In recent months, I recommended creating small group personal training sessions (SGPT) as an option to having personal trainers as independent contractors at your health club. The issue of independent contractors is not the only reason to consider this approach. The logistics might be daunting at first but managers, health club owners, and most importantly, …
We all know the image of the person who belongs to a fitness club – the young, buff, guy with water bottle in hand, wearing matching sweatpants, shirt and headband. But is that really who is coming to your gym? According to the Fitness Industry Analysis for 2014, there is a change in the …
Know your membership – the changing demographics in the Fitness Industry Read More »
Personnel trainers are big business and a segment that is growing bigger every day. Only two years ago the New York Times published an article on the boom in the market citing a 44 percent growth in the last decade. And that includes the economic slow down. The temptation to have personal trainers as independent …
Your Best Business Model Part II: The Pitfalls of Using Independent Contractors Read More »
There is no doubt that the fastest growing segment in fitness over the past five years is in the area of personal training, and more specifically in the past two years, in small group personal training. Even the big box gyms understand that they can no longer rely exclusively on revenue generated from membership base …
Most small businesses consider their employees ‘family’, but if you’ve watched any reality TV then you know that even the closest families can come to blows over disagreements. Over the past couple of years, there have been a significant increase in claims brought against club owners for sexual harassment and discrimination. According to the EEOC …
We Are Family, or Are We? Three Steps to Protect Your Club From Employee Litigation Read More »
By Ken Reinig Forbes.com reported that the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies found 65 percent of public companies don’t have cyber insurance, yet they identify cyber risk as their number one concern. With the issues faced by Target stores over the holiday shopping season and recently the Heart Bleed virus hitting major banks, maybe you …
What the heck is Cyber Liability Insurance, and do you need to care? Read More »
The best way to establish a risk management system for health clubs is to keep keep it simple — club policies and procedures not only have to be consistent, they have to be easy to implement. With just a little bit of effort health club owners and managers can create an atmosphere that promotes a …
Simple and Effective Ways to Suit Proof Your Health Club Read More »
We’ve written recently about the importance of insurance for personal trainers. It is unfortunate, but given today’s litigious society, a simple accident can result in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. As a personal trainer, that type of lawsuit will not only likely cause you to lose your business, but it may also result in personal bankruptcy …
Personal Trainers: How to Select the Right Insurance Coverage Read More »
Every year, our company conducts an in-house analysis of the types of liability insurance claims we have experienced from the prior year. We categorize various incidents by cause of injury and calculate the estimated or actual monetary value of the claim. As you can imagine there are several “types” of liability claims that can occur …
Member Malfunction: How to reduce this #1 insurance claim. Read More »
1. Lack of Appropriate Certifications Many personal trainers train “casually” as a side income. Whether training friends, family or others, a training certification from a reputable agency is a must. Getting your certification means you have undergone the study necessary to safely administer exercise to your clients. Should a lawsuit be filed against you, you …
7 Mistakes Personal Trainers Make That RAISES Their Liability Risk Read More »
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