Reserve with Google Makes Its Case for Online Health Club Class Bookings

Offering online class bookings will become as big of a differentiator in the health club business as it is now in the restaurant business, according to Dan Cath, partnerships lead at Reserve with Google. That means health clubs who don't get on board may be left in the Dark Ages.

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How Top Fitness Brands Implement and Manage Technology

Three health club IT experts share their experiences implementing and managing technology at their companies, including how to improve the chances of getting IT funding.

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5 Nutrition Tips to Share with Your Health Club Members

In the hectic world that many fitness professionals and their clients find themselves living in, eating healthily can be difficult, but these five nutrition tips can help get people on the right track.

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11 Ways to Get Help to Improve Your Health Club Marketing and Generate More Leads

If your marketing methods have been pulling in fewer and fewer leads, it might be time for a reboot or a refresher on new marketing ideas. Check out these marketing sessions at this year's Club Industry Show Oct. 4-6 at the Hilton Chicago.

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Generating Physician Referrals and Relationships Within the Medical Wellness Community

In Club Industry's latest webinar, Clark Lagemann of MedPro Wellness outlined a 90-day plan for landing new club members via physician referrals.

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Smart Health Club Operators Will Grab This Opportunity

It's time to get out of your health club. Yes, step away from those four walls and open your eyes to a big opportunity to network with and learn from your peers and industry experts. We invite you to the Club Industry Show Oct. 4-6 at the Hilton Chicago to do that. Get CEUs from organizations such as ACE, NASM, NSCA, WITS and more. Learn from long-time speakers such as Bill McBride, Casey Conrad, Eddie Tock and Karen Woodard while also gleaning knowledge from more than 30 new speakers. The conference program offers more than 90 sessions on training, wellness, leadership, technology and trends, sales, marketing, programming, retention, business basics and fitness studios. Your registration also gets you free access to the exhibit hall, multiple networking opportunities and two keynote addresses. Sign up now.

Chicago Marathoners Want Your Room

The Chicago Marathon is the weekend of the Club Industry Show (Oct. 4-6), so if you haven't already booked your hotel room for the show, you'll want to do that before Sept. 12. On that date, the Club Industry Show has to give back any remaining rooms in the special discounted room block at the Hilton Chicago—if we aren't sold out by then. Any leftover rooms will go to Chicago Marathoners who are chomping at the bit to get a spot at the hotel. To get the Club Industry Show rate, book through onPeak, the only official hotel booking partner of Club Industry, by going here.

Meet Up with Fitness Business Podcast Group at the Club Industry Show

If you are attending the Club Industry Show Oct. 4-6 in Chicago, consider attending this networking opportunity from Fitness Business Podcast—a 45-minute walk around Millennium Park, which is across the street from the Hilton Chicago where the Club Industry Show will be held. Meet in the lobby of the Hilton Chicago at 5:50 a.m. on Oct. 4. Chantal Broderick, the host of the Fitness Business Podcast, will host this free active networking event. To register for the walk, go here. And check out this podcast, which includes more information about the Club Industry Show.

Improve Your Health Club's Operations with Knowledge Gained at This Must-Attend Event

Where can you hear from the technology experts at health clubs such as 24 Hour Fitness, Blink Fitness, Wellbridge and Gold's Gym as well as experts from technology vendors? At the fourth annual Motionsoft Technology Summit Sept. 11-13 in Washington, DC. Club Industry is the media sponsor for this event, which is for clubs of all sizes. Check out the agenda here and then register.

Tips For Implementing Effective HIIT and SST Programming at Your Club

The fitness industry likes its acronyms: PT, HIIT, SST, CRM, SGT. If you aren't well-versed in this alphabet soup, you might not be able to follow along in conversations. Club Industry’s latest Resourcebeat focuses on two of those acronyms related to cardio: SST and HIIT. Read what three sponsors have to say about these topics in these articles.