Core Concepts
Regular fitness insights from The Abs Company
Take Your Dojo To The Next Level: The Abs Company For Martial Artists
If you’ve taught in any discipline of martial arts, it’s no secret to you that physical combat training utilizes your whole body. I don’t care who we’re talking about; take your first Muay Thai class and the next morning you’ll be acquainted with a few dozen muscles...
Sled Pushes: A Fun, Full Body Workout For Your Gym Members
Sled pushing isn’t only one of the most effective exercises out there, it also might just be the funnest. And while at first glance it might seem intimidating, I’m here to tell you that at fifty years old, I enjoy my sled workouts more than I ever have before. Here’s...
The 5 Pillars Of Building Your Fitness Business
Growing a business requires careful forethought & commitment. But in my case, as it is for many fitness professionals, I was thrust into the role of entrepreneur less out of planning, and more so due to passion. Now, nearly ten years into what was, for me, an...
The World Is Ready To Get Back To The Gym: Are You Ready To Welcome Them?
2020 dawned on most of us like any other year. There were the usual resolutions, the typical aspirations for your personal and your business life, and of course the annual sense of limitless possibility for the 365 days still to come. It was no different, of course,...
The Benefits Of Tire Training
Here's some great information about Tire Training from our VP of Sales and workout guru, Michael Ritter. He's even included a FREE TireFlip 180® workout for you to try. Over the last couple of years, you’ve probably seen truck or tractor tires popping up in a ton of...
Are You Overlooking The Most Vital Aspect of Your Business? Company Culture In The Fitness Industry
Based on Episode 3 of The Core Of Success PodcastWhat would you say is the most vital part of your business? Is it the people working for you? Might it be the physical layout or the functionality of your facility? Sure, these are ESSENTIAL to the success of any...
Hardwire Your Day For Fulfillment: 5 Key Principles For Success From The Abs Company
It would be easy, you know. To wake up tomorrow and fall into the same old routine; that immediate, desperate scroll through social media before you’ve even gotten out of bed. Perhaps you’d bury yourself in the news of the day or the latest empty, glittery celeb...
Showing Up: Learning From Losing In Business And In Life
Our eyes met, two perfect strangers face-to-face under the eyes of a few dozen onlookers, and at the same exact second, we charged. He was a wrestler—you could read it in his posturing and his movements—and I knew from the get-go that it would be a challenge just...
Why Personal Trainers Should Invest in Continuing Education
By Jane Brailey If you are a personal trainer, it can be hard to find the time to pursue further education. Fortunately, with how advanced technology is today, you can still invest in continuing your education through online courses. An article by the Entrepreneur...
The Power of the Zone
Needless to say the fitness industry has changed over the past 90 days. Many facilities around the globe have been shut down and the ones that have remained open had to create a new way of doing business. The great news is that our industry is strong, resilient, and...
The Backward Walking Person: Building A Team With Those Different From Ourselves
It’s not often I find myself moved to tears before the sun comes up, but it happened. As the father of a 4 month old, I’m often up, fixing myself the first of a few cups of coffee well before the sun rises and I’ve recently been filling those early morning hours with...
Give ‘Em Hell: Work In The Time of Covid-19
Winston Churchill once said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Granted, Old Winston was referring to Britain’s nightly bombardments by the Luftwaffe, but I think from a business standpoint in the current CoronaVirus climate, we can certainly take a page (or...
Light At The End Of The Tunnel!
Reopening Gyms and Fitness Centers In The Post-Covid 19 World. Based On Episode 32 Of The Core Of Success Podcast There’s a buzz in the air. Can you feel it? Spring has sprung and with the warm weather comes an excitement to get out; to take the next step towards...
3 Pillars of Stellar Customer Service
This week our very own DJ Hoffman, Director of Customer Experience, is going to share some great insights about Customer Experience. He’s been working directly with our customers for years, and now leads that experience. He definitely has some valuable tips to share....
On-Boarding A New Employee
On-Boarding A New Employee The Abs Company was started in 2007 with only two employees and has grown to a staff of 15 in a little over ten years. We are very fortunate that most all of our employees that have been hired have never left! Employee #1 is still with us...
The Booty Trend
Here's a great article from CEO, Sean Gagnon about the latest fitness trend - Glute training. Glute training isn't really new, but the demand for a full, round posterior has made a strong comeback and that shines the light on all of the ways to get it! Read or...
Leading with Gratitude Can Change Everything
Some very relevant and heart-felt words of wisdom and inspiration from our Director of Operations Kim Healey. Leading with gratitude can change everything. At the Abs Company we got together as a team in 2016 and brainstormed on our Purpose, our Mission and our Core...
Overcoming Workplace Challenges
Here's a great post from our Director of Operations, Eleni Gagnon. Hear how she handles workplace challenges here at The Abs Company. I bet when you think of a large company you think they have it all figured out, but I can guarantee behind those big doors they’re...
Benefits of Tire Training
Here's some great information about Tire Training from our VP of Sales, and workout guru Michael Ritter. He's even included a great TireFlip 180® workout for you to try. The Benefits of Tire Training Over the last couple of years, you’ve probably seen truck or...
What is Culture?
One of the hottest words in business today is CULTURE. Nearly every business article and post talks about culture and the effects it can have on a company. As with many things that become so popular, sometimes the meaning can be distorted. So what exactly is Culture?...
