In the 21st century where running trucks are becoming scarce and minimal by day and people are advancing technologically, many organization and firms have resolved to coming up with fitness clubs. This clubs require a proper management scheme to ensure they run efficiently and reliably. They also need a good management system to ensure that the clients get the best services and relationship with the employees.
Fitness club management ensures that various programs and strategies have been laid out to facilitate the flow of the organization and enhance the organizations productivity.
These programs include:
* Training for sport improvement- this program is set out to ensure that people involved in sports and athletics have a chance to maintain their work out practices and that they have an effective trainer who knows their requirements.
* Fitness assessment and individual counseling- Club management lays this program to ensure that clients and prospects get the best attention from their trainers and instructors. The program ensures that once you enroll in the fitness course you are fit and you are put under the right training. Individual counseling ensures that you get to understand the practices you can indulge in and the ones you cannot indulge in.
* Fitness and wellness education programs- This program targets the people who are in need of knowing the benefits of keeping fit. Advice is given on the need to regularly work out.
* Personal training- This program targets the individuals who seek for a personal coach. The management ensures that trainers and instructors are well trained on handling different clients and they are in a capacity of giving full and quality services.
* Group exercise classes- The program targets people who are motivated by working in groups it offers dance, cardio, and aerobics practices that are better conducted in groups.
There are different institutions and firms that can benefit from the club management. They include:
* Private sectors clubs
* Commercial clubs
* Non-profit fitness and recreation association
* Community colleges, schools and other learning institutions
* Municipal recreational centers
Advantages of fitness club management
a) It offers screening procedures to the staff and employees to ensure that they are physically, emotionally and mentally fit to be instructors and trainers. The screens involve analyzing the physical state like the Body mass Index (BMI), the hip to waist ratio, cardiac risk factor and the rate of heart pace in rest and in motion.
b) It provides daily management of day-to-day activities, assessing and hiring qualified staff and implementing, directing and supervising their activities.
The management is responsible of setting strategies and programs that are in line with the customers’ needs and requirement.
