American Council on Exercise (ACE) surveyed over 2,700 fitness professionals and discovered a promising outlook for 2011, as the economy is on the rise.
The following are the top 10 trends for 2011, as determined by the survey respondents:

1. Economic Upswing will increase PT and interest in fitness
2. Added-Value Wellness Services by teaming up with other health care professionals
3. Stress Reduction Through Fitness.
4. Use Technology (like Facebook and Twitter) to provide extra motivation for PT programs.
5. Buddy System and support groups to help with member retention
6. Popular Workouts:  Boot camp-style workouts, dance classes, suspension and interval training.
7. Small Group Workouts.
8. Youth-focused classes thanks to national attention on childhood obesity
9. Corporate Wellness.
10. Hire more certified trainers

To read more click here. Let’s start 2011 right!

Cheers,
Matt

Go Figure is reaching out to YOU wherever you are in the world with our virtual iCamp. Enjoy a webinar with Kyle Zagrodzky and Andy Calistrat every month with tips and tricks on how to run your business successfully. Learn about new features and the latest news relevant to your business. CLICK HERE for ALL iCamps! or Click here to watch our latest iCamp Vol 4.

Club Industry – October 6 – 8, 2010 – Booth #1029

Receive your FREE admission by clicking here and find out why thousands of facility owners like you trust the iGo Figure Membership & Business Management Software to run their facility:

• Incredibly easy-to-use software that does it all.
• Integrated, low-cost payment processing, incl. $.10 EFT.
• Efficiently manage all of your memberships.
• Handle all your scheduling needs.
• Control facility access.
• Track employee compensation.
• Advanced POS and inventory system.
• Local install or web-based/hosted available.
• Available in multiple languages.
• World-class free support and training included.

Discover the iGo Figure Software on site or Request a Free Trial!

Cheers,

Matt Z.

Attend this webinar to find out all the GREAT new features in Version 3.8. We have enabled the Supplements column on your Projection Sheet, Added a Members Not Measured Report, Added the ability to email market to your No Sales, and much, much more!

Features, fixes, and enhancements that you have been asking for a long time are here in this version!
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Thu, Sep 23, 2010 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT
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iGo Figure^® Software announced today that the iGo Figure Membership & Business Management Software is now available in Chinese.

“With the iGo Figure Software already available in 14 other languages, it only made sense to also make it available to the fastest growing economy in the world.”

“Our customers with locations in several different countries love the availability of the translations as it provides them with a consistent software solution for all their facilities around the world,” Zagrodzky said.

The iGo Figure Software is trusted by thousands of club owners worldwide to run their facilities, and is available in Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian. For more information, email sales@igofigure.com or visit www.igofigure.com.

Cheers,
Matt Z.

Source: http://www.igofigure.com/page/igo-figure-club-management-software-now-available-in-chinese/