Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - (Page 18) TopClub By Brian Jay Finding and keeping the best of the best As fitness managers, we are reliant upon the efforts of our trainers and staff to make our facilities profitable, our members happy and ensure the success of our club. When asked the secret to his success, J. Paul Getty (the richest man on the planet at the time of his death) simply replied, “I’d rather have one percent of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.” Of course, he meant more than “one percent” effort, but his point is very clear. Even the hardest working, most talented fitness managers can’t do it all themselves. They need trainers and staff members to give their best effort in order to reach their club’s goals. One of the best ways to guarantee the success of a health club is with a great staff. But in a struggling economy with growing competition fighting for a piece of the ever-shrinking pie, this becomes increasingly difficult. The growing challenge is: How do we attract, keep and motivate the best trainers and staff? Here are a few ideas that worked for me: 18 JAN-FEB2009 · WWW.FIT-PRO.COM http://WWW.FIT-PRO.COM
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 Contents Letter from the Editor, Writers Ready to Rock the Podium What It Takes to Change Fitness Marketing Makeover Be Better Top Club Building a Base of Special Populations The Balancing Act Take Action! Nutrition Solutions Datebook Journey to Success New on the Market The Four P's Exercising Your Influence No More Pain in the Back! Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 (Page Cover1) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 (Page Cover2) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 (Page 3) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Contents (Page 4) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Contents (Page 5) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Contents (Page 6) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Letter from the Editor, Writers (Page 7) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Ready to Rock the Podium (Page 8) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Ready to Rock the Podium (Page 9) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Ready to Rock the Podium (Page 10) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Ready to Rock the Podium (Page 11) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - What It Takes to Change (Page 12) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - What It Takes to Change (Page 13) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Fitness Marketing Makeover (Page 14) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Fitness Marketing Makeover (Page 15) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Be Better (Page 16) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Be Better (Page 17) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Top Club (Page 18) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Top Club (Page 19) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Building a Base of Special Populations (Page 20) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Building a Base of Special Populations (Page Blowin1) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Building a Base of Special Populations (Page Blowin2) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - The Balancing Act (Page 21) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - The Balancing Act (Page 22) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - The Balancing Act (Page 23) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Take Action! (Page 24) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Take Action! (Page 25) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Nutrition Solutions (Page 26) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Datebook (Page 27) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Journey to Success (Page 28) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Journey to Success (Page 29) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - New on the Market (Page 30) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - The Four P's (Page 31) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Exercising Your Influence (Page 32) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - Exercising Your Influence (Page 33) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - No More Pain in the Back! (Page 34) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - No More Pain in the Back! (Page Cover3) Personal Fitness Professional - January/February 2009 - No More Pain in the Back! (Page Cover4)
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