The Fitness Business Trap – Private Label Fitness | Branded Fitness

Honestly… ​how many times have you seen this unsustainable fitness business model play out?

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You know… the one where a studio or club owner falls into this default mindset:

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✅ More clients

✅ More sessions

✅ More money

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You know what I’m talking about…. right?

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And, you probably also know there’s a problem with it…

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🚫 That model caps your income.

🚫 Your time becomes the ceiling.

🚫 And eventually… you run out of hours. ⏰

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Yet, day after day the industry’s sales and marketing gurus pitch their never-ending: “Get MORE Clients” with their particular systems, plans, funnels… you name it.
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The promise of unlimited leads, new referrals, new clients…

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Jeeezzz… it’s intoxicating!

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It’s been the same pitch for the entire 35 years I’ve been in the business. It’s a trap and it never ends well.

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Here’s what I know to be the absolute TRUTH:

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The most successful, most profitable fitness businesses do NOT have this mindset: “I need more clients/members.”

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Instead, their mantra is:

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That’s where recurring revenue — and even passive recurring revenue — changes everything.

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I know this will sound like self-promotion for our products and I guess it is.

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But, I can assure you I’ve helped thousands of health and fitness professionals SCALE their businesses and increase profitability through smart and consistent recurring revenue streams.

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Let me start with just one small little revenue stream that generates income WITHOUT adding more hours:

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Forty-eight (48) years ago when I entered the industry as a Personal Trainer at Jack LaLanne’s European Health Spa in S. California, we wore blue smocks, black pants, black shoes and carried a clipboard with “Client Workout Cards.”

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Nearly 50 years later, the apparel has changed, yet most fit pros still carry that stupid clipboard (or now a tablet) to record the client’s workout.

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This, despite the overwhelming research and evidence that clients who maintain their own “HAND-WRITTEN JOURNALS” always achieve better results. ​

Our most successful fitness partners totally understand this.

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For over 20 years the same health professionals like Chas Wardle, Emile Jarreau, Mitch Schroder, Jamie Woods, Helena Garcia, Jenny Rositer and hundreds of successful health professionals consistently order Transformation Journals branded with their LOGOS — every month.

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The Journals help:

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✅ Clients Achieve Better Results

✅ Increase Brand/Business Recognition​

✅ Increased Profits

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Simple Math: Luke Dennison is a trainer in Nebraska. Here’s his monthly minimum order:
– 10 branded 8-Week Journals Cost = $159.90

– 10 8-Week Journals Sold @$25.00 = $250.00

– Less shipping cost = $22.00

NET PROFIT 8-Week Journals $68.10

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His monthly purchases generate $817.20 of NET PROFIT annually.

His total labor is sending me his order by TEXT! We do the rest.

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Go Big: Natasha Jimenez orders 100 Journals twice a year to take advantage of the 10% discount.

– 100 branded 8-Week Journals Cost = $1,599. less 10% = $1,439.10

– 100 8-Week Journals Sold @$29.99 = $2,999

– Less shipping cost = $127.00

NET PROFIT 8-Week Journals $1,432

These two purchases generate $2,864 of NET PROFIT annually.

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I should add that Natasha’s mid-sized club has several other profit centers that generate additional profits.

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I know,  this doesn’t exactly sound like it’s going to make you a $ gazillionaire $ business owner.

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But, this is how the mindset starts.

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✅ Something small that you can track.

✅ Something that requires no labor or time on your part

✅ Something that consistently generates additional revenue.

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In upcoming posts, I’ll show you the exact products and services the most successful and profitable fitness business owners market and sell to generate thousands of dollars in recurring revenue. 💰💰💰💰💰