The Grayslake (Illinois) Curves celebrated their fourth year this week. Way to go!
They are holding an open house, and also promoting Liv Aid, a device designed to help women conduct a more sensitive and effective breast self-examination. Curves clubs around the world are promoting Liv Aid.
To see complete article, go here:
http://www.lakecountyjournals.com/articles/2008/09/22/local/news/doc48d183ea1da2a411947782.txt
Cheers,
Matt Z.
Our office missed the brunt of the storm, and is open for business today. Hooray!
Some emails that were sent between 10:00 a.m Friday and today may not have been delivered. So if you have not heard from us by tomorrow, please resend.
Our staff is at about 80%, and we should be fully online by Wednesday.
Lots of damage throughout Houston; mostly lost shingles, associated water damage, and downed trees. Biggest problem is no power (for 1 million+) and no gasoline - only a few stations open with LONG lines.
Thank you all for your support and patience while we deal with this.
Cheers,
Matt Z.
Due to the approaching hurricane, our offices will close at noon Friday, September 12, and remain closed until Monday morning (depending on storm damage).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Matt Z.
I recently returned from the CanFitPro (Canadian Fitness Professionals) tradeshow in Toronto. In summary, it was a GREAT convention!
The show’s primary attendees were personal trainers, and if you ever want to be motivated to exercise more, then I recommend you attend that show. They are a great group of highly dedicated people that I enjoyed getting to know once more. Several Go Figure customers stopped by too to say “hi” and were very excited to hear about the newly integrated Canadian EFT and credit card processing and French translation.
This year I was awarded a speaking opportunity at the event, which went so well that I was invited to speak again next year! I am very excited about the opportunity to explain the experiences I had managing and owning nine fitness clubs, and how all of the knowledge I acquired is poured into the iGo Figure club management software.
This was iGo Figure’s second year to attend CanFitPro, and we’re certainly looking forward to next year’s event.
Kyle
Saw this GREAT article about recent studies showing the benefits of exercise to help reduce cancer risk and for those undergoing cancer treatment.
Said the Doctor to the Cancer Patient: Hit the Gym
Several studies are cited, including one where Curves is working with the Fox Chase Cancer center in Philadelphia to study
Another great reason to help motivate your clients to hit the gym!
Cheers,
Matt Z
I read an article about Curves in Portsmouth, NH promoting an open house:
The interesting idea club owner Marylin had was to cross promote the open house with other businesess; in this case a personal style consultant and local salon were also present to give tips and free promos. Great idea to generate new members!
Cheers,
Matt Z
Tomorrow morning I am off to Toronto to attend the CanFitPro trade show. Last year was our first year to attend, and while the show was over all, smaller than what we were used to, it was time well spent. The Canadian market has been good for Go Figure, and we like being a part of it. This year I will be speaking health club professionals in the tradeshow about the three most deadly forms of member attrition. It will be a clinic on how to inoculate against them as they affect all health clubs to some degree.
Kyle Zagrodzky
Many were asking me if we are open for business Tuesday (Aug 5) because of the potential threat of Tropical Storm Eduard.
Employee safety is always a top priority. We are monitoring the storm closely, and because it does not appear to be a serious threat at this time, our offices will remain open, and technical support (as well as everything else) should be the same as it always is. If there is a change, or phone system will provide a status update and let you know when the office will be back on line.
Cheers,
Matt Z.
With price of gasoline what it is and a general concern for the environment, we decided to test a work-from- home policy. This allows employees to avoid the high costs of commuting to work (some would save more than $500 per month in commuting expenses) and saves employees many hours per week normally stuck in traffic.
So far so good - it has been relatively easy to set up employees to work from home. Currently, 5 members of the Go Figure team are trying it out and love it.
Cheers,
Matt Z.
The blood drive we held for John was a huge success. More than 40 units were donated!
John is still recovering from his injuries, and is currently one of the ones testing the virtual office program.
Cheers,
Matt Z.
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