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Fitness First Dates For Summer

By Chris McCombs

So we are in the official full swing of summer. This is when I start making my mental list of all the things I want to do while the weather is so incredibly beautiful-but how can I complain ever living in the lovely paradise of Southern California? But indeed, I have a few things I like to do every summer and most of them include being in the pleasant outdoors. Summer is also a great time for making new memories with perhaps someone you just met as it is possibly the most romantic time of the year. Sunsets and more skin get the heart pumping and the mind racing. But perhaps you can continue the higher heart rate by giving your dates this summer a fitness twist (which is also a good way to find out if your new flame is as excited about health and physical activity as you are!).

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Dinner and a movie-seriously?
I must admit I have never understood this one. Eating is great and being a foodie myself, I must admit, I love to do it (intelligently), but going out to dinner for a date can be a little cliché (and these days pretty pricey if that is the main event). Going to the movies and not even getting to talk to each other? In the dark? On a beautiful night? When there are stars to be seen outside? Don’t just eat and sit indoors, do something that you can both agree upon in advance or take turns showing each other activities that are interesting to you. Go on a hike on a cool summer Sunday morning and then have a picnic lunch. Walk the dog around the bay. Take a moonlit stroll on the beach or rents bikes on the boardwalk.

All of these activities help you to loosen up and be yourself so that you can put your best foot forward instead of trying to make polite conversation over overpriced wine at a stuffy restaurant. By choosing something you already like to do or have always wanted to do puts you at ease so that you are confident enough to tell you ‘cool” stories that relate to the activity that you are doing…like the time that you rode your bike through Tuscany when you were 20 or when you volunteered at the animal shelter because of your passion for dogs.

So as we all know, exercise increases testosterone levels which increase libido, just a delicious side-effect of the outdoor activity dates which can maybe lead to a second and a third date?
And once you have gotten more comfortable and established with someone in particular, you may even be willing to step out of your comfort zone and try a ballroom dancing class (oh come on you know you are a closeted Dancing with the Stars fan), a yoga session or take scuba diving lessons together. This can increase your attraction toward one another as doing new things together can increase the chemicals that make humans bond with one another.

So get out of the house off your ass and try something new! You will burn some calories and maybe get burned by the flame of love too if you’re lucky.

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Tips to Evolve Your Fitness Business

By Casey Kaldal

Forming a new fitness business? Trying to come up with ways to expand your business without investing a lot of money? These ideas can get you started!

Options abound and you have lots of choices on how to nurture your fitness business without breaking the bank!

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Set Up a Website

You need to show to your customers that your business has a web presence, it’s simply expected in today’s world. If you’re already tech savvy enough to set up your own site, awesome, but if you don’t know how, try these ideas.

- Do you know any kids or college students? A lot of kids these days are able to whip up a decent simple website and you could probably get them to do it for under or around 0. Make sure you review their work before they upload it to the internet.

- There are simple programs that help you construct a website such as homestead.com or buildyoursite.com. These websites can walk you through how to create your first web site and publish it to the web. In my opinion Wordpress is the best way to go, being pretty simple and having lots of options you can use to profit and share your skills as a fitness trainer.

Make sure your website has information on what services you offer, and is geared towards your target audience. It should contain your contact information, pricing options, and hours of availability.

Once you’ve got your site up, submit it to the major search engines such as Yahoo! and Google. Include any cities or areas that you would like to cover, and use key words that correspond to how your target audience would search. Here’s an example: LA fitness, LA personal training, LA weight loss, LA bootcamps, etc.

Low Cost Marketing Tips

One way to get free advertising is to post your fitness business services on Craigslist. You should post at least weekly to keep your ads fresh. Include the same kind of key words as above so different searches will find your business in the results.

There are places that will print business cards for you for very low costs, such as VistaPrint.com. Your business cards can have a similar design as your website for continuity, or you can use a template from the print company or elsewhere. Put business cards everywhere you go – coffee shops, health food stores, public boards, restrooms, restaurants; get your name out everywhere.

A great way to meet potential clients is to talk to large corporations in your area to see if they’re interested in having you do a free demo class for their employees. Emphasize that the benefits of healthier employees will improve their employees’ health, reducing use of personal time and health benefits due to illness (i.e. saving their company money!!). If you get a good response from the employees when you do the free demo, offer an ongoing class or private sessions, whatever the company is interested in.

Look out for conferences, expos, and other health-related events happening locally. Even if you don’t have money to rent a booth for the entire event, make sure you go and have your business cards ready – your target audience will be there, and you didn’t even have to pay for the advertising!

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