Guides to opening a gym, box or studio
From the business plan to your first weeks open. What it costs, the paperwork, the timetable, the prices and how the first members arrive.
10 articles · Rummo team
01 Decide
Before you sign the lease: the cost, the plan, the space and what the law asks for.
How to open a CrossFit gym, step by step
The ten steps to open a CrossFit gym: numbers, affiliation, space, permits, coaches, equipment, timetable, presale and the first week.
Ten steps, paper to doors10 min
How much does it cost to open a gym?
The seven cost categories of opening a gym or box, how to estimate each one, what owners forget, and how much cash reserve to hold.
Seven lines plus a reserve9 min
Gym business plan: a template to fill in
A gym, box or studio business plan in eight sections, with a template to fill in, the capacity sum and a month-by-month member forecast.
Eight sections, a page each9 min
Choosing a space for your gym or studio
Space per athlete, ceiling height, flooring, noise, neighbours, parking and the lease clauses: what to measure and ask before you sign.
Measure the class, then the room9 min
02 Set up
With the space chosen: equipment, team, timetable, prices, policies and billing.
Hiring your first coaches for a new gym
How many coaches to hire when you open, what to look for, employee or contractor, how to pay them, and a two-week onboarding plan.
Contract matches the reality9 min
How to build a class schedule for a new gym
How many classes to run in week one, which times to pick, the sum that sizes your timetable, and when to add or cut a class.
Fewer classes, fuller rooms9 min
Founding member pricing for a new gym
How to price a gym before it opens: the standard price, a founding price with an end date, presale payments, and the four plans to launch with.
Founders with an end date9 min
New gym software: what you need on day one
What management software a new gym needs on day one, what can wait, when to choose it, and a 30-minute test to run before you sign.
Five jobs on day one9 min
Create your space, classes and plans, and members book from their phones. The 9 first-week steps take about 31 minutes.
03 Fill the classes
In the weeks before opening: the presale, the launch and the trial class.
04 The first months
After opening: welcoming newcomers, keeping members and the numbers for each month.
Opening soon? Set up your week before day one.
Create your space, classes and plans, and members book from their phones. The 9 first-week steps take about 31 minutes.
Lite is free up to 10 active members, with no card and no time limit. Pro comes with a 14-day trial, also with no card.