Business
Making Real Connections
The B2B landscape is supply chain driven, but often the term supply chain is identified simply as the movement of product or service to and from supplier to customer and not focused on the connections. At a very basic level supply chain is a system, a system designed to connect suppliers with customers and ultimately…
Read MoreWe’ve gone digital!
Hey #fitfam! We are super excited for you to receive our March/April 2019 Magazine and our canfitpro 2019 Fitness Convention and Tradeshow brochure together in the mail! Can’t wait to see what’s inside? Download your own copy and share it with your family and friends by clicking on the images below. canfitpro 2019 Brochure March/April canfitpro…
Read Morecanfitpro Toronto Keynote Speakers 2019
We are excited to introduce our amazing keynote speakers for canfitpro Toronto on August 14-18, 2019! Registration will open late January 2019. Opening Ceremonies:Ashley CallingbullActor, Beauty Queen, First Nations Activist and Motivational Speaker Ashley Callingbull is no textbook beauty queen. She is the first Canadian and the first indigenous woman to win the title of Mrs. Universe.…
Read MoreWe’ve Reached Our Goal!
We have some extremely exciting news to share with you! Together with the members, partners and sponsors, we were able to reach our goal of $100,000.00 to the Pacific Autism Family Centre Foundation for the Richmond Hub playground! We have achieved this goal one year ahead of schedule, and have nothing but gratitude for all…
Read MoreWelcome! canfitpro’s new Vice President of Operations
We are so excited to announce that as of January 7th, 2019, Kyle Tomlin will be joining our #fitfam as the new canfitpro Vice President of Operations! Kyle comes to us with exceptional experience working in a membership-based organization at the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) where he is currently the Vice President of Marketing, Partnerships and…
Read MoreHow To Sell Personal Training (without sounding like a sales person)
By Claire Garrigan “It’s not my job to sell people, it’s my job to train people.” “I don’t want to come across as too pushy.” ” I give good workouts and that should sell itself.” “I don’t have time to sell, they either can afford it or they can’t.” “I hate selling. I hate that…
Read MoreWHY?
Imagine if you can the fitness industry 24 years ago. It wasn’t quite the stereotypical tight, shiny, and neon bright leotards and leg warmers from the 1980’s but it was a time of explosive growth in the fitness industry. The 1990’s saw the advent of one of the most popular fitness trends of all—the step—it…
Read MoreThe Perfect Elevator Pitch
The elevator pitch gets its name from the context where the message needs to be brief and persuasive in order to quickly spark interest in what you do. You are standing in an elevator. A stranger comes in, smiles and says hello. You respond with a smile. She asks: “So, what do you do?” You…
Read MoreThe Future of Fitness Instructors
By Nicky Coyne The days of the leg warmers, leotards, sweat bands, and curly perms (for men and women) have well and truly passed and so has the job title aerobics instructor. So what is a fitness instructor in 2018? The differences between a fitness instructor and a personal trainer is definitely not as far…
Read MoreTap Into Your Goldmine of Happy Clients
By Mark Campbell As a measurement of our success as trainers, referrals often stand up as one of those markers that say “Wow! I AM doing a good job”. Most of the trainers that I have met come into this industry primarily because of the difference they wish to make in someone else’s life. Certainly…
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