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Client Management

By taking your Fitness Business Outdoors, you, unfortunately, won’t forgo the administrative tasks associated with hosting workout classes. Client Orientation and Health Screening is still of utmost importance, and considering …

Marketing

It goes without saying that social media is a must-have for marketing your fitness business – outdoors especially! You will need internal and external social media groups to communicate with …

Insurance

Making sure you’re covered to teach boot camps or outdoor training is an essential step of your planning process. If you currently own a fitness business or registered as an …

Sessions, equipment and safety

Getting people outdoors for workouts in the warm weather can be a great way to maximise season attendance in the summer months of longer, warmer days. The seasons, weather and …

Market research, business start up and promotion

Do your research, your local council and state government websites will have an enormous amount of data published and linked with their Parks and Recreation Strategies, their position on Community …

Location, licenses, permits and costs

Using parks as a free space to host workouts is one of most appealing aspects of delivering an outdoor community-based fitness program, however, many councils or local governments require various …

Six steps to success

We’re sure you’ll agree that everything we’ve learned so far sounds like some great reasons to get outdoors! Before starting your own outdoor fitness business, there are six key things …

Summary and References

That brings us to the end of week two! With the six steps to success you are ready to start your outdoor fitness business! What did you take away from …

What About OUR Mental Health?

What About OUR Mental Health? Mental illness can have an impact on a person’s cognitive, behavioural and social functioning. Those with a mental illness often struggle to engage in their …

Adult Pre Exercise Screening System (APSS)

If you have completed other courses within this ExpertTrack you may have encountered this document before. We feel it is important to highlight it again as a valuable tool for …

How Sedentary Are We?

Lack of physical activity contributes to over three million preventable deaths worldwide each year (that’s 6 percent of all deaths). It is the fourth leading cause of death due to …

Sitting is the New Smoking

The corporate culture of sitting at work, desk-bound in offices is finally being questioned, as it may not be the most productive environment for everyone. With ‘work from home’ options, …

Getting the Most Out of This Course

Whether you’re learning online for the first time, or you’re new to FutureLearn, the following tips will help you get the most out of your course. Travelling through the course …