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Guides to opening and running a training space.
What it costs to open, how to build the timetable, what to charge and how to switch software, with the numbers worked out.
33 articles · Rummo team · updated
Where to start
Opening a space?
The guides in the order the decisions come up, from the business plan to the first weeks.
- How to open a CrossFit gym, step by stepTen steps, paper to doors · 10 min
- How much does it cost to open a gym?Seven lines plus a reserve · 9 min
- Gym business plan: a template to fill inEight sections, a page each · 9 min
- Choosing a space for your gym or studioMeasure the class, then the room · 9 min
- Hiring your first coaches for a new gymContract matches the reality · 9 min
Already open?
No-shows, waitlists, pricing, and who is starting to drift.
Switching software?
Choosing the system, bringing your data across and switching without losing members.
- How to switch gym management software: 30-day planAt the end of a billing cycle · 11 min
- What to export before switching gym softwareSeven lists, two imported · 9 min
- Switch gym software without losing membersNever two at once · 3 min
- Gym management software: what it actually has to doCapacity and entitlement · 4 min
All topics
- Opening a gym · 10 articlesGuides to opening a gym, box or studioFrom the business plan to your first weeks open. What it costs, the paperwork, the timetable, the prices and how the first members arrive.
- Operations · 9 articlesRunning a training spaceManagement software, switching systems, member data and what AI can do.
- Scheduling · 3 articlesTimetables, capacity and bookingsNo-shows, how many spots per class, waitlists and the cancellation window.
- Members · 1 articleMembers: who stays and who leavesThe signs that someone is about to cancel, and what you can do before they ask.
- Business · 7 articlesThe business: prices, costs and numbersWhat to charge, switching without losing members, and what changes when you train for HYROX.
- Athlete experience · 2 articlesThe athlete experienceWhat members value in a training space, and the app they book classes with.
- Product · 1 articleWhat management software has to doThe features a gym or training studio uses every week, in order of need.
Rummo
Open your doors with bookings already running.
Create your space, classes and plans, and members book from their phones. The 9 first-week steps take about 31 minutes.
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