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By Georgette Pann

Running a successful personal training business can get TOUGH! I am not talking about the workouts themselves, because as a trainer, that is probably something that you love to do.  No, I am talking about getting enough clients to make the business successful and more importantly, profitable.

Attracting an ongoing stream of new clients and retaining existing ones is the number one priority of any fitness business but oftentimes, it is incredibly difficult.  If you have been having trouble getting and retaining enough clients for your own business, or perhaps you are looking for something new to invigorate a stale program, you might want to look into one of the most profitable and exciting things to hit the fitness industry in a long time, Fitness Bootcamps.

Fitness bootcamps are fantastic programs to add to your business model because they allow you to train many clients at one time, thereby allowing your hourly wage to go through the ROOF! Imagine running a bootcamp that has 20 members and they are each paying you $50 for a 90 minute session once a week.  That is $4000 per month for just 6 hours worth of work! Now, I don’t know about your income, but personally, but making well over $600 per HOUR is not bad money…wouldn’t you agree?
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With our country’s obesity epidemic reaching biblical proportions, it’s time to commit to 10 easy and basic rules for losing weight and keeping it off.

1. Thou Shalt Not Wear Pants that Stretch

Your clothing is your early-warning system for weight gain. When it’s getting hard to snap your jeans, you know it’s time to be vigilant. Wearing stretchy clothes allows you to live in ignorance of how your body is growing, making it easier to pack on pounds without knowing it.

2. Thou Shalt Not Keep Bad Clothes in Your Closet

When you keep the clothes you wore at an unhealthy weight, it gives you a back-up plan if the pounds don’t come off. Instead, force yourself to stay on track by 86ing your “fat pants.”

3. Thou Shalt Not Eat Meat That Walks on Four Legs More Than Once a Week

Meat that comes from an animal with 4 legs is higher in saturated fat (the unhealthy kind) than that which comes from 2-legged animals such as chickens, or animals with no legs, like fish. Plus: women who eat large amounts of red meat more than once a week have a 50% higher chance of dying from heart disease and have higher cancer rates.

4. Thou Shalt Not Graze

Plan your meal before you open the refrigerator, get what you need, and close the door. Opening it throughout the day leads to impulsive choices and overeating.

5. Thou Shalt Not Eat After 7:30pm

When you eat late at night you are more likely to be eating in front of the TV (when you won’t pay attention to how much you’re putting in your mouth) and you’re more likely to pick high-calorie snacks.

6. Thou Shalt Not Pile Food More than 1 Inch High or Within 2 Inches of the Plate Edge

Larger portions equal more calories. ‘Nuff said.

7. Thou Shalt Not Chew Food Less than 20 Times Per Bite

Chewing allows your body to realize that you are eating food, prompting it to create a sensation of fullness at the appropriate time. When you don’t chew enough, you get ahead of that process, eating well past when you are actually satisfied.

8. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Plate

Spend your day nibbling bites on someone else’s sandwich or afternoon snack, and you will add on 1,000 calories easy.

9. Thou Shalt Not Carry Small Bills

Nothing loves a small bill better than a vending machine. When you have them at the ready, you are one step closer to an impulsive, calorie-loaded afternoon slip up.

10. Thou Shalt Not Eat While Standing Up

Eating sitting down enables you to be aware of what you’re eating and eat it slowly so that your body can tell you your full before it’s too late.

Should you workout when you’re sick?
Head cold or flu, should you toughen up and hit the gym?

By Kelly Stroud

Running a fitness business can be more involved than what most people think.  The majority of the unknowing population thinks a trainer simply herds people into a specific location, barks orders and exercise routines at them, then sits back and collects the money.

Are you laughing yet?

A successful fitness business takes much more than that.  First and foremost, the trainer themselves should have some form of training and certification.  Then there’s the planning, the marketing, the scheduling, various arrangements to be made, and we’re not even touching on additional tasks such as getting a business license and liability insurance!

No matter how well you perform all those tasks, no matter how many certifications you get, if your pricing and payment options aren’t up to snuff, you will have a much more difficult time succeeding and growing your business.

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From Women’s Health Magazine

Good junk food? Not really. But Women’s Health Magazine does have advice on how to make that guilty pleasure a little bit healthier if you have to have it.

Lucky Charms + All-Bran = Lucky Bran

Who doesn’t love the wee marshmallow rainbows, half moons, and hearts? But you need 25 grams of belly-slimming fiber daily, and three-fourths of a cup of the kiddie cereal provides only one measly gram–that wouldn’t keep even a six-inch-tall leprechaun regular. But mix half a cup of Charms with half a cup of All-Bran, and poof! You get 10 grams of fiber without losing that frosted sweetness.

Taters + Turnips = Tatnips

Give mashed potatoes a nutrient boost by tossing in turnips. These root veggies with a taterlike texture add a hint of nuttiness without changing the fluff factor. You’ll subtract 50 calories (that’ll make up for the pat of butter!) and 12 grams of carbs from one cup of Grandma’s classic smashed spuds.

Grainy Dijon Mustard + Mayo = Diyo

There’s something inherently weird about fat-free mayo, given that the white stuff’s main ingredients–oil and eggs–are heavy on fat. Stick with the real deal, but blend half a tablespoon with the same amount of Dijon mustard. You’ll cut 43 calories and six grams of fat and have a delish spiced-up spread.

Fruit Yogurt + Greek Yogurt = Freek Yogurt

With 27 grams of sugar per serving, fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt is dessert in disguise. So take a half-cup of your favorite fruited brand and mix it with an equal amount of creamy but fat-free Greek yogurt, like Fage or Oikos. The simple switch will almost double the amount of muscle-building protein while hacking off a third of the sugar and 30 calories.

Ground Beef + Bulgur = Hambulgur

Skewer fat at your grillfest without anyone being the wiser. Soak half a cup of fine-grind bulgur (found in the rice aisle) in water for 10 minutes; drain and mix with one pound of 91 to 93 percent lean ground beef; season to taste. Shape into five patties and toss on the grill. The perks: three more grams of fiber, two fewer grams of fat, and one fewer gram of saturated fat.

How to do the Booty Bump Hula Hoop Trick
Learn how to do the Booty Bump hula hooping trick.

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By Georgette Pann

So, you are a trainer, huh?  You say you run a fitness boot camp as well?  That is fantastic to hear!  Fitness Boot Camps can be incredibly successful endeavors and lead to some amazing fitness results for the participants themselves.  Speaking of participants, that leads us to the subject of this article.

While you may have spent years training your body to peak performance and in addition acquiring various certifications to help you teach others to do the same, your level of fitness nor your teaching skills have anything to do with you operating a successful boot camp business.  Now, while that statement may offend some, let me explain.

You see, without clients, none of your training will matter at all.  The most important skill to have when trying to run a successful and profitable business is that of marketing.  Marketing will help you develop a constant and never ending stream of clients to make sure that there are always bodies in front of you to train.

Therein lies the problem.  How can you become an expert at training individuals to become incredibly fit as well as an expert in marketing?  The answer is you can’t.  You need something to help you so that you can get the answers you need when it comes time to market your business and acquire new clients.

Enter The Fitness Boot Camp Inner Circle.

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Tips on The Vortex Hula Hoop Trick
Learn expert tips and advice for the Vortex hula hooping trick.

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By: Kelly Stroud

Whether you’re just starting out in the Training Game, or you’ve been training for a while, you’re bound to make a mistake here or there.  That’s ok…we’re all human and the occasional mistake will inevitably happen.  While the way you handle your mistake is a testament to yourself, we all would prefer to avoid the mistake to begin with!

To become successful with your fitness business, you need to find your Golden Ticket.  From what we’ve seen, the Golden Ticket comes in three distinct parts easily referred to as PEP: Pricing, Expertise, and Process.
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How to do the Around the Body Hula Hoop Trick
Learn how to do the Around the Body hula hooping trick.

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