+ Philosophy: Anything is possible -- straight up. You want to run your first 5K, we’re going to make it happen. You want to drop 20 pounds, increase stability and up your functional strength, we’re going to make it happen. When it comes down to it, it’s all about fun and functionality!
+ Specialties: Endurance, Strength, Stability training with emphasis on injury prevention and post-injury protocols. 5k, 10k, half marathon training. Plant-based (Vegan) Fitness
Administrative Responsibilities
+Ensure Trainers are productive by setting monthly, weekly and daily goals and objectives consistent with or above those of blink.
+Conduct monthly, weekly and daily meetings with Trainers to review performance and operations, as well as offer direction, motivation and guidance toward achieving personal and club goals.
+Ensure revenue and service goals are properly communicated and that the club remains on-track to attain daily, weekly and monthly financial goals.
-Review daily club sales performance and individual employee performance stats with Area Personal Training Manager, Club Manager, Assistant Club Manager, and staff members to identify issues and clarify behaviors needed to achieve club sales goals.
+Work the floor to assist members and encourage their involvement in personal training. Personally selling training sessions via an effective prospecting strategy.
+Handle member service matters, such as providing tours of the club, explaining services offered by the PT Department and signing up members for training agreements and appointments. Mediate member issues and complaints in a timely and effective manner, elevating issues when appropriate.
+Perform various administrative and housekeeping duties within assigned areas as needed.
+Alert Operations staff to repairs and maintenance needs in the club. Personally conducts facility walk-through daily.
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"Heat therapy helps relax muscles, and increasing the blood flow helps healing and decreases stiffness," explains Thompson. Blood carries nutrients like protein, vitamin B, and vitamin C (to name just a few) that help the body repair muscles, she explains, so increasing blood flow to the damaged area can help support recovery. Indeed, one 2017 study published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine found that when applied immediately after heavy exercise, heat therapy can help reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness.
Ellen Thompson, CPT, head personal trainer at Blink Fitness, recommends a water bottle with a straw: "It may help you take larger sips, or just make it easier to drink water."
"Getting enough rest is essential to supporting muscle recovery modulating muscle soreness," says certified personal trainer Ellen Thompson, Head Personal Trainer with Blink Fitness. It's during sleep that our bodies release the highest amounts of human growth hormone and testosterone, which support muscle growth and repair, she explains.