Yeah, I fear you might be right. I guess it has to really be pitched in a way that convinces them that improving their fitness will indirectly improve their OTB results (and I believe for most, it will eventually), and that it is thus worth investing time, energy and money into.

Hey Everyone, 

This isn’t a sales pitch or anything like that, so please do not ban me. 

As someone with around two decades of experience and self-study in the realms of both chess and health/fitness, I am considering creating an online course on the topic of health and fitness for chess players (and by extension, players of other competitive board and card games, or activities that require a lot of mental effort while being seated). There might also be the possibility of live group coaching, and/or one-on-one personalized coaching, etc. The goal is not only to help chess players improve their health and feel better, but to improve their results at the board through improving their health and fitness. Sometimes chess improvement comes from things other than studying the game itself. 

I am just posting to see what you all think of this idea, and if you think there is any demand in the online marketplace for such a thing. I have searched a fair bit online, but cannot really find any program like this so far. Other, perhaps related, courses seem to exist, such as psychology for chess players (a branch of sports psychology, you could say). 

Anyways, let me know what you think of this idea. Do you think people would be willing to buy low-ticket courses / group coaching on this? Could you imagine yourself investing in such a thing?

Thanks for your feedback! 

BigTy