FITLETE Weekly Newsletter
Personal Update
The Volatility of Business, Man… working as an independent trainer can be riddled with moments of volatility (liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.). I have been doing this for over a decade, but I haven’t taken a moment to workshop something I call a “kill the business exercise” in a while, and thought it would be good to do that again this past week. This exercise is a way to assess your business and address some vulnerabilities that might threaten its existence in a hypothetical future. This is not a “what if another Covid happens” exercise because those are things that you can never really predict or plan for. To do this exercise you need to look at some key aspects of how you set up your business, create a hypothetical but realistic threat to it, and try to problem-solve these threats.
This Weeks Really cool podcast to listen to is:
“Alloy Personal Training Business Podcast”
June 8th Episode: 3 Ways to simplify your business.
2 Key takeaway points are to keep it simple and Keep the main service the main focus. They go into some great discussion that takes these points to the next level and they were very easy to understand. I liked how they emphasized the need to pull the reigns in and think frugally about how you want to grow within your business. Take a listen.
Episode Link: https://pca.st/jnsnusrp
Education Updates
Total events for the year are at 5,325 and growing and there has been an increase to 659 organizations & Individuals with in-person events, virtual seminars, and online courses. Adding more filtering information will make these resources even more valuable when you need to find what you’re looking for.
Events This Week: 189!
151 In-person Events & 35 Live Virtual Events from 51 Different Organizations
United States- 63: Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehab Institute, Interactive Fitness Trainers Of America, National Exercise Trainers Association, American College Of Preventive Medicine, International Society Of Sports Nutrition, Boxing And Barbells, Structure & Function Education, Strong First, United States of America Track & Field, Anatomy Trains, Crossfit, Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization, Evidence Based Fitness Academy, Institute Of Clinical Excellence, International Society for Engineers and Researchers, National High School Athletic Coaches Association, Neurokinetic Therapy, Owens Recovery Science, Posturology, United States Of America Weightlifting, National College Of Exercise Professionals, Kettlebell Concepts, Collegiate And Professional Sports Dietitians Association
Australia- 26: Strong First, Sports Medicine Australia, Fitness + Wellness Australia, Barre Body Training, Functional Movement Systems, Strength System
Canada- 9: Certified Professional Trainers Network, Crossfit, Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization, Neurokinetic Therapy, International Society for Engineers and Researchers
United Kingdom- 8: Elite Performance Institute, Crossfit, United Kingdom Strength Coach Association, Chek Institute, Euroscicon
Spain- 3: International Personal Training Academy, Crossfit
France- 3: Strong First
Czech Republic- 3: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization, Functional Movement Systems
Switzerland- 2: International Society for Engineers and Researchers, Anatomy Trains
Singapore- 2: Evidence Based Fitness Academy, Fit Summit
Serbia- 2: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
Saudi Arabia- 2: International Society for Engineers and Researchers
Republic Of Korea- 2: Evidence Based Fitness Academy, International Society for Engineers and Researchers
Netherlands- 2: Anatomy Trains, Crossfit
India- 2: Strong First
Croatia- 2: Neurokinetic Therapy
Belgium, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, SLOVAKIA, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates - Had 1 in-person event each.
Other Member News
I have had to sunset some side projects that I initially built to be dynamically updated directories just because they were taking a bit more time to keep updated and improve in their current state. They are:
The Free Directory Of Tools
On-Demand Apparel Guide
The Podcast Directory
The good news is they are not going to be lost to the world of abandoned projects just re-imagined. to make sure they still provide value without taking time and energy away from my main mission with FITLETE. My main mission is education discovery and hosting tools.
Find out what I’m working on next. Follow this Trello Board to see what is going on: https://trello.com/b/5n67s1Mn/fitlete-project-updates