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Are staff members friendly and helpful?
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Is the club clean and well maintained?
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Do fitness staff members have appropriate
educational backgrounds and/or certification from nationally
recognized certifying agencies?
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Are new members provided with a club orientation
and instruction on how to use equipment?
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Does the club have the cardiovascular resistance
equipment you want and need to achieve your fitness goals?
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Does the club offer sufficient number and variety
of programs for you to achieve your fitness goals (aerobic,
racquet sports, basketball, etc.)?
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Does the club offer instruction in a sport or
activity that you might want to learn (tennis, squash, swimming,
etc.)?
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Does the club offer a sufficient number and variety
of programs for you to achieve other goals (stress management,
weight management, smoking cessation, social activities, etc.).
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Are there long lines at the equipment, or crowded
aerobics classes, at the time that you would be using the club?
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Is child care available if you need it.
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Is there adequate parking available if you need it?
Why do people join health and sportsclubs?
To
exercise regularly in a motivating and energizing environment.
To get
the support they need to stay with an exercise program.
To
learn a new sport-or continue playing a favorite sport-such as
tennis, racquetball, basketball, swimming, etc.
To work
out on a variety of user-friendly cardiovascular and resistance
equipment.
To
receive one-on-one guidance and support from qualified fitness
professionals.
To
exercise in a safe environment where CPR, emergency response, and
other safeguards are available.
To have
a place to exercise when it is too hot, too cold, or weather
conditions are hazardous.
To
improve their health and well-being through health promotion
programs such as stress management, weight management, and smoking
cessation.
To
maintain strength, mobility and functionality throughout life.
To
improve physical mobility through physical therapy, and programs
designed for people with special challenges, such as arthritis.
To
encourage their children to develop the life-long practice of
exercising regularly.
To take
advantage of child care programs, summer camps. and special
activities geared towards children.
To meet
old friends and make new friends through organized, off-site club
activities such as hiking and skiing trips.
To take
advantage of social activities such as dances, parties and picnics.
To
make new friends of all ages-from two to 92 |
