Start
Your Own Fitness Club
How
to Open an Athletic Club, Exercise Studio, Fitness Center, Gym, Health
Club, Personal Training Studio or Workout Center
Imagine
owning a fun and financially rewarding business helping
people get and stay healthy, strong, and fit. You
can when you open a fitness club.

Opening a fitness club (also
known as an athletic club, exercise studio, fitness center, gym, health
club, personal training studio, or workout center) lets you own a creative and exciting
business in a recession-resistant industry.
According to the U.S. Department
of Labor, the outlook for the fitness industry is excellent as increasing
numbers of baby boomers join fitness clubs to get fit and stay healthy.
Fitness club membership is projected to reach 50 million in the
United States alone by the year 2010, double the number of members
a decade ago.
If you aren't a fitness trainer
yourself, you can hire trainers for your gym. If you are currently
a fitness trainer, starting your own fitness club gives you the freedom
of being your own boss.
When you open your fitness
club, you have the luxury of designing the type of fitness center, health club, or gym that you want, and provide the types
of services and products you want.
You can open a fitness club
offering exercise facilities and classes to all types of clients,
or you can open a fitness center that caters to a select type of
client, such as older adults, young people, women
only, men only, professional athletes, or people with special
physical needs.

Your fitness center can have
cardio and strength equipment for members to use during club hours.
You can choose to offer services such as personal training
or massage, cardio classes such as aerobics or kick boxing, and
mind/body/spirit classes such as yoga or Pilates.
Plus, you can increase
your income by selling products such as exercise balls, yoga
mats, sports drinks, supplements, exercise clothing, and more.
As a fitness club owner and
a business professional in a leadership role, you can earn
the respect of clients and your community. Your fitness club can
be a social hub where you develop long-term friendships with employees
and clients.
If
opening a fitness center sounds like the career of your dreams, the FabJob
Guide to Become a Fitness Club Owner is
for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can successfully
start your own gym.
The
author of the fitness club guide is Kelly Boyer Sagert, a professional
writer who previously worked with the YMCA, serving four years as
executive director of a countywide fitness organization with multiple
locations.
In
this guide she shares insider tips and expert advice
from her own experiences and from successful fitness club owners and experts
such as Kevin Betts, Chief Operating Officer of Fitness Together,
which has over 500 fitness franchises in the United States, Canada, and
other countries.
The
guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to open
a fitness club in the United States or Canada, including:

How
to Start a Fitness Club Business
-
How
to create a business plan for your fitness club (includes a sample
fitness club business plan)
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Deciding
what kind of fitness club to open
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An
overview of options for your fitness club business:
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Buying
an established fitness club (including how to find fitness clubs
for sale)
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Buying
a fitness club franchise
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Opening
a new fitness club
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Choosing
a name for your fitness club
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Where
to get start-up financing for your fitness club business (includes
sample start-up budgets)
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Deciding
on the best legal structure for your fitness club business (incorporation,
partnership, and others)
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Information
about important business matters that can affect your fitness club
including insurance and licenses
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How
much space (square footage) you need to open your fitness club
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What
to consider when choosing a location for your fitness club, including
information about permits and leases
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Interior
and exterior design of your fitness club
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Equipment
and supplies you need to start a fitness club business and where
to get them
Managing
Your Fitness Club Business
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How
to develop effective systems for running your fitness club business
on a daily basis
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Setting
your fitness club's hours of operation
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Ways
to maintain a clean and hygienic facility
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How
to find great fitness club personnel from membership sales staff
to personal trainers
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Paying
your staff (including typical salaries and commission splits for a fitness
club)
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Setting
prices
including membership fees, enrollment fees, and package prices
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Ways
to increase sales
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Accepting
payment
from your clients
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Buying
and selling fitness
products
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How
to find suppliers for the products you will sell in your fitness
club
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How
to buy products for resale at a discount with tips on negotiating
the best payment terms
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Keeping
track of your inventory
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Developing
promotional materials and a website to market your fitness club
business
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Ways
to attract fitness club clients through advertising and free
publicity
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Advice
on preventing "no shows"
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How
to get referrals from your fitness club clients
Plus
you will find even more resources and advice, including:
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Trends
in the fitness club industry that you should know about
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Valuable
samples
and checklists, including:
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Sample
business
plan for a fitness club
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Sample
floor
plan for a fitness club
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Sample
lease
agreement
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Sample
start-up
budgets for a fitness club
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Sample
daily sales report
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Sample
interview questions for fitness club employees
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Sample
list of supplies
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Checklist
to evaluate competing fitness clubs
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Checklist
to evaluate potential locations
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Checklist
for fitness club operations
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Checklist
of fitness club equipment
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How
to organize your fitness club's grand opening
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An
overview of opportunities for future growth for your fitness club
business including opening additional locations
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And
more! (including free updates)
You can have all this and more
for an incredible price. It can cost hundreds of dollars to take courses
on starting a business, and chances are they will not include specific
information about how to open a fitness club. The FabJob
Guide to Become a Fitness Club Owner
contains some of the best
business advice you could get from other sources, plus much more.
It
can save you many hours of research, help you avoid some costly mistakes,
and give you information you need to open your own fitness club.
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FabJob.com
was featured in the April, 2007 issue of Woman's World Magazine
("Land Your Dream Job" article).
"The
FabJob Guide to Become a Fitness Club Owner takes you step-by-step through
what you need to know to open and operate your own fitness center, health
club, or gym. The guide offers insider advice from experts currently
working in the fitness industry to help you achieve your own success as
a fitness club owner."
—Brenna
Pearce, Editor
"One of the main benefits
of owning a personal training studio is that you get to make money while
helping people by doing something you love. It is very rewarding watching
clients transform both mentally and physically as health and fitness becomes
a sustaining part of their lifestyle."
—Kevin Betts, Chief Operating
Officer of Fitness Together
"When you own your own
studio, you can implement your vision, your energy and ideas. You
can change things on the spur of the moment based on what you think is
the right direction. Owning your own studio gives you creative power to
change anything you want at the drop of a hat."
—Kathy Van Pattern, owner,
The Movement Center of Boston
"This business is completely
based on each individual client feeling special. If you are an instructor
as well as owner, you have to be confident enough to promote other talents,
not just your own."
—Marion Roaman, owner, ZoneHampton
Fitness and Spinning Studio, East Hampton and Manhattan, New York
Kathy and Marion give expert
advice in this FabJob guide.
What's
in a name?
A variety
of terms are used to describe businesses that provide fitness club services.
So
when you are advertising your business, keep in mind that the people you
want to attract as clients may be looking for a:
-
Athletic
Club
-
Exercise
Club
-
Exercise
Gym
-
Exercise
Studio
-
Fitness
Club
-
Fitness
Center
-
Fitness
Gym
-
Gym
-
Health
and Fitness Club
-
Health
Club
-
Health
Gym
-
Personal
Training Studio
-
Sports
Club
-
Women's
Health Club
-
Workout
Center
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