Get access to our new issue featuring Debra Strougo. As founder of Row House, Debra shares some golden nuggets about the Boutique Fitness industry and reflects on her experiences and where she is in her journey… Read More The post February 2024 Issue appeared first on Best Fitness Magazine ..read more

Physical results can take months to see, but mastering THIS will keep clients coming back right away. By Shay Kostabi In a group X training environment, music is arguably half the experience – regardless of modality and whether or not your programming works with the beat. In fact, while beat-based workouts have dominated the group X market for the past four decades, studies out of IHRSA show that Gen Xers prefer results-driven, small group training sessions that also provide an immersive and meaningful experience as opposed to traditional tempo-driven, choreographed group X classes. Music is a ..read more

Six Steps to steering yourself and your ship through today’s rough waters. By Robert Mulhall We are living in interesting and uncertain times – times that seem to move incredibly fast and where change is not only constant but happening at a furious pace. I believe that this is our new normal, that this is an unending trend. As leaders of teams, of businesses, and of our selves, what are we being invited into? What do these times ask of us, need from us? Throughout my years in public health, leadership development, organizational consulting, and executive coaching, I have been gifted with some ..read more

Parisi Speed School Founder Bill Parisi has built a sports performance education company that serves young athletes and generates revenue for fitness businesses everywhere. By Fitness Business Insider Bill Parisi wants you to grow your business. He’s spent more than 30 years developing leading edge programming to improve the performance and lives of young athletes and he’s helping fitness business owners leverage the lucrative youth niche. “We’ve taken this speed training methodology and made it a simple to learn system where facility owners can monetize it,” Bill explains. With a qualified co ..read more

Griffins Boxing and Fitness is dedicated to changing people’s lives by building confidence in a safe and welcoming environment. The only sanctioned boxing gym in North Vancouver, it isn’t your “typical” boxing gym; it’s a community filled with new mothers, young people, amateur boxing athletes, seniors, and others who gather to sweat and have fun. Originally founded in 2005 at a North Vancouver rec center, Griffins relocated from their original digs to the current 12,000 sf. facility in the heart of North Vancouver, becoming the largest boxing gym in Canada. “Back when we opened, I was 25 year ..read more

Anna, Chris, and Steve Cristini of Cristini Athletics have been providing expert fitness programming for 13 years. It all started with Anna toting her sons to the gym where she taught aerobics in the 80s. Skip forward some years, and both Chris and Steve went on to pursue their interests in fitness and degrees in Kinesiology, while Mom made the leap to teaching kettlebell, spinning, and more. Finally, the threesome launched their own official enterprise in Markham, Ontario. The Cristinis were early fans and adopters of CrossFit. Chris stumbled upon the brand as an athlete and personal trainer ..read more

Rui Saraiva’s Stretch Health Canada provides a transformative fusion of massage, stretching and fascial work that’s changing lives – including his own. By Fitness Business Insider Stretch Health Canada integrates massage, stretching, and fascial work to improve performance and restore pain-free mobility for all their clients. With two locations in London, Ontario and another in Kitchener-Waterloo, the business is accumulating eager devotees whose lives are quite literally transformed by the therapeutic mixed modality practice. Stretch therapy evangelist and company Founder Rui Saraiva knows hi ..read more

By Fitness business Insider Recession rumors are rampant and protecting yourself from economic downturns will likely continue to dominate business conversations until we see some market stability. To maintain your business’s financial health through the current turbulence, follow these five steps: #1 Know your cash burn rate and runway. Get clear on your burn rate (–the amount of money your business spends each month) to help you determine how many months your current cash levels will support your business (–your runway). The more you can cut, the more you can reinvest in your business or sav ..read more

Buddha Spa founder Gustavo Albanesi is Brazil’s wellness segment leader whose innovative operations and signature offerings are breaking through borders. By Fitness Business Insider Gustavo Albanesi has spent most of his life in Sao Paulo. Though he studied in the States and has worked in countries all over the globe, Brazil’s spicy, colorful warmth has always called him home, and it is there that he has built a thriving wellness franchise that has become a leader in the industry. His brand and his innovative approach are bringing innovation, inspiration, and local flavor to spa owners and wel ..read more

4 Legal Documents Every Fitness Professional Needs By Fitness Business Insider Every business, large or small, grapples with the task of how to operate safely and responsibly. With this struggle comes an increasing awareness – and perhaps even wariness – of the law and the need to align with new rules and regulations to keep your business protected from liability. Fear not! Your friends at Conscious Counsel aim to provide you with the foundation you need so you spend less time worrying about and working on the legal side of your business and more time growing your community. One thing to remem ..read more