We’ve all been there and said… “I don’t have time!”  And we all work in the fitness industry.  We know that it is a demanding job with countless, unnoticed hours that seem to never end.  But we love it anyways, don’t we!  We all can relate to the “no time” topic.  But we are also the same people that know we need to LEAVE the office in order to LEARN something new for our jobs and our centers.  There are so many reasons why you should break-away and attend a NIHCA conference.

Just by touring someone else’s center, gives you great ideas about equipment, signage, programs, staffing & storage issues, etc.  And then, to be able to sit back and listen to a professional keynote speaker, from the fitness industry, that can actually relate to your current situations at your facility.  After lunch, you will get the opportunity to go to “The Neighborhood” and participate in some leisure activity with others.  Being able to network and talk with other fitness facilities about what they are doing at their location brings yet another host of great ideas back to your center.  There is also an educational group networking session on troubleshooting club issue!  The last part of the day will allow you to participate in group training where you can learn how your members can sign up and form their own groups of three to four people to participate in a 30 minute workout session with a certified personal trainer but done in groups.  NIHCA’s conferences are designed to help you and your staff at your center.  Now I ask you, why wouldn’t you attend?

THURSDAY, APRIL 25th –NIHCA’s Spring Fitness Conference at the Rochester Athletic Club in Rochester, MN from 7:30am – 3:00pm.  Don’t make any more excuses… just come join us and I promise your take aways will have amazing outcomes!  The registration deadline is quickly approaching so please register here before April 19^th as spots are filling up!

In the next webinar hosted by Karen Woodard, you will learn how to compete with high-end and low priced competition.

Stuck in the middle is where many clubs have found themselves over the past 10 years with the advent of so many low cost providers on one side that frankly, do a good job of providing a self-service- equipment-oriented-experience and on the other side are the higher end operators who provide a more customized luxurious experience. How does the middle market operator compete successfully to get new Members without lowering prices or without huge capital improvements and furthermore, to keep the Members they have?

Karen will teach you about 6 proven tools that can dramatically change your numbers including:

1. Coming to terms with making necessary changes.
2. Selling higher value and higher price by creating differentiation.
3. Creating desire and urgency by speaking about customized benefits relevant to the Member rather than simply club features.
4. Creating a plan for your Members that makes it easy for them to see and achieve their success — your competitors won’t do this.
5. Managing Member results and creating a continuum of care now and as their health and fitness needs change to increase retention and non-dues revenue.
6. Compensating your staff for the big picture and the long haul to be able to create staff longevity, decreased payroll as a percentage of revenue and a much more competitive edge whether you are Stuck in the Middle or just stuck.

Please join us in our next FREE webinar! To register please click here!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 2:00 PM CST!

Do you have any plans of April 25, 2013? If no, come and join NIHCA along with many other fitness facilities for the Spring Fitness Conference in Rochester, MN at the Rochester Athletic Club.

This is a great opportunity for you to leave to learn!  The day is going to include a tour of the Rochester Athletic Club, engage in the keynote presentation given by Janel Anderson, participate in an active workshop led by Janel, enjoy teamwork with an exciting twist, participate in the roundtable discussion groups, and learn even more from our Preferred Vendors!

Does this sound fun and interesting to you?  Give us a call or send us an email before April 1st and get the early bird special.  The cost to get signed up before April 1st is $40 per person or $89 per facility (limit 4 people)!

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!