Coursework Information 
Each of these courses are intended to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of business risk management. Risk management is the process of identifying business risks, assessing those risks, and implementing actions and strategies to reduce and/or eliminate those risks.
Risk management for fitness studios speaks to creating, fostering and delivering a safe environment for clients and employees, while also protecting the assets of the business.
Key Takeaways include:
- Gain a complete understanding of business risk management
- Identify the impact of operating by a code of ethics and doing business the right way
- Learn to implement actions and strategies to reduce and/or eliminate risks
- Determine the right ways to create a safe environment for clients and employees
- How to protect the assets of your business
CEC/CEUs- ACE: 0.2, NASM: 0.2, AFAA: 2, NSCA: 0.3, ACSM: 2
Course One – The Policies and Practices You Need to Know
Learning Objectives
- Define what risk management is and how it impacts the safety of your clients
- Describe the specific practices in respect to client safety that a fitness studio needs to institute to reduce client risk and overall business risk
- Detail what is required to implement an emergency response system, including a public access defibrillation program in a fitness studio.
- Learn what is meant by business ethics and how business ethics can differ from what is legally mandated in respect to conducting business
- Describe and execute on specific practices and policies that employees, clients and the marketplace would describe as a business with good ethics.
Learning Activities
- Risk Management for the Studio Operator
- The Business Impact of Operating by a Code of Ethics
- Reducing Risk in Your Studio
- Business Ethics – Doing Business the Right Way for the Right Reasons
- Why Risk Management is Important
- And more!
Course Two – Consumer Safety and Business Ethics
Learning Objectives
- Be able define what risk management is and how it impacts the safety of a studios employees and contractors
- Describe the specific actions a studio should take to reduce health and safety risk to its staff
- Identify the specific actions a studio should take to protect the assets of its business from legal action or financial loss in respect to its handling of employee and contractors.
Learning Activities
- Risk Management Practices to Enhance Employee Safety
- Risk Management Practices to Reduce Business Risk Involving Employees
- The Importance of Liability Waivers in Managing Business Risk
- Understanding Insurance
- Risk Management for Reducing Employee and Business Risk
- Watch video entitled An Overview of Insurance Coverage
- Worker’s Compensation Insurance for Studios
- Plus much more!
Testing Your Knowledge
Once each course is completed, you will take either a short eight or 10 question test that is designed to measure your retention of the content from the course. A score of 80% on the first test and 75% on the 2nd course test represents mastery and will result in earning the designated course CEC/CEUs.
 "I would highly recommend any fitness studio to join AFS. They GENUINELY want to help you succeed, no matter what stage your business is in.  I learned so much and I’m only beginning to utilize what they have to offer. The entire AFS team have really supported my efforts and I know they can do the same for you!"
"I would highly recommend any fitness studio to join AFS. They GENUINELY want to help you succeed, no matter what stage your business is in.  I learned so much and I’m only beginning to utilize what they have to offer. The entire AFS team have really supported my efforts and I know they can do the same for you!" 
Debi Teeple
Owner, Age Successfully
Indianapolis, IN
