Amy Boone Thompson
Amy Boone Thompson
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Join us at IDEA World and embark on a journey of discovery, growth, and transformation.
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The 2024 IDEA & ACSM Health & Fitness Summit proved to be an unparalleled success, drawing a substantial crowd to Chicago, February 22-25.
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We are thrilled to announce our inaugural collaborative event with the esteemed American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): the 2024 IDEA & ACSM Health & Fitness Summit.
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Let’s embark on this collective journey, fortified with motivation, determination, and a shared commitment to achieving our professional goals while reimagining our capacity for greatness.
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As we approach the end of another remarkable year, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude to each member of our IDEA community. The holiday season is the perfect time to pause and reflect on the many accomplishments of the year gone by, while contemplating the possibilities and opportunities that lie ahead.
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This is a big month for our IDEA Family. We are “moving” into our new and improved membership experience. You should be getting communications from our team speaking to many of the timelines and advantages the new platform will provide.
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With immense pride and gratitude, we announce that IDEA is now paperless! As the final step in this 2-year transition, IDEA Fitness Journal will now be progressing to a digital-only format.
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Get ready to supercharge your knowledge, forge meaningful connections and ignite your passion for wellness at IDEA® World.
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January 6, 2020 – San Diego, CA –IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals, and part of the Fitness Group for Active Interest Media, is pleased to announce a formal license agreement with the Korea Beautiness & Arts Agency (KBAA) to hold its first convention, the 2020 IDEA…
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I have worked with hundreds of managers in the fitness business. I have promoted most of them from roles such as personal trainer, group fitness director, café manager, massage therapist and leagues director. While these people were all knowledgeable and skilled in their job areas, most of them had never overseen and managed a team.
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Many companies hire project managers to oversee and implement initiatives set forth by the organizations. Project managers are adept at ensuring that those initiatives are successfully completed in a timely manner.
As a fitness manager, you are also expected to manage projects as part of your job description. Unfortunately, few fitness managers are given the tools they need to ev…
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“As a young and newly appointed general manager of an exclusive multisport health club, I felt inexperienced, chronically behind in my tasks and alone. I needed to find someone outside the walls of my club and the world of fitness in whom I could confide—someone I co…
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At this point in our series for new fitness managers, you have learned how to make the best impression possible on your staff, managers and members. You have also learned your club’s essential business practices and worked hard to determine the needs of your department. Finally,…
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Creating an Equipment Maintenance Plan
WHY AN EFFECTIVE PLAN THAT COVERS YOUR INVENTORY WILL SAVE MONEY AND TIME AND REDUCE THE NEED FOR COSTLY REPAIRS.
By Amy Boone
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o far this year, this column has focused on how to select the best fitness and cardiovascular equipment for your facility; where to place it on the fitness floor for the biggest return on investment; how to foster mutua…
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