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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: Introducing our POS Rollout!

Introducing Kyle Hunt, Gym Insight’s new writer.
It’s not often one is replaced by someone both admittedly exceptional and exceptionally appropriate for the job. After six years of writing for Gym Insight and a career spanning decades, I’ve decided to retire the professional pen.
In our quest to find a new writer, we were lucky enough to meet Kyle Hunt.
Mr. Hunt is one of you. He is a fitness coach, a competitive powerlifter, a dad, and a business person. He has run an online personal training...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: The GLP-1 Rebound

The Weight-Loss Drug Rebound
The news is not all rosy in the world of weight management. As the use of weight loss medications increases, studies show people “regain the weight four times faster than those who stop dieting or working out to shed pounds,” as stated in this Scientific American article. 
The science community offers a myriad of hypotheses for the rapid regain. Originally developed as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, they are intended to be used for a lifetime. However, most people...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: Healthy Pizza?

Science Corner 
Leftover pizza could be good for you!
Scientists are peeking into our refrigerators and discovering the chilly environment creates more change than we previously understood. Apparently, as our favorite Friday night treat sits in the fridge, starches in the dough co-mingle and form “resistant starches.” These are more commonly called fiber — which do not break down to sugar. Rather than spiking sugar levels, scientist believe snacking on a warmed-up slice might reduce sugar levels...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: Ready for a New Website?

This is a proactive security alert to inform you about recent scam attempts targeting individuals and organizations. 
We have been notified that an email went out to some of our clients saying that their password is expiring.
We did not send that and we never set your passwords to expire. Please do not click on links or open things that you are unsure of. You can always call us at 855.367.4967 to verify something if you are not certain.
Thank you for your business! We appreciate each and every o...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: Las Vegas Olympia 2025

This is a proactive security alert to inform you about recent scam attempts targeting individuals and organizations. 
We have been notified that an email went out to some of our clients saying that their password is expiring.
We did not send that and we never set your passwords to expire. Please do not click on links or open things that you are unsure of. You can always call us at 855.367.4967 to verify something if you are not certain.
Thank you for your business! We appreciate each and every o...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: 12 Trends and 10 Easy Ideas.

Clients, Did You Know? 💡 
After 17 years of helping gym owners build profitable businesses, we’ve refreshed our logo, expanded our color palette, and redesigned our website, which we are excited to reveal soon—all to better reflect who we are today and where we’re going.
While our look has evolved, our mission remains the same: delivering powerful, easy-to-use software that helps independent gym owners succeed.

Clients, Did You Know? 💡

After 17 years of helping gym owners build profitable busi...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: New Multi-Location Management

Clients, Did You Know? 💡 
We now offer a feature for multi-location gyms: seamless member account switching.
Managing members across multiple locations just got easier! When searching for members using our global or advanced search tools, you may land on a member account from a different location than the one you’re currently logged into. Previously, you couldn’t make edits without manually switching locations.
Now, with our new Cross-Location Switch feature, you can instantly jump to the correc...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter:  Taxes Done the Easy Way

Can we make blood in a lab? 
Not yet. The  challenges are immense from a technological and financial perspective, even though biologists, chemists, and the U.S. Department of Defense are attempting to recreate this life-sustaining element. 
Truth!
Truthfully, wholesale blood manufacturing is still far in the future.
 
Until then blood is made the old fashion way — by our bodies. Yet only about 3% of eligible donors share this gift. Even though every two seconds someone needs blood or blood produ...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: getting old isn't what it use to be.

Clients, Did You Know? 💡 
1. Effortlessly track memberships with our new “Account Membership Counts” report. Designed as a pie chart, users may click a slice or on a name to access detailed Member’s Reports. Pin it to your dashboard for quick access and strategic insights.
2. Discover the secret of Gym Insight’s calendar. A simple click reveals the dialog box for any event, but a double click? It whisks you directly into edit mode, streamlining your scheduling with ease.
3. Offer members this ti...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: Capture Declines Immediately

Be a Brawler. It Feels Great.
Here’s another great reason for pounding a heavy bag. Research shows non-contact boxing’s unique combination of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and mindfulness create an effective recipe for soothing some psychological disorders.
Turns out smacking a speed bag releases anger and stress,  which stimulates metabolic burn and increases self-esteem, mood, concentration, strength and concentration.
This scientific review of 16 documents published in Sage Journals...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter: Control Your Gym From Anywhere

Why one goal may be enough
This January, Arnold’s Pump Club newsletter cited a 2012 study on what it takes to follow through on New Year’s resolutions. The study asked: How can we really achieve these goals? 
The answer is simple: Do one thing at a time, and pair it with something else. For example, “If it’s 7 a.m., then I’ll go to the gym.” Once you’ve mastered this single “if-then,” resolution, add in another, slowly building achievements throughout the year.
The second suggestion? Be nice to...
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Just a special holiday hello from Gym Insight

By Catherine – Gym Insight blogger
Have you considered attempting something completely out of your league?  I did. This season I joined a boxing gym. The smelly, ring-in-the middle kind of club. And I love it. Even though I’ll never earn a title. 
 
Turns out though, I’m on the right track. Recent research reveals our daily perceptions of aging impact our mental health and overall sense of well-being. When we limit ourselves with age-related negativity, we damage our psyche.  This negativity acc...
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Welcome to the Thanksgiving Edition of The Gym Owner's Newsletter! 🏋️

GI’s Did You Know? 💡
This Thanksgiving, we’re excited with the simplicity our latest membership applications software update offers. Now you can switch memberships without closing an account. Even upgrading a guest pass to a long-term membership is straightforward and quick.
That’s because our new Rewrite and Sign-Agreement feature makes it easy to change membership accounts without reentering data.
Here’s how it works for your gym:1. Use the edit tool to move members to a different plan.2. Gene...
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Welcome to the 11th-hour of the Gym Owner's Newsletter!👻

GI’s Did You Know? 💡
You can transform your Gym Insight home page?
With this versatile feature, gym owners can switch their homepage to perfectly suit their main user’s needs. Screen choices include: Dashboard, Account Search, Event Calendar, Tasks, and Training Clients.
How does this magic happen?
Go to user menu (bottom left of screen) 🎃 Click on spooky silhouette icon 🕸️ Your Settings 🦇 Home Page drop down arrow 🕸️ Choose page 🦇 Save 🎃 Ta-da! Home page bewitched!

GI’s Did You Know? 💡

You c...
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Welcome to the 10th edition of the Gym Owner's Newsletter

GI’s Did You Know? 💡
Our built in hover feature automatically provides more information as you scroll across icons and words. 
Just glide your mouse for: 
For example, hover over the task icon for a breakdown of the number and types of tasks before opening the page.
Or, in the Commission Groups page effortlessly unveil the names of personal trainers within a user group and their specific commission rules by just hovering over the appropriate number.

GI’s Did You Know? 💡

Our built in hover fea...
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Welcome to the 9th edition of the Gym Owner's Newsletter

Have you ever felt like stress targets the stomach first?
It’s not your imagination. There’s a direct connection between your body’s hormonal response and the bacteria proliferating throughout our gut. Not only can chronic stress upset the delicate balance between bacteria strains living in our stomach and intestines, but disruption of these microbes can, in turn, impact our hormonal responses.
It’s a complex, two-way street with each group possibly playing a part in some of our most common chro...
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The Gym Owner's Newsletter 8th ed.

As Warren Buffett wisely notes, sometimes the simpler approach is the more effective. In this month’s edition, we share advice and suggestions from owners who’ve built multi-location gyms, as well as stripped their businesses down to bare necessities. From selecting prime locations for your next gym to streamlining staffing needs, we’ve got you covered. Take a read. 

Did You Know — You can assign user roles with Insight’s newest software feature?
Science Corner — Customized exercise meds are o...
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Welcome to June's Gym Owner's Newsletter!

Try breath work for a quick heart fix.
Research show “just five minutes of deep breathing is effective at reducing anxiety, respiratory rate, heart rate, and HRV.” 
Here are two effective breathing methods:
1. Cyclic sighing – Two quick inhales through the nose followed by one long exhale. 
2. Box breathing – Hold your breath and exhale your breath for same length of time. For example, breathe in for a four second’s hold, breathe out for a four second’s exhale.
A big thank you to the Arnold’s...
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May You Enjoy Your Gym Owner's Newsletter!

Tiny daily changes. According to Atomic Habits author James Clear, small daily acts create substantial improvement — if we are aware of the systems upon which are habits are built.
By honing in on the four-step-process upon which a habit is built — and embedded — into our daily lives, we can alter our programmed behaviors to work for us, rather than against us. 
Clear says four steps make up every habit created to help us run our lives: 
These behaviors rule our lives through the systems we’ve e...
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Your March Gym Owner's Newsletter!

Greetings from the planet’s friendliest software company! As an Insight customer, you know simplicity is our product’s hallmark. 
We modestly believe our highlighted feature in GI’s Did You Know? illustrates this with a flip of an arrow.
For more news go to: 
Science Corner — Explore another reason to choose health
Gym Life — Meet customer Abbe Hockaday, who reveals her inspiration for spreading the gospel of fitness.
ProTips — Read up on the latest specialty personal training certifications....
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Your March Gym Owner's Newsletter!

Welcome to the latest edition of the Gym Owner’s Newsletter!   This issue, we’re highlighting an exciting new feature in Toning Up. Our recently released recurring payments tool allows you to take control of your gym’s product and services renewals  – a key driver of your gym’s financial success.
On a lighter note, we’ve turned to Science Corner to solve an ancient gym floor quarrel, then in Gym Life explore outstanding new-owner moves. Finally, discover your gym’s true value with Pro Tips and r...
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