Fitness Industry Confidence Survey - July 2015

Questions

1. Which best describes your organisation?

2. How many health and fitness sites do you operate?

3. How confident do you feel about the overall future of your health and fitness business compared to 3 months ago?

4. How confident do you feel about your primary income streams (membership & usage fees) compared to 3 months ago?

5. How confident do you feel about your secondary income streams (such as PT income, equipment and clothing sales, nutritional products etc. but not including general Food and Beverage) compared to 3 months ago?

6. How confident do you feel about the next 12 months in terms of the health and fitness sector as a whole?

7. If much more or much less, please give us a brief explanation as to why or an example.

8. Which of the following do you feel are the major challenges facing the health and fitness sector over the next 12 months? (Please choose up to 3)

9. Other - please specify

10. How will your level of investment in your current or new facilities compare for the next 12 months, against the previous 12 months?

11. Do you think you will employ more people in your business in 12 months time than you do now?

12. Which of the following, in your opinion, is the most important past experience to have when a school leaver is applying for a job?

13. What qualities do you think young people bring to the work place? (Please tick a maximum of three)

14. The Government has announced it will create 3 million new Apprenticeships during its term in office. Will your organisation be recruiting apprentices as a result of this?

15. Is your organisation fully aware of how to recruit an apprentice i.e who to contact/ where to go to recruit apprentices or work experience individuals?

16. Is your organisation fully aware of how to implement an apprenticeship scheme?

17. When hiring new staff, which skills are most important?

18. Do you think that the competition for your business has increased or decreased over the last 3 months?

19. Where do you see the best opportunities to improve the position of your organisation in the current market? Please select up to 3 of the following.

20. Other - please specify