Running weight loss retreats is a business opportunity and is optimal. It is for those who want to pursue this knowledge as a career and plan to have their own place for this purpose. A weight loss retreat can be individual or in partnership with someone.
It requires a step by step plan, which is as follows:
A. Finding venue-
The venue could be anything a hotel, a spa, a holiday home or even an already operational retreat.
Just approach the person in charge of the place you want to join in. Discuss the terms of engagement and finalize a deal. One can work on client base or a commission base.
B. Duration of consultation-
The optimum time can be 3 days or 6 days or a week. This goes hand-in-hand with the diet plan given to the client. However,
One can also start a business of supplements, selling other products related to dietetics.
D. Different offers-
The weight loss retreat programme should be designed in a way that the client is relaxing but learning also. This should be a balance maintained between different activities. There should be enough time for everybody to relax and enjoy their stay at the retreat.
The various sessions can include the following programs depending upon the clientele:
1. Presentations- This includes the talk on weight loss issues and lifestyle issues in a presentation form. The slide-show should be engaging enough and the lecture/talk should be humorous yet knowledgeable. Include real life examples.
2. Workshops- Here engage the client with some hands-on activities, give some questionnaires to fill, keep group discussions and question-answer sessions.
When the client is directly involved, he/she feels connected to the whole atmosphere and is eager to learn more. This creates a positive impression.
3. Guest speakers- This is a great idea so as to bring variety to the programme. The speaker could be from any sphere like yoga, meditation, music therapy, etc. There are so many options.