How to Improve a Fitness Facility

Zen PlannerDue to the fact that our facility has struggled with collecting payments and tracking clients, Zen Planner may be the answer. Zen Planner is a software that can provide an individual with the tools to help manage their business. It is giving an online format for clients payments, schedules and even selling merchandise your facility may have. It can work for a martial arts studio, a yoga studio, a dance studio, a personal trainer or a full gym.

Cost/where to buy

• Purchase at http://www.zenplanner.com/pricing

• No contracts or startup fees• 50 members=$55 a month• 100 members=$75 a month• 300 members=$120 a month

Zen Planner

Use/Value• Online Billing• Scheduling for clients• Client self-service• Keep track of customer attendance• Assist in merchandise sales

TRX The TRX Suspension Trainer is a piece of workout equipment that utilizes the individuals own body weight against gravitational forces to achieve an efficient workout. Since our clients vary from younger athletes, to the elderly, barbells and dumbbells may be difficult to use. TRX Trainer is good for anyone that wants to workout without weights or machines but just as effective if done correct. In having a TRX, the facility will serve its purpose of providing alternative training techniques from traditional weightlifting.

TRX

TRX HOME• Exercise at home • Workout using just

bodyweight• Comes with workout

guide• Comes with 6 bonus

workouts• Increase flexibility and

endurance• Use with clients that

cannot use weights or machines

TRX PRO• Strongest and most

durable product• Use to train clients• Trainer specific

instructional video• 8 week guide and

workouts for clients• Commercial warranty• Helps vary workouts by

providing a different type of muscle resistance

TRX

Cost/Where to buy

• Purchase at http://www.trxtraining.com/products/trx-home

• The TRX HOME cost $199.95• The TRX PRO cost $249.95

Squat Rack

An essential piece of workout equipment that any gym needs is a squat rack. Without a squat rack, our facility is lacking a necessary piece of equipment. This provides an area for workouts like squats, standing shoulder press, barbell curls, hang cleans as well as many others. A squat rack is a standard for any fitness facility to have, and without one their would be a guaranteed decrease in clientele.

Squat Rack

The purpose of the squat rack is to attract all types of athletes. Squatting is a staple for any athlete including football, baseball, soccer, bodybuilders and hockey.

Use/Value• Attracts Clients• A staple for any successful facility• Provides space for Compound Lifts• Can be utilized for multiple exercises • Used for Squats, Shoulder Press and Hang Cleans

Squat Rack Cost/Where to buy

Powerline PPR200X Power Rack• Dicks Sporting Goods• $399.99

Valor Fitness BD-4 Squat/Bench Combo• Dicks Sporting Goods• $319.99

Cable Crossover Machine

Cable Crossover MachineA Dual Pulley Cable Crossover machine is an excellent machine to have in the gym. This machine has two different pulleys attached which allows one person to use both, or two people to exercise at once. Its given purpose in a fitness facility is to provide an area to complete hundreds of different workouts on just one piece of equipment. Since it is multi-functional, an individual can do anything from chest fly's, to bicep curls or even tricep pushdowns. Our trainers will not have to wait to use other pieces of equipment because the cable machine has so many features.

Cable Crossover Machine

Use/Value• Functional Training• Attracts a variety of

customers• Great tool for a

personal trainer• Can vary workouts

greatly• Provides weight stack

from low beginner weight to high advanced weight

• Comes with 9 different cable attachments for exercise

Cable Crossover MachineCost/Where to buy

Body-Solid Functional Cable Cross Training Center• Amazon• http://www.amazon.com/Body-Solid-

Functional-Cable-Training-Center/dp/B00HAUVZSY

• $1,950

BSN Sports Cable Crossover Machine• Amazon• http://www.amazon.com/BSN-

Sports-Cable-Crossover-Machine/dp/B00C7Z94HQ

• $2162.15

Elliptical Trainer

Elliptical TrainerNot all our clients enjoy running on a treadmill or track. Many of our older clients comlain of joint problems. The Elliptical machine is perfect to warm-up for a workout, get a good sweat going after a workout or get a solid cardio workout. It eliminates hip and joint pain. This is an efficient warm-up or cool down for any athlete that is going to be using a squat rack, TRX, or cable crossover machine. This machine is similar to a treadmill but provides resistance.

Elliptical TrainerUse/Value• Relaxed or Intense

Cardio Workout• Pre-workout warm-up• Post-workout cool

down• No stress on hips,

ankles or joints• Orthopedic gel

footpads relieves foot stress

• Transportation wheels for easy mobility in facility

Elliptical TrainerCost/Where to buy

Exerpeutic Heavy Duty 23" Fitness Club Stride Programmable Elliptical• Walmart• $799.00

NordicTrack A.C.T. Elliptical• Sears• $799.99