Download or read book Adventures in Mother Nature's Gym the Business Workbook written by Melanie Webb and published by Adventures in Mother Nature's. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventures in MOTHER NATURE'S GYM The Business Workbook: The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Your Own Outdoor Fitness Retreats walks you step by step through the business requirements of leading your own outdoor fitness retreat. Whether you specialize in private fitness sessions, teach small group mind/body classes, or work in a clinical setting, The Business Workbook contains a set of business tools that everybody can apply to their own practice. Fitness and adventure travel expert Melanie Webb helps you evaluate pricing strategies, find outdoor guide partners, and decide which first aid certification is right for you. You'll learn how to: Build fitness retreats into an existing mind/body business practice Mitigate risks and navigate the legalities of operating in the outdoors Research and implement business and liability insurance requirements Create gear lists, safety talks, and client intake forms Brand, market, and sell a retreat tailored to your community BONUS MATERIAL Built-in journal entries guide you through the creative process of monetizing your own retreat. You'll receive equipment checklists for hiking, cycling, and stand up paddling retreats, sample safety talks and guidelines for working with special populations including children and senior adults. ALSO BY MELANIE WEBB Adventures in MOTHER NATURE'S GYM The Ultimate Guide to Planning and Leading Your Own Outdoor Fitness Retreats ADVANCED PRAISE "What Melanie Webb offers in her Adventures in Mother Nature's Gym is a program that can help reconnect our patients and clients to an aspect of their being that is undernourished and therefore contributing to their depleted state. Melanie makes being in the outdoors fun, playful, yet pragmatic." - Karen Koffler, M.D., Medical Director of the Osher Integrative Medical Center at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida "Melanie Webb and her program have coached and guided me every step of the way as I launch my new fitness adventure service. As a business owner and a mom, my time i slimited and Adventures in Mother Nature's Gym has provided a unique cutting edge forum to allow me to learn at my own pace." - Chris Kirchoff, M.A., ACSM HI-FI and Owner, Kirchoff Fitness "This course is well thought out and challenges the reader's critical thinking skills by empowering them to put theory into action. Melanie's qualifications alone make the book stand out as a credible resource." - Sarah Anisman, M.S. Kinesiology and Sport Psychology, Owner of Yoga Lab Mammoth "I've known Melanie for more than a decade ad her knowledge of fitness combined with her passion for the outdoors makes her an excellent facilitator for outdoors-based fitness programs." - Pete McCall, Author, Fitness Blogger and Instructor at Mesa