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The Business of Group Exercise Beyond the Numbers
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The Business of Group Exercise Beyond the Numbers

The health club market has changed tremendously in the last 10 years. Expectations are high, times are hard and group fitness directors are pulled in a million directions. Learn the foundations of the health club business and how you directly relate to the bottom line. Walk away with a laundry list of helpful resources and straightforward strategies that will help you communicate with management more effectively and lead your team with ease. Review in-depth information about evaluating the effectiveness of classes with numbers, budgets, pay scales and much more.

Shannon Fable

Shannon Fable is a sought-after speaker, author, and thought leader in strategic innovation, implementation, and integration. Over the past 25 years, she has helped impressive brands, including ACE, Anytime Fitness, Schwinn®, Power Systems, Silver Sneakers, FIT4MOM, and BOSU®, as well as solopreneurs, create, clarify, and simplify their products and services to increase their impact. Fable served as Chair of the ACE board of directors, co-founded and successfully sold GroupEx PRO®, and is recognized as the 2013 IDEA and 2006 ACE Instructor of the Year. As a Book Yourself Solid® Licensed Professional and an EOS® Integrator Mastery Forum Pro Member, she helps companies build scalable and sustainable businesses. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Education & Digital Programming for Exos.
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  3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
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  • The Business of Group Exercise—Beyond the Numbers
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