It's almost time.............

Also: lose the weight first, then start exercising. Diet has a far greater influence on weight loss than exercise. Maybe you can tell them that too

Some of those people just might be your success stories this time next year. (I know they must be few and far between)

Good post Niner. I would have to imagine your wallet appreciates this time of year

I'm really not in this for the money though. While my pay is good, I have a "sugar momma" and don't have to work. I'm in the fitness industry because my biggest kick is when I see a person reach a goal and know I had something to do with it (directly). There are many trainers who are just in it for the money and could really care less about their clients making goal or not. I personally don't want to keep a client for more than 20 sessions max. By then they should have figured out what they need to do or have done enough to educate themselves. There are trainers I know of who keep insisting that some of their clients keep resigning and they aren't getting the results for them. This is where it's more about them than the member.
Part of why I'm on here is to educate for free (the other part is for my own goals) and to me knowledge is NOTHING if you can't share it with others.

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this is why i puffy heart you so hard!

I will start perusing Craigslist on February 1st to find a cheap elliptical. This could work out well for me.

Fantastic idea lol. I think I'll have to do that too!

I can't wait for the resolutioner take over at the gym to end. We have 3 ellipticals and about 30 people are going to want to get on it and only stay on for 3 minutes. I will slay them all if they get in the way of my work out....I get so grumpy if I miss out.

I will start perusing Craigslist on February 1st to find a cheap elliptical. This could work out well for me.

I did not think of that. Hmmm.....

nice! we get that at our dance studio too.

i still like how Danish gyms are free to its members and you only pay when you don't attend (per your agreed upon goals and schedule). nifty idea.

Good post Niner. I would have to imagine your wallet appreciates this time of year

I'm really not in this for the money though. While my pay is good, I have a "sugar momma" and don't have to work. I'm in the fitness industry because my biggest kick is when I see a person reach a goal and know I had something to do with it (directly). There are many trainers who are just in it for the money and could really care less about their clients making goal or not. I personally don't want to keep a client for more than 20 sessions max. By then they should have figured out what they need to do or have done enough to educate themselves. There are trainers I know of who keep insisting that some of their clients keep resigning and they aren't getting the results for them. This is where it's more about them than the member.
Part of why I'm on here is to educate for free (the other part is for my own goals) and to me knowledge is NOTHING if you can't share it with others.

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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

this is why i puffy heart you so hard!

Ditto to you! You're so fierce and committed when going for a goal!

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thank you, my current goal is to hold my couch down, lol. i'm mastering the crap outta this one! :laugh:

I used to be part of the mass that would resolve to drop weight in the New Year. For the last year and a bit, my thinking as changed, and I'm so glad for it. However, I'm dreading the temporary increase in my gym, since I love knowing that I can use a machine, or have some space in the weight room when I need it.

I've been stocking up on my at-home workouts so that I can focus on those for the first 3 or 4 months of the year, and hopefully hit the gym more often once the crowds die down, hehe! I second the February craiglist comment *nods*

Need to see a good physio, huh?

definitely more of a requirement rather than a want... doctor said i have to, thanks to my broken wrist and sprained foot, grrr.

What? How'd you manage that? Trying my breakdancing moves?:laugh:

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yes... no. i wish it was something cool like that and not a stupid car accident, but, sadly, i cannot...

Every year the "New Year's Revolutionists" hit the gym with the hopes and dreams of achieving weight loss. It's usually a gym's largest increase in membership annually.
So every year I get hit up with new clients who are very eager and overzealous in their expectations and results. Many think that a 20lbs loss in a couple of months is doable (even if they weigh like 145lbs) just by adding exercise and starving themselves. Needless to say that the average "revolutioner" will last 3 weeks.
I spend a lot of time writing programs at this time of the year and stay up late to do it since it's a big influx of people. So here's my advice to "revolutionists".

If you have a session with a trainer...............show up. If you can't have the courtesy to inform them. I have no problem charging for a session if there is no call or notification at least a few hours in advance. That only hurts the client if they don't call in.

Stay dedicated. It doesn't happen overnight. It took time to put it on, so it will take time to take it off.

Looking forward to the New Year, but at the same time dreading it.

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Hey,

I think about it every year since I had a marketing course where we all fu**** up the seasonability of the sport devices: we thought the major sales were in April-May, when every one thinks about getting in shape for the beach but most marketing efforts are made in January (we thought it was only "diet" time). I woud therefore NEVER start my trainings, get a new membership or buy anything to make sport on January...this is pure money and efforts loss. Rather you start in November-December, rather you wait for February. If I still want to do this in February, I might give it a try....but it has never been the case so far.
On the other hand, the "January guys" would buy let's say a home bike and use it for three weeks ( exactly same average than in your case for 95% of them), you can then buy them back 20% of initial price a couple of months later on ebay as they barely used it :laugh:
This to say that if you have a sport device hidden in your garage or under your bed, I bet you bought it January. What I am waiting for is to dicover the new revolutionary device that makes you fit in 15min/day sitting in your sofa, or the magic one that acts on the belly and give you 6 pack abs...I always got a good laugh. Can not wait for next week!!!