The Price To Start My Gym
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$40 Gym Vs. $10,000 Gym
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On the other hand, boutique fitness classes are often ridiculously expensive, often ranging from $20 to $40 for a single class. Do that three times a week, and you’re looking at spending thousands of dollars a year on your workout habit. The truth is, boutique gyms aren’t cheap to run.
On average, boutique studio members pay more than $100 a month, whereas at traditional gyms, less than 10 percent pay more than $75.An increasing number of boutique fitness studios are opening in cities across the world to cater for millennials’ insatiable appetite for stylish ways to keep fit. At an average of $34 a class, paying a visit to these studios isn’t cheap, yet people are willing to invest.Today, there’s another equally viable option to throw into the mix: boutique fitness class.
The current workout scene is a far cry from the scenario you would have described not even 10 years ago (re: baggy T-shirts and old gym shoes pounding the treadmill in a massive, television-filled gym).This theory is currently driving the boutique fitness movement. When I did the math, I knew I had to go at least five times a week to get the per-visit cost low enough to.now, the four gyms in new mexico are still closed owner, lorraine higgins, also says it’s too expensive for her to open them up. higgins maintains smaller, boutique studios are cleaner and safer.Gyms take a lot of abuse and going cheap on flooring will cost you more in the long run when you have to replace it.
Buying used machines may be less expensive at the time, but you’ll sacrifice access to the full manufacturer’s warranty coverage, as well as up-to-date technology to best serve your members. Don’t surprise your neighbors.Recent research from New York based firm Dstillery found that your gym must be either really close or really nice in order for you to use it on a regular basis. Using analysis from 7.5 million.
A boutique fitness studio is generally viewed as a small gym (800 3500 square feet) that focuses on group exercise and specializes in one or two fitness areas. One of the most remarkable aspects of boutiques is their premium price tag.Britons are being put off exercising regularly by the high cost of gyms and leisure centres, research suggests.
A third of people of all ages think they are too expensive, rising to 42 per cent.But at up to $35 a class, boutique fitness can get expensive, even after just a few sessions. The average amount spent on such classes, according to the IHRSA, is between $80 and $140 a month.
Nationwide, the average monthly gym membership is about $40. Being budget conscious doesn’t mean you have to cut out your favorite fitness classes.A boutique fitness studio is usually smaller than a gym, may offer less of a variety of classes, and can be more expensive than a gym membership. So, you may be wondering why so many people have been choosing small studios over gyms lately.
Thriving fitness studios charge premium prices. Get insight into the what else these studios are doing to create success for themselves in our Annual Boutique Fitness Benchmark Report.. Guest Post Written by Stephen Tharrett, Owner of Club Industry Consulting.
Many boutique fitness studios charge more than $30 a class, but does opening your wallet wider give you better results?David Barton Gym, known for its nightclub aesthetic, has partnered with indoor cycling chain Cyc so that its members can go to boutique classes at a cheaper rate.
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76 comments
A side note that I forgot to say in the video: If you are price gouging, expect to get messages from people calling you out and friends remembering when you did so. You can’t have the good without the bad in this case. It’s part of the game you’re choosing to play.
Offer up Facebook market place and craigslist all weights are being charged at 2.00 per pound.
Guys stay positive, once covid is over and folks go back to the gym, think of all the second hand weights and equipment for sale, there’s going to be a massive supply and little demand ��
Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining. At 150 a month It is expensive.
Fringe sports is the one company I noticed increase their prices in the last 6 months. We will remember this, but who goes to them for quality equipment? ��
Haters gonna hate. Some people cant see a good thing in front of them. Lots of people would love to train with you for that price.
Hey Coop, I appreciate you keeping it real. I could have bought gym equipment before the quarantine, unfortunately, I put it off. I miss the weights, but I’m looking for creative ways to stay in shape. The price gouging is terrible, but understandable. Reputable companies like Rogue and Brute Force have excellent sandbag equipment at reasonable prices. I look forward learning and adapting to a new workout regimen.
Body weight is good for getting a workout. Pushups, pull-ups, crunches/sit ups, squats with ur girlfriend on ur back…there’s always a way but you’re absolutely right we all want..key word is want equipment..economics taught that people have insatiable wants..this is just one of those “wants” that people are capitalizing on..
I paid $330 for a pair of rubber hex 70’s and now someone is selling them for $1.50 on offer up
A few years ago, I bought a treadmill and elliptical and spent a total of little over $1k on both. Put them in my game room area, and I get a decent workout while watching something on TV.
Pricey upfront cost, but I figured that the investment paid off by now when you factor in gas money and membership costs.
i agree with you, ppl can charge what they ant, but i aint payin it. i got my rings and im saving my money for the flood of equipment
stay patient and be diligent, you can design an awesome gym because you can re-sell as you design…you just have to keep track of when major retailers have things in stock….you can make a killing by flipping and purchase better stuff
The lady appears to be little irresponsible. Saw her risking her baby jumping around playing basketball. 6:07
Dumbass. The supply is low because greedy people bought it all up with the intent to price gouge.
I hate this, I maxed out my deadlift like 2 months ago I can’t find weights ANYWHERE
Well thanks to these assholes, I can finally do pushups without too much effort
Let’s just tell the nfl you dont need gym equipment to get strong. Who else here is tired of doing nothing but pushups for a chest workout.
This privileged white man has equipment. Imagine what his opinion would be if he didn’t have what he does.
We might as well just ride our bikes to work since driving a car is such a luxury.
This is a great channel, and some (ok, quite a few) of the videos have been a real eye-opener. Thank you.
I love this point, it’s logical and at least in my eyes pretty objective.
What’s your business plan look like that’s what I’m working on now
Racks and such can be made of 4×4 posts, or get into metal work as a hobby as they’r all basic tubing you would find at any. metal distributor.
Someone literally stole my dumbells outta the backyard earlier this year. Guess I ll have to stick with pushups and pullups.
I saw a squat rack that used to be $169 now going for $320. I’ll just wait it out. The name of the game is: Patience
nice! crossfit simply brings more value than a gym. so you have to pay more. period
I’m a college student and i want to do the same thing coming out of college only question I have is how did you go about starting your supplement company?
Unfortunately we have a country full of people with no understanding of economics
I’m a potter and ceramic artist. I bend over a wheel a lot of hours a week, so after gyms were closed for a while I said it’s time for home gym. Met the dumbell outage of 2020. Did I buy? No. I’ve been watching clay hobbyists, 1 time class attendees etc flaunt on Facebook that they bought full clay studios worth of new equipment they don’t know how to use, all upwards of $2k. My first thought was I can’t wait for them to get back to work. In the meantime I’ll wedge my clay by hand to help with exercise I’m missing. Beleive me tho I’ll soon drop $500 to buy a hardly used $4000 clay mixer with an air vaccum and extruder still in warranty. I’ll have plenty of money left to lift the wheel up on steel instead of blocks so my back is straight and the studio looks clean.
Dude, you looked a bit scared at the beginning of the video. Calculating budgets is one thing. Actually spending money is a whole otherlevel. Congratulations on getting your gym started and I hope you experience continued success.
all of yall people who are waiting for corona virus to go away…. i hope you are patient. 2021 to 2022 is the best case while us never finding a cure is worst case. heck, we still dont have a solution for hiv
I’m currently building my home gym for the simple reason that I don’t forsee gyms getting anywhere close to back to normal for a long time.
They’re currently open with a 20 person limit and the necessity of pre-booking. As a first responder and shift worker that just doesn’t work for me. We also have a second lock down coming.
Prices are up but aren’t as crazy here as they are in the USA. But to me it’s a long term investment.
Has anyone checked out Crane Fitness Equipment in Clarksville, TN?
Does anyone have any suggestions where I can buy a 20lb dumbbell for a good price
If all people are gonna do is use the treadmill in a gym your just throwing money away since your wasting hundreds yearly when you can just run and walk for free outside!
I see a lot of these companies going under after the dust settles. Huge demand will dry up and the market will be saturated as others have said. Second order effects are gyms taking a hit as people don’t go back. I won’t keep my membership as the only thing the gym has I don’t is a pool at this point.
As to people selling at 3x+? No one is forcing anyone to buy it as coop says. I waited and paid a bit more for shipping than I would have otherwise but got what I wanted over the course of a month.
people shouldn’t pay for this crossshit garbage. No gains injuries recommended.
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$10,000 gym but doesn’t have free weight bench press ��♂️
wait so he spent 100k a month and the gym isnt opened? what? i wonder why nick didnt keep the gym open long enough for it to break even
P.s. I’m the type of person who once my mind is set on something I NEED to have it, I’m trying not to budge on buying overpriced stuff but de pinga it’s hard.
Well it’s 2020 and you want to join a gym…….lolololol��������������������
The issue I have with CrossFit gyms are the ones in major cities but they charge almost 260 on average
No one complains when biz sells overstocks and discontinued or have the Black Friday sale. Sometimes up, sometimes down. It’s called “free enterprise”. Maybe you prefer communism/socialism?!
I had someone on letgo try to sell me a $250 Amazon power rack for $500 and his post talkimg about dont low ball me its brand new lol
Or just do a garage gym…a lot upfront, but well worth in the long run. My local crossfit gym was insanely expensive and the programs were gated so you could not even touch the weights until 2 months in.
I was a gym rat for 20 years. I definitely got my money’s worth. I built a home gym and never looked back. Absolutely love my home gym. It paid for itself after a year.
As someone who dedicated my life to training, I hope you, at some point have to go without something you need for your mental wellbeing and cant get it. I really really hope things come crashing down around you.
In most cases things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. If someone is price gouging but his/her items still sell…..then I guess it was worth it to someone. If no one bought….then they would have to lower the price down until it sold. The market (buyers) ultimately determine the value.
I totally agree. If you overprice essential goods you are a piece of shit. But when it’s a luxury, something people doesnt need to live, then whatever. Attack the people who tried selling toilet paper, desinfectant, face masks, and things like this for 10x the price, those are the people you don’t want in your society.
Gym equipment is so expensive and I am afraid we have had to make and make do with.However,when this equipment comes on the market I can only hope we have the sense to grab it.
Agree largely but I do want to point out two things:
1. There’s a difference between simply increasing prices and price-gouging
Of course you have the right to sell for whatever amount you want, and hell, I can understand trying to maximise profits. And yea, it is a luxury good (in my opinion), but it doesn’t make you look like any less of an opportunistic dick. But you know what? I don’t know the story behind each seller, so I won’t judge. But I can understand the anger because it factors into;
2. The emotional investment people have made when it comes to fitness
The way I see it, it’s kind of like the Game of Thrones series. Right or wrong, people invested heavily in the story, only to get screwed over in the end.
Hell, imagine following a series for years, and suddenly just before the final season is out, you’re told that you have to spend 30 bucks extra to watch it.
It’s not a lot of money, but it feels wrong, you know?
Like you’re being taken advantage of.
I used to hit the gym regularly, and for me, a mere month of being away can result in my hammer curl dropping from 30-35KG per arm all the way down 20KG.
So when the lockdown hit and I searched for dumbbells, it got really frustrating to see them going for such a high cost.
At my place, I can’t even do pull-ups, there just isn’t an option.
So yea, I’m adapting by working out however I can, but I do get the frustration which builds up over time, especially when you’re crammed in an apartment.
Price gouging is scumbaggery. You want to make money buying low and selling high, thats what the stock market is for. And if you are any good at it, you get to be a millionaire.
1:46 “it’s a beautiful thing… a lot of people are getting a small taste of the home gym community” Yeah, how beautiful that you get to profit from global pandemic destroying people’s livelihoods and society at large. What an asshat
I spotted a seller on eBay selling elliptical trainers for more than double the price. They’ve bulk bought from Argos. The original price was £89, £109 and £100. They are selling al three models for £220-240. I reported for price gouging but eBay have done nothing. ��
I don’t think anybody in their right mind would pay the prices these idiots want for them.
I think this whole Covid quarantine made people appreciate things they took for granted.
I like how you’ll never see Christian Guzman talking about how much it cost him to open his gym. Further proof his mom and dad helped him
Ummm I believe most states in the U.S. during the pandemic made it illegal to price gouge. Also fake weights are on the rise. My buddy brought 45 pounds plates. He thought something was up when lifting. So he weigh each plates. Well one plate was close 10 pounds off. I just image the muscle imbalance people will get.
Bought a home gym due to COVID and will never go back to a commercial gym. Just got the basics power rack, barbell, bench, and plates and plan to upgrade once people start selling all their stuff!
the dislikes on this video are the people who cant find equipment to use
Clint you make a solid point……”This is MY Gym”. I’d have to say that 10 euros a session is undercutting yourself! I’ve paid for your programming and knowledge for 6 months. The growth and knowledge I’ve gained was a steal!!! Thanks for all you did bringing me out of a funk and guiding me to where I am today in my training. That person is a fool and he is missing out on an opportunity of a lifetime.
I think it’s safe to say, this guy is not a finance expert, and he’s just really trying to sell Crossfit. Anyone can rationalize anything to make it sound the price you’re paying for is worth it, but it doesn’t mean it is worth it. I would really like to go to a Crossfit gym again, but the last two boxes I went to was awful. I didn’t get treated right, it felt like just another “globo” gym, there was no sense of community (unless you’re friends with the owners and trainers), I never got an introduction class or thought how to do anything, even though I told them I have never done Crossfit before. No guidance. For me that’s not worth paying $175 a month. I can get treatment like that at 24 hours fitness or others for much less.
Lol, the only reason CF is so expensive ’cause sheep minded dumbasses are willing to pay for it.
people who “price gouge” on sites MENT for USED items at a SLIGHTLY DISCOUNTED PRICE (due to said item being used) are a special kind of POS!
I saw a treadmill go from 289 to 650 on amazon smh. It’s a cheap treadmill with ok reviews ��
Eh supply and demand is only one view. If you have family, friends or clients looking to buy would you say it’s acceptable to do so even if it’s price gouging? I see this as an overvalued stock, right now you’re investing money you will never make back because an event like this won’t hopefully happen again and you would have paid 300-700% Maybe more for something used.
I’m gonna have a bomb-ass home gym on the cheap after Covid is over rubs hands
I agree with you 1 million percent on all points.
From a personal perspective, the move to working out at home and lack of equipment supply has turned me on to new methods of training that I had previously ignored. (e.g. resistance bands, body weight, and light dumbbells) It’s also afforded me to try out some bronze and silver era bodybuilding and strongman techniques that I put off for many years.
As a side note, my limit on price is $2.50/lb and I have been lucky enough to pick up a plate or dumbbell from a retail store for that price. This has kept me clear of people on ebay not only want upwards of $10/lb but will also gouge on shipping expense.
Reputable firms and people who are in it for the long term don’t price gouge.
My barbell literally broke last week and I need a new one ASAP☹️
I bought about 100 pounds now. Honestly that’s all I need to get started. As prices go down and I get stronger, I can buy more in the future. My bench, power rack and weight tree are DIY from 4by4’s. There’s lots of videos how to make this stuff
Ya, definitely artificially raising the demand for something and then selling it for double is ethical and okay. And then immediately returning (or just saying it came defective) if it doesn’t sell is hurting the businesses who are putting in the actual work to design it, get it here, market it and and sell it.
I was working on slowly building up a home gym starting last summer, and boy I’m glad I did. I picked up a ton of stuff on Amazon, FB Marketplace, and Craigslist. Everyone freaking out about gyms being closed, but I have been all set. I AM looking forward to the prices of everything plummeting.
The problem is that people are selling crappy equipment to uneducated buyers at inflated prices. I know that it should be on the buyer to know what they are buying, but it is taking advantage of someone to sell them cheap equipment at inflated prices that will fall apart and isn’t going to help the person in the long run and might even injure them. One example is a cheap, unstable squat rack.
The prices are going to drop and I’m waiting
In market for another kettlebell and have time
Don’t know where you live, but here in Massapequa New York people are trying to sell off their equipment like crazy cheap!
Everywhere
While this isn’t as bad as people who are price-gouging on essentials or Martin Shkreli, the “pharma bro” who raised the price of Daraprim by 5,000%, I still think these sellers are greedy and disgusting. As Coop says, gym equipment is luxury goods, but I think it is wrong to take advantage of people, especially if what is being sold is cheap, crappy gear. I can see how an Eleiko barbell or a Rogue power cage in great condition might command a premium price, but trying to sell an old, rusty 40 lb. dumbbell for $200 or a cheap, rickety squat rack for $500 is ridiculous. One guy was boasting on a forum that he sold his cheap barbell that he said wasn’t even worth $50 for $250. The guy who bought it obviously didn’t know what he was buying and will be lucky if he can sell it for $50 when this is over. There will be a lot of cheap equipment available when this is over from closed gyms and people who have decided that a home gym is not for them. I am fortunate that I have had pretty much everything I need for a while now, but I feel sorry for people like my daughter who is trying to put together a home gym at an affordable price. I gave her a couple of 45 lb. plates and an extra pair of 20 lb. dumbbells, and she bought a few other new items for a little bit more than they were worth, but I told her to wait if she could and not pay any exorbitant prices. If people refuse to buy from greedy sellers, they will be forced to lower prices.