It’s been 3 weeks since my last post so far that I apologise. It has been for good reasons though, I’ve been working on a lot of things behind the scenes, things like online coaching, I’ve mentioned it a couple of times but I’ve got a few coaching clients, been doing a LOT of networking. I’m working on something that is big and will change the way people will train in Huddersfield – that’s all I can say about that at this moment in time.

 

I got in this industry to help people and I’m doing it through various avenues such as:

1. Personal Training
2. Sunday Bootcamps
3. Online Coaching
4. This blog
5. Working on the gym floor

 

What I’ve realised over the past few months is:

1. I limit the people I can help by only doing Personal Training in Huddersfield
2. A lot of people want help with a diet and getting meal plans sorted for them
3. I’ve been neglecting my female readers by posting a lot of info on muscle building and not enough on fat loss
4. Being in employment helped me get the word around about myself and I helped a lot of people while employed, however although where I was working helped me start my career and gave me experience I was limited and restricted to how I helped people and I couldn’t give people as much value and help as they deserved
5. Corporate gyms are after the bottom line and filling gyms like a tin of sardines to get more money. They are overcrowded and members get unhappy when they have to wait for machines. I would rather make fewer people 5 times happier and sacrifice some profit for member satisfaction.
6. After quitting employment my business has improved.

 

My promise to everyone reading this:

1. I will be helping a lot more people very soon. I will do this through great content on the blog, online coaching, joint ventures with complimentary businesses locally.
2. I will be doing more fat loss articles – but not on here, I will be making this site targeted towards males that want to build muscle. I will be creating a new company that is a lot more female friendly and it will have a lot of fat loss and fitness and diet articles on there, this site will have a  different primary purpose (all will be explained in time) and the fat loss blog will be on there as a way of adding value to customers.
3. In business I will stick to my core values and put the customer first. I will rather have 500 people chuffed to bits with my service than have 2000 customers who receive mediocre value.
4. I have been approached by several supplement companies to promote their products, I will not promote supplements of inferior quality or where I don’t see value for money in their products. There are companies out there with excellent products which I have used and promoted, but if I don’t see value for money in their products then I will not be a sell out and promote them. There is a lot of money to be made selling supplements but I’m not in it for greed, it will have to be a good product with value.
5. Corporate gyms vs Independent gyms – I will always root for “the little guys” they have that personal touch and aren’t surrounded in red tape, they are more likely to listen to members and give them what they want. I will be working on something that will raise the bar in gyms in Huddersfield. There are preconceptions on fitness instructors not doing anything apart from flirting and chatting with each other. There are a lot of decent qualified gym instructors out there that can’t get work because useless gym staff are taking their hours. I’m not referring to any particular gym in any particular city but sadly that’s the stereotype of instructors. It’s time things changed and it’s time good staff have an opportunity to progress and get rewarded for their hard work. Again all will be explained next month.
6. I will never compromise on quality. My clients deserve the best and they will get it, it may take a long time for me to acquire quality equipment but I don’t cut corners.

 

It may sound like a rant and in a way it is, it’s time things changed and people weren’t so greedy and they focused on customer care and the ultimate customer experience rather than having a management structure with 5 odd levels of managers and manager salaries to pay for, and they pay for their salaries by cramming facilities to the brim and not reinvesting enough money back into the gyms. I may get in trouble for this but (and sorry for swearing) fuck it. I’m here to get people results and keep them happy. It’s time some gyms remembered that. I would like you guys to like and share this article with as many people as you can. It’s time that gym members stopped “settling” and putting up with overcrowded gyms and having to wait for machines and dealing with poor staff that don’t have a clue or are too busy chatting up the members.

 

If you agree then please share this article and show me some love and support :)

Kirt