Over 100 leaders in the health and fitness industry are ready to answer your questions. http://www.ihrsa.org/industryleader FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Fred Hoffman and Jasmin Kirstein give a preview of their sessions at IHRSA 2010. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=21049 Everyone once in a while, we get some answers that aren't quite comprehensive enough to post on their own. This special edition features three important questions and three informative (though short) answers. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=21025 Diogo Angelino, John Atwood, and Keith Callahan discuss the conundrum of to hire or not hire full-time staff. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20990 Scott Lewandowski, Thomas Kulp, and Anne Whiteside discuss balancing group programming and costs. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20989 Vaughn Marxhausen and Thomas Kulp discuss inexpensive staff training systems. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20958 Rick Caro, Jesse Keene, Karen Jashinsky, and Beth Shaw discuss researching demographic information for business plan development. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20915 Phillip Mills, Dory Berman, and Lori Lowell discuss group exercise programming options. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20901 30 Industry Leaders share what's important to them in the new year.. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20900 Franklin Rice, Alan Leach, and Joe Schwar discuss prospect tracking. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20870 Hervey Lavoie and Fred Hoffman discuss revisiting club design and how your members will react. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20846 Bill McBride, Diogo Angelino, and Rick Caro discuss what to do with existing memberships when purchasing a new club. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20839 Scott Lewandowski, Chez Misko, and Jared Cogswell discuss discounting non-dues revenue products to increase retention. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20812 Bonnie Patrick Mattalian, Steve Krum, Bill McBride, and Brent Darden discuss industry projections for 2010. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20779 Gary Klencheski and Barry Klein discuss holiday hours, when to stay open, when to close, and when to shorten your hours. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20770 Alex McMillan and Vaughn Marxhausen discuss weight-loss TV shows "lies" and how fitness professionals can spread the truth. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20756 Amanda Oborne and Constance Ruiz discuss the benefits of both independent start-ups and franchise businesses. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20734&nodeID=15 Kelly Nakai, Annette Lang, and Mark Slavin discuss the use of foam rollers in fitness. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20715&nodeID=15 Barry Klein and John Atwood discuss what percentage of a club's revenue should come from personal training. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20694&nodeID=15 Amanda Harris, Dr. Wendy Williamson, Brad C. Wilkins, MBA, and Lloyd Gainsboro discuss how health clubs can reach out to the medical community. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20660&nodeID=15 Doug Miller, Thomas Kulp and Alan Leach discuss common membership specials http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20653&nodeID=15 Chris Gallo, Sam Berry, and Michele Melkerson-Granryd discuss personal trainers playing the role of sales-people as a cost-cutting method. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20644&nodeID=15 Bill McBride, Diogo Angelino, Donna Russell, and Lisa Gorsline discuss hiring practices and how to eliminate unqualified candidates. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20633&nodeID=15 Mike James, Mike Motta, and Vaughn Marxhausen discuss corporate wellness memberships and turning cold calls into "warm calls." http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20608&nodeID=15 Ray Algar and Bret FitzGerald discuss how to maximize the power of your club's website. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20598&nodeID=15 Colin Milner and Emily Liskow discuss programming and profit centers for the senior citizen market. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20558&nodeID=15 Alex McMillan, Bonnie Mattalian, Ryan Vogt, and Diogo Angelino discuss how to motivate your personal training staff without money. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20548&nodeID=15 Barry Klein, Joe Cirulli, and Jill Kinney discuss how to create and implement a strategic plan. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20523&nodeID=15 Sarah Hoffman and Brenda Abdilla discuss the inexpensive online marketing ideas. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20514&nodeID=15 Herb Lipsman and Emily Liskow discuss the most important attributes for being a leader at a health club. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20464&nodeID=15 Rob Bishop and Bonnie Patrick Mattalian reveal the most comfortable interior temperature for different areas of a health club. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20446&nodeID=15 Geoff Dyer and Jarod Cogswell discuss month-to-month, no contract membership options. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20423&nodeID=15 Our own industry research expert, Katie Rollauer, discusses the top reasons people join health clubs. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20406&nodeID=15 Bill McBride, Eddie Tock, and Paul Brown discuss the average cost of selling a health club membership. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20381&nodeID=15 Expert Lori Sherlock discusses the best practices for stretching in water: http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20372&nodeID=15 Brent Darden and Bob Shoulders advise a water aerobics instructor on the ideal temperature for water aerobics classes. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20364&nodeID=15 Ann Gilbert and Nicki Anderson give advice to a personal training business owner looking to sell his company. http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20344&nodeID=15 Expert Jill Stevens Kinney gives advice to a Pakistani club operator who looking to increase dues without negatively affecting retention http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=20321&nodeID=15