Boosting Your Group Exercise Numbers
Increasing your numbers in group exercise programs depends upon a lot more than just keeping up with the trends. Asgroup exercise in our industry evolves and changes, and new types of programs seem to debut every few months, it may be difficult, expensive and time-consuming for you to keep up with the trends. But, don’t [..]

Loose lips sink techs
As if all that wasn’t enough to keep executives awake at night, navigating the quiet period has become more tricky as companies increasingly use the Web and email for corporate communication. “It’s a remarkable time for the quiet period, given the advent of the Internet,” says Green of the Venture Law Group. “There are a [..]

Wellness Programming on Applied Materials Television
Time is often the No. 1 excuse for why employees are unable to participate in fitness and wellness programs. So, the staff of Club One Professional Services,Campbell, Calif., which manages Applied Materials’ Wellness Department, decided to bring wellness to employees 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With Applied Materials’ workforce spread across the [..]

Spring Training in the Club
While the Major Leaguers were holding out on contract negotiations — delaying the start of baseball’s spring training — the staff at CIGNA Corporation’s Wellness Center refused to let the annual spring ritual pass without proper ceremony. They recruited their own teams, played an eight-week season and topped off the fitness competition with a World [..]

Anthrax in Florida Probably Was Planted. Part 2
Ashcroft said the FBI is “taking the matter very seriously…[but] on the basis of the investigation, we haven’t ruled out anything at this time.” A few days ago, officials were downplaying the first anthrax case as an isolated event. But experts say the odds of two co-workers contracting anthrax are minuscule. “It would be highly [..]

Anthrax in Florida Probably Was Planted. Part 1
But Source of Deadly Infection Still A Mystery, Investigators Say The two Florida men infected with anthrax almost certainly caught the bacteria as a result of intentional infection, experts now say. But law enforcement officials are not sure if terrorists or other criminals may be to blame. State and federal officials today continued their hunt [..]

Retention It’s all about Customer Service
One of the fitness industry’s biggest challenges, member retention, can be improved with another one of the industry’s biggest challenges, customer service. The trick is to make customer service a priority, and to offer it in different ways — ways that will reach every member of your facility. Customer service is often overlooked as too [..]

Rubber
Rubber is non-porous and doesn’t absorb dirt or sweat, making it easy to clean. With proper care, rubber floors should last at least 10 years. If yours looks a little worn for its age, you may need to revise your maintenance schedule or cleaning procedures. Compare your cleaning procedures to the following recommendations from rubber [..]

Effective Methods of Treatment for Hair Loss
Hair loss – its causes, impact, and options for treatment: Hair loss is a condition that is fairly common and it afflicts many people. Although physically painless, it causes emotional harm. However, various effective treatment options against male pattern baldness have been developed thanks to scientists. Hair loss causes what’s known as male pattern baldness, [..]

Group Exercise Becomes of Age
The health and fitness industry is changing. The reasons people are exercising are shifting. Programming is expanding because our members are becoming more knowledgeable, and we have ourselves (as fitness leaders) to thank. What we once knew as group fitness (aerobics) will never be the same. “Group activity” schedules are now in, and an “aerobics [..]

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