Zurich North America

zurich fitness center

about

Kinema Fitness, a national fitness center management company has been contracted by Zurich Insurance to operate the stunning, 20,0000 sq. ft., state of the art commercial fitness center located at the new North America headquarters in Schaumburg, IL. The new Zurich North American headquarters is a 783,800 Sq. Ft LEED Platinum® Certified building that has incorporated the latest in environmental and sustainable technologies, employing over 2,500 employees. The building design is breathtaking, and features incredible amenities like their fitness center.

As the fitness management company for Zurich, Kinema is responsible for the day to day operations of the gym including the staffing, financials, personal training, fitness classes, programming, tenant outreach, and driving initiatives to improve the overall experience for its members. Membership is open to Zurich employees in the new ZNA Headquarters. In addition, Kinema assisted with the layout of the gym and the procurement of the equipment.

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in more than 170 countries. In North America, Zurich is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors through the individual member companies of Zurich in North America, including Zurich American Insurance Company. For more information about the products and services it offers and people Zurich employs around the world go to www.zurichna.com. 2012 marked Zurich’s 100-year anniversary of insuring America and the success of its customers

Approach

Kinema Fitness took a very methodical, well-thought out strategy to the implementation and transition of this brand new fitness center. Our team worked carefully with Zurich's facilities and HR departments to ensure communications, operations, branding, IT support, and equipment procurement were seamlessly executed on time. Kinema was contracted to design the overall layout and the procurement of the equipment. Our team carefully selected the best vendor that best represented the overall vision of this beautiful corporate gym.

Strategy

Kinema was tasked with increasing membership, building a robust personal training program and implementing an array of group fitness classes that would give the employees of Zurich the full experience of wellness.

Kinema first sourced the absolute best fitness professionals to manage the facility, provide exceptional personal training options and dynamic group fitness classes.

Once the operation was underway, Kinema created a holistic wellness program that rolled out a variety of wellness solutions including Meditation and Reiki, while designing a treatment room.

Result

In just the first year:

Signed up over 600 members - 50% increase from the prior operator
Average over 70 personal training sessions per month
Generated a monthly profit from day one
Implemented successful wellness programs
Developed an entirely new holistic wellness program
Designed a treatment room
Implemented wellness seminars/workshops for the entire Zurich population

SERVICES INCLUDED

  • Fully staffed with a full time General Manager, personal trainers, group fitness instructors and brand ambassadors
  • Marketing and communications (created a custom website: www.zurichkinemafitness.com)
  • Manage outdoor leagues for volleyball
  • Equipment sourcing and layout design
  • Oversee operations of Mother’s Room
  • Manage all vendor relationships
  • Group fitness classes
  • Fitness assessments
  • Personal training
  • Designed a holistic wellness treatment room