• Make your health club a source of fitness and health information.exercising machine image by CraterValley Photo from Fotolia.com
  
  If your health club environment has space for a bulletin board, it can become an important tool for educating and inspiring clients. Positioned in a highly visible location with engaging graphics and photos, your board can help others glean important information that can enhance their personal health and fitness. Your board can also improve the function of the club.
  
  

Nutrition

• A bulletin board can discuss good nutrition.fruit image by JMDZ from Fotolia.com
  
  Most people realize that good nutrition is key to their overall health and wellness. However, the large volume of information about what to eat--coupled with a constant deluge of fad diets--can leave even savvy eaters confused. A bulletin board highlighting different nutrition strategies can be helpful, as not every person has the same health goal.
  
  For instance, the board might outline "Nutrition for Weight Loss" on one side, and "Nutrition for Building Muscle" on the other. Under each heading could be an outline of important considerations for achieving each goal, and then a couple of sample meal plans demonstrating how those goals can be practically met. You might even offer a great recipe for each strategy!
  
  

Proper Form

• Show good exercise form to aid your patrons.black woman in gym image by Susan Rae Tannenbaum from Fotolia.com
  
  Every personal trainer can tell you that gyms across America are filled with patrons who are exercising the wrong way. For this reason, it can be very helpful to those who don't work out with a trainer to access to some specific instruction for basic, common exercises.
  
  With a collection of high-quality photos and well-written captions, the board can illustrate for patrons the proper form for exercises, and how to maintain that form through the full range of motion for each activity. You might even include a photo of a common form mistake to caution against it. For this board idea, the photos are extremely important, both for visual appeal and effective instruction.
  
  

Gym Cleanliness and Hygiene

• Keep gym equipment clean for the health of all.work out bench image by jcpjr from Fotolia.com
  
  While we all flock to the gym to get and stay healthy, the irony is that the equipment can be covered in bacteria, sweat and other undesirable things that can potentially make us sick. For this reason, it may be beneficial to your clients to have a series of reminders about good hygiene and gym courtesy to protect one another from these exposures.
  
  Your health and hygiene bulletin board could include a list of reminders about wiping down equipment after use, proper use of locker room, hot tub and sauna facilities, and advice about how to protect oneself from infection and illness while using club facilities.