NIHCA Networking Group in Minnetonka Earlier this month the NIHCA Networking Group gathered to tour two facilities and roundtable on what’s working and what’s not working in the fitness facility world. We were able to tour the Williston Fitness Center and then we regrouped and toured The Marsh! Wonderful tours; thank you to Dakota, Bud…
Transitioning Child Dependent Memberships to Adult Memberships Do you offer age restrictive memberships? At what age do you cap your dependents, 16-25? Do you have your “family membership” well defined? These questions bring up the all-important question of, how do you manage these memberships? We have all become accustomed to the “quick fix” or the…
Trainer and Instructor Certification Reimbursement Bringing in new trainers or instructors and retaining the ones you have can be a struggle; with a little incentive you can keep them on board. NIHCA’s Networking Group asked if facilities offer their trainers a reimbursement for “Group Fitness” or “Personal Training” certification. The responses we received were overwhelmingly…
Open Swim Options With A Lack of Lifeguards We continue to hear questions from our members regarding the lack of lifeguard availability. The shortage in lifeguards has led to limited pool hours, pool closings, and creative thinking. The data we gathered from the NIHCA Networking group is that there are three viable options; Of course…
Lifeguarding Class as High School Elective In this time of lifeguard shortages, we need to look to our future and they always say, “kids are our future”. We had one of our NIHCA Networking members ask if there are facilities who partnered with the local school to offer lifeguarding as an elective for the high…
November 22, 2022 Cleaning is inevitable. It has to happen at home, at work, and especially at the gym. The question is, who should do the cleaning and when? We asked the NIHCA Networking Group and we received responses from a variety of facilities: University and Hospital facilities often have contracted staff that will come…
November 21, 2022 November is the National Gratitude Month. We asked our members, what are you Grateful for this month? We encouraged creativity with the theme: “Share with us what you are most grateful” Congratulations to The Wheel in Baxter, MN The Wheel shared with us their posted “love letter” to their members. We read…
October 31, 2022 Some of us came from an era of daily newspapers and phones with coiled cords. Some of us have grown up with computers, internet and social media being our main sources of information and insight. Either way, we know that your website is a make it or break it for some businesses.…
Your Holiday Re-Charge and Map Your Mission for 2023 Presented by: Kristen Brown Thursday, December 15th, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Central Time) The holiday season is upon us and with it comes overflowing to-do lists, unique workplace dynamics, gift-giving strain, entertaining and parties, kids’ events, travel and weather issues, emotional sensitivity, and many…
September 27, 2022 Have you seen our Newsletter section, “Can’t Make This Up”? Every now and again we hear a great story from one of our NIHCA Clubs about the antics happening with their members. We ask our clubs to be creative with our themes and you did not disappoint this month. The entries this…