Fitness Business

CHALLENGE PRODUCES OPPORTUNITY In 2020, as the pandemic swept across the globe, people were immediately impacted, and businesses closed down. The fitness industry was no exception. Gyms and training facilities shut their doors and then immediately pivoted by finding creative new ways to deliver services to clients. The saying, "necessity is the mother of invention," never rang more true as these challenges produced opportunities for innovation and growth. WHAT'S NEXT? compiles the insights of 28 health and wellness experts who weathered the challenges because they were focused on finding ...

Killing Comfort is a tactical approach to living your best (uncomfortable) life. It is not a fairy tale or a story for your entertainment. The intentional pursuit of discomfort is not the same thing as simply putting yourself in uncomfortable situations. It's putting yourself in the right uncomfortable situations for exponential growth. It all starts with the simple idea of killing comfort. At its best, comfort has eased you into mediocrity. At its worst, comfort is killing you. It's time we take the fight to comfort.

When you’re on a path of spiritual and intuitive awakening, you will at some point run into blockages that hijack your progress. These can be programs, habits, conditioning, or patterns you’ve picked up that sabotage your efforts to meditate, become more centered, or activate your intuition. You want your physical world to elevate your spiritual world, not drag it down. But is that even possible? It is.

Most books on coaching and business focus on surface-level actions like list building, client generation, and marketing. This book, however, recognizes that unless you address the deepest, most unconscious “shadow” layers of your operating system, you will self-sabotage your growth at every level. Your shadow is composed of your fears, old trauma, and insecurities. It’s the reason why most business owners struggle to stand out, attract ideal clients, and create consistent revenue.

Do you feel like your coaching sessions are just going in circles after trying your best to help your clients change but getting nowhere? Have you ever felt like there must be a more effective way to empower your clients to embrace change and achieve remarkable results? You’ve got the certifications, the right gear, and even the perfect ambiance in your coaching space. But something's missing… Your clients listen but don't seem to move forward. It's like watching a car stuck in the mud — lots of effort, but no progress.

To perform better in any situation - in your career, hobbies, relationships, or in any facet of your life - it is critical to develop psychological skills, which, just like physical abilities, can be taught, learned, and practiced. Both as individuals and as groups, we can tone these psychological skills and use them to heighten awareness, foster talents and technical abilities, and reach peak performance. Mental preparedness and psychological awareness are the keys to thriving in any environment.

This amazing audiobook is a fusion of classical ideas of power from the father of modern politics, Nicollo Machiavelli, with modern day guidelines for success in the business world. The book can be read by both current and aspiring leaders who wish to dominate the business world. The audiobook begins with a brief history on the life of Machiavelli, his principles, and some of his quotes. The author goes on to talk about change in the business world and what companies have to do in order to remain relevant in the business world.

MARTIAL ARTS IS MORE THAN JUST PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE...It is a way of life, a philosophy, and a pathway to personal and professional success. Elite Martial Artists Worldwide: Secrets to Life, Leadership, and Business, Volume III, brings together renowned martial artists from the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Australia, sharing their wisdom, experiences, and the life-changing impact of martial arts. Building on the success of Elite Martial Artists in America, Volumes I and II, this new edition expands beyond borders, offering a global perspective on life, leadership, business, and ...

HGTV cofounder Susan Packard launches the next chapter in emotional intelligence (EQ) and shows you how to increase your personal satisfaction and productivity - in work and life - via her three-step path toward EQ Fitness.

Why Most Coaches Stay Broke While a Select Few Get Rich (The Truth No One Tells You) Let’s cut to the chase. Most coaches never make real money. They work long hours, get nickel-and-dimed by clients, and struggle to stand out in an industry that’s saturated with cheap, mediocre competition. The problem? They have zero positioning and no authority—so they’re treated like a commodity. That ends today. Magic Leone was once one of the struggling ones—ignored, dismissed, laughed at. He started with no money, no connections, no credibility. Yet today, he’s one of the highest-paid ...

From the author of What to Eat and Shopped, a revelatory investigation into what really goes into the food we eat. Even with 25 years' experience as a journalist and investigator of the food chain, Joanna Blythman still felt she had unanswered questions about the food we consume every day. How natural is the process for making a "natural" flavouring? What exactly is modified starch, and why is it an ingredient in so many foods? What is done to pitta bread to make it stay fresh for six months?

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Stick with It by Sean Young, read by Roger Wayne. We all have bad habits - whether it's a weakness for junk food, a smartphone addiction or a lack of exercise. But change is hard. Forty percent of dieters quit within a week. Eighty percent of New Year's resolutions don't last beyond January. How can we kick bad habits - and stick with it?

Building a Badass Boutique - Your 10-Touch Journey to Designing a Fitness Studio That Rocks takes operators through the key areas of Purpose, Pain, Positioning, People, Programming, Place, Processes, Plan, Pace, and Polish. The 10 touchpoints are unpacked clearly and comprehensively, offering new lenses, and allowing you, the business owner, to establish authentic foundations that will set you up to optimize and scale. Emma Barry is a global fitness authority advising the sector’s fastest growing segments: boutique studios, budget clubs, and fit tech start-ups.

Welcome to a refreshing and gloriously unapologetic conversation about health, fitness, and habits. Award-winning trainer Oonagh Duncan cuts through the wellness clutter to drop some truth bombs: It might not be six-pack abs you're looking for - it might be happiness, confidence, and acceptance. But if losing your belly is what you want, don't let anyone - including yourself - stop you from going after it. And she'll show you how to make it happen.

This article may help you in backing up your decisions to end your membership or be preventing from joining in the first place, which may be a good thing in terms of saving you money and from the experience of lifetime medical harm.

Play It Forward details the remarkable journey of Joan Barnes, founder and former CEO of Gymboree, and how she learned to align her inner life with outward success. Forty years ago Joan Barnes founded a play center in a church basement with $3,000. Determined to enable women to achieve personal and entrepreneurial success, Barnes led Gymboree to become an innovative leader in a new industry: activity-based early childhood development.

MARTIAL ARTS IS MORE THAN JUST PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE...It is a way of life, a philosophy, and a pathway to personal and professional success. Elite Martial Artists Worldwide: Secrets to Life, Leadership, and Business, Volume III, brings together renowned martial artists from the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Australia, sharing their wisdom, experiences, and the life-changing impact of martial arts. Building on the success of Elite Martial Artists in America, Volumes I and II, this new edition expands beyond borders, offering a global perspective on life, leadership, business, and ...

Start your own gym, build a profitable business from scratch, and start changing lives. You have a passion for fitness and helping others achieve their goals. But you’re also stuck working for someone else or living paycheck to paycheck after each training session. Luckily, the combination of hard-won secrets to success and one man’s story of strength offers you a blueprint for building a thriving fitness business from scratch.

Level Up is about becoming the person you want to be, developing the business that you want to run, and creating the life you want to live. For every significant step you take on the journey to achieving these goals, you will have to Level Up. This audiobook provides you with three clear Level Up road maps to guide you on your journey: The Personal - Be More! road map will help you break through personal limitations and strive for excellence. The Physical - Learn More! road map will help you improve your coaching skills, knowledge, results and reputation in the fitness industry.

Yoga is thought of by many as a fitness hobby—a gentler alternative to SoulCycle and CrossFit—but its underlying philosophy offers much more than a good workout. Yoga can relieve stress, focus the mind, and provide a path to reinvention, resilience, and a meaningful life. In Beyond the Mat, physician, executive, and yoga instructor Julie Rosenberg reveals how the essential lessons of the four-thousand-year-old Yoga Sutras contain a relevant framework in which to thrive both personally and professionally.