) just finish a triathlon, or lose 20 pounds for a family vacation, or just to fit into an old pair of your favorite jeans, we’ve all been there.…
Read MoreI Didn’t See Myself Reflected in Yoga, So I Made My Own Space
I believe the only way you can understand the purpose of Black Yoga Society is by first being conscious of what the experience is like for someone in a Black body to navigate the yoga and wellness space. The first time I did yoga was with a club at my high school in 2009. At…
Read MoreWhy Schools Will Need Fitness Professionals This Fall
If you listen closely enough, you can almost hear the collective exhale of school teachers as the end of the 2020-21 school year wraps up. As teachers prepare to use these summer months to ‘recover’ from their year, I’m preparing to use these summer months to get my in-school kids fitness business ready. Let me…
Read MoreWhy AI Should Be On Your Agenda As Clubs Re-open
When you hear the term AI (artificial intelligence), what does it conjure up in your mind? Do you imagine it to be something futuristic, powering robots, self-driving cars and so on? You certainly wouldn’t be alone in this view, but to pigeonhole AI as something for the future is to miss out on the very…
Read MoreFitness Business Spotlight: Pelvienne Wellness
What type of business are you? I started my business in 2009 with an e-commerce store selling pelvic health products to women. I then formed a second business (Bellies Inc) with 2 other women where we designed and manufactured a postpartum recovery garment and exercise program. In 2018 I closed down my e-commerce store and…
Read MoreThe Number One Basic Strategy to Grow Your Business Online
“My classes are doing okay, but they are very small”. I hear this every day from my clients. As more and more fitness professional went from employees to entrepreneurs, we realized that having a platform ready to train online, a camera and an online program are not enough to have a successful business. We also…
Read MoreCreating Inclusivity and Safe Spaces in your Fitness Club
Last year, and into 2021 we’ve been given time. Time to hold a microscope up to many of the systems we have in place throughout our society. Systems like our health care system, our government institutions and even our school system. What we found was loud and clear. That we could no longer be silent…
Read MoreFIC Fighting for the Re-Opening of Gyms
For over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has been threatening the livelihoods of thousands of fitness business owners and fitness professionals as well as the health of millions of Canadians. From the beginning, Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC), the not-for-profit voice of more than 6,000 fitness facility operators, has been organizing its members, lobbying the…
Read MoreInsurance in a Post-Pandemic World
As we continue to deal with the implications of the pandemic, it is helpful to reflect on how things were prior to March 2020, and how they will be once we return to a more “normal” world. One of the challenges in the fitness industry throughout the pandemic has been finding adequate insurance coverage at…
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