Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Physical Fitness Trainers Can Use An Able Aid - An Automatic Office Assistant

By Thomas Richter

Some fitness trainers assist their clients by personally going to their homes and giving them private lessons. But in reality, most professional fitness trainers work in fitness centers. These centers have specialized facilities and equipments that will help clients tone their muscles, strengthen their bodies, lose weight and will keep them to stay fit and healthy.

Whether you like sports or not, nobody will deny that regular exercise plays an important role in improving your life and maintaining you healthy. Because a lot of people are aware of the many benefits joining a fitness class may bring them, fitness centers are literally mushrooming all over the world.

Hence, to face the increasing number of signees, each facility should develop some strategies to keep offering quality services as more fitness trainers and clients join the business.

Just like a healthcare professional who has to visit a number of patients each day, fitness trainers see a lot of people who wish to talk to them about their health issues, goals and wishes, in terms of body shape of course. Once the client is done explaining which of parts of their body they would like to modify, the fitness trainer has to design an exercise program and monitor the client's progress.

Moreover, a fitness trainer is required to show everyone how to perform each exercise correctly, motivate those who would rather sit before the TV than lift weights and keep records of how the group they are assigned is doing.

A front desk receptionist is the one responsible for handling and monitoring a trainer's schedule. A fitness trainer spends his entire day with clients, so the administrative assistant does all his appointment scheduling. But on the other hand, a front desk receptionist is also required to entertain and assist clients in their fitness centers as well as to accommodate the increasing number of signees.

Moreover, it is the receptionist who has to give potential clients all the required information about the center's services and staff. To perform all of these tasks, each fitness center manager should either hire at least a couple of extra front desk receptionists or keep the usual employee and simplify their job by simply opting for a virtual receptionist.

What is a a virtual administrative receptionist? The automated administrative secretary is the most effective and efficient receptionist there is on the market. Being a software system, it will not likely make the same mistakes a human does. An appointment scheduler, reminder service and an appointment reminder are some of the perks included in a backup office assistant.

Everything can be automated with the backup front desk assistant. An appointment scheduler is integrated to the fitness centre website and all clients can logon to schedule an appointment. A reminder service sends SMS and email to remind clients of their upcoming appointment; the service may even call them automatically.

A virtual receptionist also creates a more professional image to your fitness center. This will boost your centers credibility which may lead to more monthly sign ups.

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