Social Media Mashup for Health & Wellness Businesses

February 9, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

How cool would it be if you could update Twitter, Facebook and more – simultaneously?  Perfect for health clubs, yoga studios and wellness centers who need extremely efficient ways to maximize their visibility.

How To Ask No-No’s When Interviewing – Tips For Health & Wellness Businesses

February 4, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

Three steps for reframing the interview questions you NEED to ask but SHOULDN’T plus word-for-word health club, yoga studio and corporate wellness examples.

Top 10 Mythbusting Nutrition/Obesity Documentaries

February 3, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

Our roundup of ten funny, shocking, and mythbusting food and obesity DVDs.

Read the rest of this entry »

How Do You Make A Grilled Cheese? + 14 More Top Interview Questions For Health, Wellness & Fitness Businesses

January 27, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

Great employees do more than calculate BMI or BMR. But how to find them?  Here’s our version of the sorting hat.

Add your favorite interview questions in the Comments section and we’ll enter you in a drawing for something tiny but fun.

(Your email’s required to prevent spam, but we keep it private.)

Butter Will Too Melt In Your Mouth – Texas State Fair Fried Foods

January 20, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

State fairs today are meccas of extreme deep-frying.  It began with Snickers – and culminated in fried butter at the 2009 Texas State Fair. Plus seven other fried Frankensteinian creations. There’s even a t-shirt!

The dough balls on the right are fried butter. Simply a chunk of frozen garlic-flavored butter, breaded and deep-fried. I’m not a food purist. But decadent food better be worth the calories, know what I mean? And you haven’t missed a thing if you’ve missed fried butter. It just tasted like soggy garlic toast. Bummer.

PS Having grown up in rural Mississippi, let’s hope that what they mean by fried pork chips is not the first thing that comes to my mind.

Any food oddities to report in your corner of the world? Post below!

Food Network “Lessons” For Wellness Centers, Yoga Studios, Health Clubs

January 13, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

2010: Words For Wellness Businesses To Live By

January 11, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

Online Reviews – A Must-Have For Health Clubs, Yoga Studios, Wellness Centers

January 7, 2010 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

When folks Google “health club” or “chiropractor”, online reviews headline the search results.  This detailed how-to article includes a reproducible master you can download.

Top Advertising Errors By Health & Wellness Businesses

December 3, 2009 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

Most health and wellness marketing fails.  It’s a voice in the wilderness, heard by no one.  Here’s Part 1 of why your flyers, brochures and ads don’t work.

Latest Book Picks: Physical Activity, Exercise, Fitness

December 3, 2009 by Leslie Nolen | Radial

Best books I’ve seen lately on physical activity, exercise, fitness.  Add your suggestions (or opinions of these titles!) in the Comments section.

Read the rest of this entry »