Name our Gym...

[Rat]

I'd call it "The Sewer". Has that homey ring to it... but thats just me.

[Gator_Mclusky]

Keep me posted on the details. I hope to open my own gym in a couple of yrs. Good luck FOOD!!!!

[Marcus Fenix]

Steel Fitness

[pikeo123]

Anabolic Arena

[Stock]

The Athletic Club, The Gym, Supreme Fitness, Silicon City,
I'll come up with some more in a while...

[Spook]

Originally Posted by Stock

The Athletic Club

Oh snap! All of the trainers could be called athletic supports.

[BIGFOOD]

Originally Posted by Spook

Depending on your city's population, you should probably go for an all inclusive population. In all honesty, if you are not building a gym in Hell's Kitchen or Venice Beach, then it may be best to have an all inclusive gym assuming that you can get the right staff off the bat to do spinning, cardio, and resistance training sessions. I hate to sound like a party pooper, but know exactly what you want that gym to be because it will dictate all of your advertising and signage. If you have partners, then all of you really need to sit down and determine the target group and determine the demographics to know if you can adequately draw enough business from your target group(s). Before you even open the gym you will need to have some good insurance coverage because gyms are injury prone. Also, in your contract for gym membership, you will need a lawyer to help you with that type of a form to indemnify you from certain obligations that can keep you from being sued for workout related injuries.

Selecting workout equipment is alot of fun, but the business end sucks big time. Insurance(s) and legalities can be a real hoot. For anyone that you hire, you have to keep in mind that payroll is a killer but so is the workmen's comp insurance that is a must have policy. Whether you own a gym or an environmental consulting business, insurance can eat you alive. Every single time that I need to have to access a work project I will need a copy of a liability insurance policy. Each new contract may require multiple copies of insurance policies....all of which costs.

I don't want to dissuade you from this endeavor, but make sure you know what you are getting into and you have the capital to back it up to the very end. Even the best restaurants entrepeneurs invest a large forune to make a small fortune.

you bring up some good points Spook. The city i live in has a population of around 170,000 and there are about 4 gyms scattered around the county. all but one is all inclusive. One gym is decent, it's large, up to date but the client base is more of the uppity type. I'm not opposed to an all inclusive. my idea is to go this route and have a section of the gym seperated for the "hardcore" and trainers to take their clients..I am a business owner (home builder/developer/commercial builder) so I am aware of the legal side as well as insurance issues, but thanks for bringing up these points since they seem to take a back seat during the excitment of finding a location. Raising the capital will be no problem and my construction company will build the structure. It's gonna be stressful but this town needs a "real" gym and i've always wanted to own one. we'll see how this unfolds and thanks for the solid input, sounds like you've done this before...

[Voodoo]

Iron Asylum

[CHIQUITITA]

How about...... Flex Fitness.

[Voodoo]

Sanctuary