When it comes to equipment, there’s no substitute for quality.
An old quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin reads, “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” It’s a lesson well worth learning.
Whether you are partaking in weightlifting, cycling, running, or any other exercise, a strong community is a great way to help you stay motivated.
We all make mistakes – sometimes without even knowing what they are – but slip-ups made in the gym can often be dangerous.
The IHRSA Health Club Equipment Report contains the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date equipment-related data in the club industry. Operators will find information allowing them to easily compare their equipment inventory, purchasing, and replacement cycles with others in the industry.
Over the past three years we’ve talked with gym operators and exercisers to find out what would make our well-known ellipticals even better. We are thrilled to announce the introduction of our newest Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer™ (EFX®), the Experience™ Series EFX with Converging CrossRamp®.
Since its release in 1995, the Precor Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer™, or EFX® for short, has been a staple in gyms, fitness centers, and homes around the world.
With so many elliptical models on the market, there are a variety of factors for operators to consider. Here’s what you should take into account to ensure that you purchase the equipment that best suits the needs of your club.
Picture this: It’s the mid-1990s, and club operators across the nation are watching as fitness clubs close left and right amid less than favorable economic conditions, while exercisers forgo gym memberships to save money. The combination of club closures and member losses leaves operators desperate for a game-changing offering to help differentiate their facilities and attract new members.
This article originally appeared in the National Fitness Trade Journal magazine.
The less time your equipment is down due to technical issues, the more time your exercisers can spend working out. The more time they spend in your gym, the more likely they are to stay members at your facility. Makes sense, right? Our research backs up these facts.
Making the new Experience™ Series EFX® with Converging CrossRamp® was a company-wide effort for Precor, requiring a huge amount of evaluation and validation to ensure that the changes we made were for the better.
Give yourself an incentive to exercise regularly by creating an environment that will get you moving at home.
For many people, the regular and repetitive nature of training can be one of the easiest ways to lose focus and passion. While it has its benefits, completing the same routine on an excessive, regular basis does little to motivate. The best way to work around this is to reignite your workout routine with some new, interesting changes.
The annual IHRSA conference serves as the crossroads of the fitness industry, where leading experts share their insight on every aspect of the business.
Every successful health club needs a leader who can make informed decisions, inspire their team, manage multiple areas of the business, and be an industry expert.Â
A visionary leader is passionate about their organization, is creative and forward thinking, has the strength and discipline to set and achieve long-term goals, and is able to inspire their team to reach those goals.
The global sports supplement industry is huge, about $27.8 billion according to P&S Market Research , and it’s growing at a rapid pace. It’s impossible not to notice how popular these pills, powders, and drinks have become. It seems like nearly every person visiting the gym these days is touting their supplement of choice, which they swear by on their grandmother’s grave.
From an outsider’s point-of-view, the whole supplement trend probably seems a bit like selling snake oil, and you can’t really blame them for having that sentiment.
Technology can be an elusive and confusing term, yet it plays a huge role in everyone’s lives.
How can you use TripAdvisor to your advantage? How can it attract both new guests and return business? And how can you maximize your property's number of positive reviews?Â
Are you a gym operator looking for an easy, efficient way to communicate directly with your exercisers as they work out, in addition to gaining valuable insight into workout patterns as a means of fostering a quality relationship, and tracking cardio asset utilization? If so, then Preva®, the networked fitness solution from Precor, is just for you.
Health and wellness is a subject that concerns every living person, which makes it a critical part of health club programming.
Every fitness studio is different. Different clientele, different aesthetics, different coaches.
