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Get In Shape for Women

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Great concept for a fitness facility, but beware the owner of each franchise can make or break the studio! - Manager Get In Shape for Women Employee Review

3.0
Dec 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great concept that works to help people lose weight and gain strength; weights & cardio plus solid nutrition plan will help people get results if they do their part. Opportunity to build relationships with the ladies.

Cons

Long work hours for the manager; very early mornings and late evenings ( and every Saturday) plus sporadic sales appointments. Always "on call" as the sales line goes to the mangers cell phone. A lot of pressure to make sales each month. This can be a good job, but there is a lot of pressure to follow a sales protocol which includes breaking down potential clients in the first meeting (to make them cry actually) so they realize how much they "need" your program. I personally never felt okay doing this, but still managed a successful studio. The owner of the individual studios will make all the difference in the world as far as working for this company goes as you are actually working for the individual who owns the franchise. Our first of our studio owner had no fitness background or business sense; the second owner was an obese woman on a power trip so I peacefully moved on and seeing the hypocrisy of her passing on her fitness story omitting the part where she had gastric bypass surgery. There is only so much you can turn an blind eye to. Sadly, all of this gives the health and fitness industry a bad name.

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5.0
Dec 1, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

An awesome program, great schedules- it doesn't get much better than this as a personal trainer.

Cons

There are no cons to working here!

4.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a company on the rise. After 10+ years operating as a Franchise and experiencing some of the trouble maturing companies will, it has "taken a knee" and regrouped to bring a sustainable quality fitness program that shows tremendous promise! They follow business principles that you rarely find in big box gyms or mom & pop studios . They have a philosophy of transparency and positivity. They provide tremendous support and a set of core values that translate from the corporate office to the client. Using the tools and principles in the execution of your job provides results and, if you apply them to your life, they provide a foundation for success in anything you do. In the fitness industry, you typically don't get base and growth pay like you do at GISFW. Anyone wanting to make a career of fitness will find tremendous opportunity here.

Cons

If you are entrepreneurial, this is the company for you! If you are not prepared for the pace and pressure of a growing company, you may find this challenging. You have to bring your "A" game. This is not a 9-5 collect-a-paycheck job. To succeed, you need a strong sense of commitment.

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