1. Create a Scorecard

There are many variables in managing a Group Fitness (‘GF’) department. And with numerous GF Managers being part-time, juggling priorities can be a real challenge. The result is that often there is only time to react rather than to plan for success.

How will this section help me?

How great would it be to have an easy-to-follow system to help you set, monitor your progress towards and achieve clearly defined goals?

This section will cover the following areas to assist with Creating a Scorecard.

Topic

Content summary

Foundation benchmarks for measuring Group Fitness success

Introduction and summary of benefits for each of these foundation benchmarks:

  • Budgeted versus actual group fitness costs

  • Attendance counts

  • Cost per head

  • Attendances by instructors

Using your budget benchmark

Review how to use cost analysis to make Group Fitness Management more effective.

Establish your attendance trends

Explore how to use overall attendance trends as a starting point to understand your opportunities for growth.

Analyze your cost per head

Understand the relationship between actual group fitness monthly spend and attendance performance.

Identify your top instructors

Recognize who your top instructors are.

Everyday challenges

Check out some ‘real world’ answers to key issues:

  1. How to get accurate counts.

  2. What to do if management reports don’t include the foundation benchmarks.

  3. How to set targets with instructors.

  4. Find out other ways to compare attendances across time-slots.

  5. How to get the most out of reporting on cost per head.


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