Healthier, Cleaner Purifan Air Helps Fitness Clubs Save Money and Attract More Members. Fitness Clubs compete for members with other area choices. One of the easiest and most profitable decisions they can make is to equip their workout area with the Purifan Clean Air System. Making their club Allergy-Friendly can be a big marketing advantage to attract and retain more members. Here are a few of the many profit-boosting benefits they report:
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Less dust settling on expensive equipment. Less dust clogging up cooling vents on motorized equipment like treadmills and stair machines.
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Their facility stays visibly cleaner, which is important to project a healthy image to customers.
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Less wasted employee time dusting and cleaning equipment that has many complex surfaces that can be difficult to dust. Most dusting procedures just stir up the surface dust, and it quickly settles back 
on the equipment and surfaces. Purifans capture and eliminate the dust. Every time someone opens the door more dust blows in, so getting the dust out of the air in the room is critical to really solving this problem with minimum wasted employee time pushing the same dust around again and again.
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Reduces undesirable odors from perspiration, bad breath, body odors, workout clothes and workout shoes. Purifans filters have 3 layers with activated charcoal that captures these odors and makes the clubs indoor smell better and cleaner.
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Purifan's filters particle capture layers, including HEPA layers capture large visible dust particles and even microscopic invisible particles. The Purifan reduces airborne particulates that trigger allergies, asthma and congestion. Workouts always raise breathing rates which means breathing healthier filtered indoor air can be very important to many people who suffer from seasonal allergies or Asthma. The most common source of dust is typically decaying skin cells the healthy body sloughs off every day. As these skin cells and human hair decay, they create a gray dust you find in your bedroom, home and in any workout facility. No customer wants to know they are inhaling decaying skin cells from other customers while they are working out in your club. Health studies show breathing fine particles can trigger many health problems including respiratory illnesses, allergies, asthma and even heart problems. According to the American Lung Association, breathing higher levels of fine particles for as short as one hour can increase the number of heart attacks and deaths.
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Purifans produce cool, comfortable ceiling fan airflow that can help keep customers cool and comfortable while saving on the costs to heat and cool the facility. No hot areas along the windows, or cool areas under the vents, the Purifans stir the air 40 times per hour which typically produces the same comfortable temperature everywhere in the room.
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Purifans keep ducting and cooling coils in HVAC system cleaner, which keep them more efficient, lowering utility bills, and reducing the HVAC maintenance and repair costs.
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The Purifan filters the air 40 times per hour, or once every 90 seconds, and this level of Air Filtration can also help reduce particle droplet transmission spread of contagious illnesses like colds and flu from one person to another. In some elementary schools after installing Purifans, the absenteeism rate was cut by 61%. Customers with an active cold or flu, who are coughing, sneezing or just breathing are adding virus and bacteria laden moisture droplets to the air in the room. Some of these droplets can attach to dust particles floating in the air and studies show other people in the room, up to 20 feet away can inhale these droplet-containing dust particles and catch the same illness. Pulling the dust particles into the Purifan filters also captures the moisture droplets that can attach themselves to these floating dust particles. Keeping customers and staff healthy is good for business.
Clubs Promote Being Allergy-Friendly to Attract More Members
Up to 70% of people admit in surveys that they suffer from seasonal allergies, chronic allergies or asthma. Every person's respiratory system is impacted by the quality of air they breathe. Purifans have been shown to reduce the levels of airborne particulates by as much as 90%, which can make a significant difference in how people feel. Symptoms of allergies can include sneezing, coughing, congestion, headaches, asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis and upper and lower respiratory infections.
Clubs add the words "Allergy-Friendly" to signs, promotions, normal advertising and yellow-page listings. By promoting their investment to provide cleaner, healthier indoor air, they attract more customers, and tighten the loyalty bonds with existing customers, and generate more customer referrals.
Current customers will appreciate the benefits to their health, and it gives the club a competitive edge in attracting health conscious consumers. Being "Green" or sensitive to the Indoor Air Quality problem shows a clubs commitment to key environmental health concerns. Asthma is becoming a more significant problem for many families. Outdoor air quality in more than 50% of large cities is considered unhealthy by the EPA, so working out in filtered indoor air can be a significant draw for many customers who suffer from seasonal allergies.
Viruses and bacteria can float in the air for 48 hours, so filtering the air every 90 seconds to capture harmful particles can provide meaningful improvement in the health of employees working in your facility. Asthma and allergies that trigger respiratory illnesses are the number one cause of absenteeism in schools and businesses. While you can't avoid exposure to contagious illnesses 24 hours a day, you can improve the air quality in your fitness club and promote this benefit to your existing members and potential members to boost your competitive advantage.
Purifan's Dealers Provide Professional Installation and Filter Service - Purifan offers clubs Free No-Risk Trials for up to 30 days, to let club owners evaluate all the benefits of installing the Purifan Clean Air System. Most clubs know the impact in 48 hours as customers compliment them on the change in air quality and odor. Purifans are installed and serviced by local dealers in many locations. Leasing the Purifans is also an option, and allows clubs to pay for the Purifans over time while enjoying the marketing advantage they provide.
Disposable filters are easy to change, and most dealers offer turn-key filter maintenance agreements that includes cleaning the Purifan and installing new filters. You can order Purifans online, or call and get a formal quotation. The typical club installs a Purifan for every 400 square feet. Clubs with a lot of patrons may increase this to every 300 square feet. Typical filter life is about 90 days, but can vary depending on issues like odor problems, excessive dust, and the number of members using the club. Purifans come with a lifetime warranty and is typically installed with Purifans custom matched ceiling fan motors. Some clubs may have existing ceiling fans that can be converted and this could lower the cost of installation.
The Purifan can be self-installed by anyone familiar with a typical ceiling fan installation procedure. Purifan recommends Fitness Clubs use the Purifan Commercial 61-inch motor to boost airflow from 2,200 to over 5,000 CFM, which helps with the cooling breeze customers want from a ceiling fan. These commercial motors are four-speed so air flow can be reduced by changing motor speeds. Fans can include light kits, which may be helpful in locker room areas. Another benefit reported by customers is the elimination of flashing shadows caused by ceiling fan blades rotating below lights which some people find annoying. The bottom line is Purifans save enough money in employee time spent dusting and the energy costs to recover the purchase costs, so every other benefit is free and helps the Club boost membership and the bottom line.
