Weight loss program for fitness center members

What is the Goal ?

• The goal of my intervention for the fitness center is to help reduce the weight of our members.

• By doing this will increase members frequency of visiting the fitness center.

Risks of being Overweight or Obese

• Risks!!• Coronary heart disease• High blood pressure 140/90 • Stroke• Type 2 diabetes• Cancer• Sleep Apnea• Metabolic syndrome(1)

Benefits of reducing weight

• Benefits• 7-10% of people have seen better health results from

regular exercise, diet, and weight loss than medicine.• Reducing weight can cause a reduction of getting diabetes,

high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.• Most heart diseases, cancers and diabetes are able to

change with lifestyle change.(2)

What actions should be taken ?

• Actions• Better tracking of weight loss• Better equipment to help in the aide of weight loss.• Measuring instruments• Nutrition guidance

Are you ready for change ?

Treadmill

• Smooth 5.65 Treadmill• 2.75HP quiet motor• Lifetime frame warranty • 5 year warranty for other parts

• Shock Absorption • Reduces impact on joints

Purpose of the treadmill

• Cost:$949• Source:• Treadmill

• Purpose:• Reduce weight lossin members.

Stairclimber

• Precor c776i stair climber• Quiet and smooth

operation.• 14 challenging Settings• Lifetime warranty

• Purpose: • To reduce weight

of members.• Strength gains in

leg muscles.

Stairclimber

• Cost: $ 2,397.00• Source: Stairclimber• Additional value:• Members will be able to get a good cardio workout while

losing weight in the process.• The machine will make it challenging for the members but

also very helpful in losing weight.

Lifecor Rower

• Lifecor Lcr-100 Rower• Features:• 15 different resistance settings• User weight up to 600lbs• Quiet operation

• Purpose:• To assist members in a cardio workout that’s different from

normal cardio equipment.• Also have them work muscles of the back.

Lifecor Rower

• Cost: $1,347.00• Source: Lifecor Rower

Jump Rope

• Valeo Deluxe Speed rope• Rope measure 10 ft. long but size can be adjusted• Molded hands with foam comfort grips.• Sealed ball bearings for even rotation.

• Purpose:• To have our members get a good cardio workout.• Strengthening of legs because of constant jumping up and

down.

Jump Rope

• Cost: $ 6.03 • Source: Jump Rope• Added Value• Clients begin to enjoy exercising.• Cost is relativelycheap.• Able to have more than one jump rope

Nutrition Tracking

• Fitday• Purpose:• Members able to track what they eat throughout the day.• Nutrition tracking can be beneficial to determine what is

causing the members to be heavy.• Help members make better food choices with educational

info on healthy eating ways.

Fitday

• Source: Fitday• Added value• Members eating habits change for the better.

• Cost: “Free”• With additional benefitscosting money.

Ways to check for Progress!

• Skinfold Calipers • Body mass tape measures

Skinfold Calipers

• Lange Skinfold Caliper• Specifics of the Caliper• Industry standard in skinfold calipers.• Spring-loaded arms and floating tips.

• Purpose:• To be able to track the amount of weight and fat loss in

members.• To see if progress was made or not made in the members.

Skinfold Caliper

• Cost: $209.95• Price:• Price is high but it’s quality is good.

• Source: • Skinfold Caliper

Body Mass Tape Measure

• Orbitape • Features:• Accurate/ durable• Fits all body shapes• Can measure body parts with one hand.• Length of tape measure is up to 60 inches.

Orbitape

• Purpose: To see if the members lost inches off their bodies.

• Added Value• Members like theirresults they see.

• Cost: $3.99• Source: Orbitape

Conclusion

• In getting the following equipment and software for our fitness center will help in the weight loss of our clients.

• Weight loss in our members will encourage them to want to come to the gym more frequently.

• The eating habits of the members will also improve for the better.

• The members will also feel better about themselves and tell their friends about our fitness center.

Thank you for your time!!

References

1. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks.html

2. http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/lose-weight-gain-tons-of-benefits