Open a gym

There is quite a bit to consider:

• Insurance (won't be cheap i'd imagine)
• Electricity, rates, water etc
• Finance - what will the total monthly outgoings be across all utilities, loan repayments and expenses
• How many hours of paying PT work would be your capacity (30 per week to allow time for running the business)
• Facilities - cleaning, maintenance, fit out
• How does 30 hours of PT per week fit in financially - at €40 per hour .. that is €1200 per week before tax etc. Will that cover all expenses and offer a decent living wage ?

As for licenses etc … none needed; anyone can call themselves a PT or Coach; but continuous professional development is important in almost all careers and this comes with a time & financial cost.

I'm not saying it isn't possible - just it is hard to make something like this work and you need to go in to anything with eyes wide open

that is why you have a huge uptake in 'online coaching' which for the most part is just PTs sending out generic templates for 3-4 gym sessions a week, boiler plate food plan and some whatapp messages and maybe a zoom call. This is the side bar income.

he said group training €15 per hour at 10 per class = €150 *30 =€4,500per week

Talk to other gyms outside the area you plan to do business in.

Most businesses are happy to chat to others in the same field once it does not affect their business.

Good gym in Naas. FitFun. Simple model of classes and PT run by two lads and very busy too, esp mother & baby classes.

COH here opened his own gym and it seems to be a success. However, he had been in the industry for what, 10-15 years at that point and already had a decent client base.

OP is fresh out of a course and has no mention of being in the industry beforehand. I'm not saying it won't work out, but it's unlikely.

as I said classes are in the morning, lunch and evening. He does a lot of hours but is handsomely rewarded. He’s taking on trainers now to add more classes and reduce his work load.

You can see the timetable here.

You pick a good location with good passing trade and build your member base.
you put in the hard work, you bring in staff when you need it.

All startup business need long hours put in

that’s because the business has grown to the state where they added more classes , more clients. And more profits. For the first 2 years it was just 1 trainer and 150.clients paying €45 a week with a class size of up to 11.

no he’s first need 150 clients. That’s €6,760 a week, is an example that it’s possible and people are doing it. . 50 clients will give €2,250 a week which should be €1000 a week after costs. He can grow it.

Much more realistic. Than he figure which was giving which totally ignored the group part.

They don’t have to come 3 times a week. They pay €45 a week for up to 3 classes. …

who says he has now experience, he just qualified but may have years of experience.