In honor of National Small Business Week, ACE is celebrating our pros that have made the leap to owning their own health and fitness business. To say thank you for the positive impact you’ve had on the health and fitness industry, and the difference you are making in each and every one of your client’s and customer’s lives, here is a list of our top career posts. Use these blogs to help grow your business or share them with a friend or colleague who is just getting started.
How to Open Your Own Gym (Part 1)
Fitness is booming and with the ever-increasing number of corporate wellness programs and health insurance incentives, opening a gym appears to be a great opportunity. However, with all of the different options, taking that first step in opening up a gym can be quite daunting. This series sheds some light on where to begin and provide resources for learning more about the gym business.
How to Open Your Own Gym (Part 2)
The prospect of starting your own fitness business can be daunting, to the say the least. In this second installment of a two-part series on how to open your own gym, we delve into the world of finding a property, floor planning and equipment purchasing.
Five Social Media Rules to Help Grow Your Business
Whether you like it or not, social media is here to stay. So as a fitness professional—a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, manager or owner—it’s time to invest resources in this arena because the results are both local and global. More people in your clubs or programs, as well as more people in general, are leading a fit lifestyle, so social media can be a highly effective way to increase your reach. So what are the most effective ways to use it? Find out!
Why Business Savvy Is an Important Part of a Personal Trainer Profile
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Making Time For Exercise
As a certified personal trainer and editor of a popular fitness site, FitnessGear101.com, I’ve heard every excuse in the book when it comes to why people don’t exercise. However, the one that takes the, pardon-my-pun, “fitness cake” is lack of time.
Three Basic Factors To Sexy Abs!
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Flexibility Training: Stretching Our Way To Better Health
Individuals who want to stay fit and healthy have been incorporating physical activities like cardiovascular training and weightlifting into their fitness routines, almost making exercise the center of their lifestyle. These people are often in a hurry to improve their physique or level of physical fitness that they have forgotten the importance of flexibility training. […]
Agel Exo: How To Fight Disease Causing Free Radicals, Quickly On The Run!
When it comes to our bodies, it’s a huge understatement to simply say that we’re walking miracles. If you think about how we function, and are able to be in a constant state of repair as we walk around doing whatever it is that we do, it’s just an incredible thought. Our bodies have to […]
