What do you expect from a gym?
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I concur with the racks and bumper plates.
One of my favorite gyms had a big open space of astroturf for people to do sled pushes/pulls, farmers carries, etc. Not sure if it'd be an efficient use of space at a commercial gym, but it was nice.1 -
Well, considering there's a blizzard here in NYC and my gym is managing to open at some point today...I expect my gym to be open in a blizzard
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I'd like it to be just as welcoming to newcomers as it is for members who know all the equipment, moves, etc.1
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I have two gym memberships...one strictly for the indoor pool. The other one has plenty of free weights, treadmills, ellipticals and Nautilus machines. It's not an overly crowded gym so I don't wait for much of anything. What I would like is a rower and battle ropes (we had, but they started falling apart and they are gone now). My gym used to be in a lot smaller location and when it moved, we gained a lot of open space, which I love. It is nice to have room to stretch and we have a long open area that is great for walking lunges, bear crawls, farmers carries and other things like that. The old gym it was sometimes tough to find a spot to do push ups2
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rainbowbow wrote: »
That would make me so freaking happy. I wonder how much time per week I spend with my stupid hip thrusting set up and break down.1 -
Don't let people use there phone1
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plenty of squat racks, power racks, and benching areas. It sucks when you go in one leg day and all the racks are taken up and you have to wait/try to mix up your routine..
This, more than anything (and assuming you'll have the usual sets of weight and cardio machines). Basically, think of the maximum number of racks you could sanely need, then add 1 or 2 more.
I'd also add some staff that encourage people out of the racks when they're blocking them with some stupid inappropriate exercise like barbell curls or anything with dumb-bells, and that make sure that weights get re-racked.0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »
That would make me so freaking happy. I wonder how much time per week I spend with my stupid hip thrusting set up and break down.
Same here. Not to mention that I can never quite get the right height.0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »
That would make me so freaking happy. I wonder how much time per week I spend with my stupid hip thrusting set up and break down.
Same here. Not to mention that I can never quite get the right height.
The right height how so?
I push a bench against a wall and just roll the bar over my legs and use a boxing pad so I don't bruise. When the 45s are on there is still a bit of room when I bring it up over my legs.1 -
I think they mean like... talking on the phone loudly, sitting on equipment while having a loud *kitten* conversation, taking up space on equipment playing angry birds for an hour, taking selfies in the locker room (good luck other ladies trying to change!), etc.0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »
I think they mean like... talking on the phone loudly, sitting on equipment while having a loud *kitten* conversation, taking up space on equipment playing angry birds for an hour, taking selfies in the locker room (good luck other ladies trying to change!), etc.
Yeah but if the rule was no phones, I couldn't do my thing. See I'm just worried about myself here ha0 -
nothing is more frustrating than having people texting, talking or taking selfies while you are waiting to use equipment0
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I fired my old gym because they signed up more people than they could accommodate. It was a madhouse, with people waiting in line to access machines and equipment. FAIL.2
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rainbowbow wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »
That would make me so freaking happy. I wonder how much time per week I spend with my stupid hip thrusting set up and break down.
Same here. Not to mention that I can never quite get the right height.
The right height how so?
I push a bench against a wall and just roll the bar over my legs and use a boxing pad so I don't bruise. When the 45s are on there is still a bit of room when I bring it up over my legs.
Yeah, so it depends on how tall you are but the ideal hip thrust height ranges from 13 - 19 inches. When you sit down and scoot up against the bench you want the height of the bench to touch your lower scapula.
So actual benches (like a bench press for example), other "free benches" in the gym, etc. are too tall. You can see more here where bret contreras talks about bench height; but i prefer around 13 inches myself.0 -
Congrats on your new business! I've been to a whole mess of gyms, and the one thing that really affects me is light. I seem to work so much harder in a well lit, brightly painted, window-filled gym than in a glum concrete bomb shelter. Of course, a wide variety of equipment is great, and the cleanliness is very very important, but lighting makes 10000000% difference to me.
How about Power House Gym? Power Lift Gym? HardLift? Good luck, I hope you have a successful gym!!0 -
I fired my old gym because they signed up more people than they could accommodate. It was a madhouse, with people waiting in line to access machines and equipment. FAIL.
People want cheap gym memberships that's the problem. So they have to sign up more members. not saying they wouldn't try to sign up as many as they could cause it's a business but they wouldn't have too and you would eliminate a lot of the people0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »
That would make me so freaking happy. I wonder how much time per week I spend with my stupid hip thrusting set up and break down.
Same here. Not to mention that I can never quite get the right height.
The right height how so?
I push a bench against a wall and just roll the bar over my legs and use a boxing pad so I don't bruise. When the 45s are on there is still a bit of room when I bring it up over my legs.
Yeah, so it depends on how tall you are but the ideal hip thrust height ranges from 13 - 19 inches. When you sit down and scoot up against the bench you want the height of the bench to touch your lower scapula.
So actual benches (like a bench press for example), other "free benches" in the gym, etc. are too tall. You can see more here where bret contreras talks about bench height; but i prefer around 13 inches myself.
Oh yeah. Mine always hits in the right spot.0 -
This is actually an interesting thread...the birth of a gym! I don't suppose you are blogging your experiences thus far? It would be fascinating to see how much work goes into starting a gym...0
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What type of gym are you creating? Who is your target customer? It matters. Are you doing a pretty people flirt gym? A weights and boxing gym? A soccer mom gym? A high end wealthy gym? A low end circuit gym?1
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Cleanliness. Enforce re-racking weights. PLEASE. Make it a fine or something if people don't do it. I get that unloading someones multiple plates shouldn't be that hindering on my workout, but dammit... I didn't put the weight on, why do I have to waste my energy taking it off.
Also, don't allow shoulder shrugs or curling in the squat rack - provide plenty of spaces for people to do that in a designated rack. My favorite is when someone loads on the barbell - does 3 shoulder shrugs and walks away leaving all 270 pounds on it.
I can live with just about anything else... but not re-racking weights? It's a deal breaker. I smashed a finger by trying to clean up my lift area. Ended up tripping and rolling my ankle another time - granted... I might be clumsier than the average person. haha.2 -
just plenty of space to move around so I don't have to bump into people or get in the way or them get in my way when lifting.
This! I checked out 3 gyms before picking one and being able to work out without being crowded was a big factor for me. Additionally, hours that align with my work schedule (open later in the evening) and a supportive environment.1 -
I fired my old gym because they signed up more people than they could accommodate. It was a madhouse, with people waiting in line to access machines and equipment. FAIL.
People want cheap gym memberships that's the problem. So they have to sign up more members. not saying they wouldn't try to sign up as many as they could cause it's a business but they wouldn't have too and you would eliminate a lot of the people
The gym I fired had $50 per month memberships. The gym I replaced it with has $10 per month memberships and plenty of room to breathe...the only thing I miss is not being able to do yoga classes at the new place. Other than that, my new gym has everything I need minus the hassle of overcrowding.1 -
A clock on the wall in the changing room, so I can know at a glance* whether I need to finish getting changed in a huge rush, or whether I have plenty of time.
Two punchbags. Skipping ropes in a variety of fixed lengths. The adjustable ones just end up kinked in the middle and suitable for no-one, especially not us shorter folk.
*Phone is in locker.2 -
Doors on the showers, full stop. No one likes a "strange" (clean or not) shower curtain touching them. Hot water in the showers, not tepid, not hot then cold when someone else starts their shower. And I want it to be clean. I wear shower shoes, but I still want to think that I could get away taking them off without getting 8 types of fungus. I wouldn't, but I want to believe that I could be barefoot.
My current gym has a sauna in the locker room, and I am in LOVE with it, used it a ton this freezing cold winter.
Fractional plates in the 0.5-2 lbs sizes, so I can increase my overhead press at a safe (and reasonable) rate without having to buy and bring my own.3 -
What type of gym are you creating? Who is your target customer? It matters. Are you doing a pretty people flirt gym? A weights and boxing gym? A soccer mom gym? A high end wealthy gym? A low end circuit gym?
like ive already said, this isn't about what my gym will be, i simply wanted to know what people liked or didn't like about their gyms for some ideas...
but fine, here's some detail lol.
the gym will be geared towards people who are serious about fitness, specifically lifters, but there will be a little bit of everything. this will be no planet fitness type place.
there will be no pool, but some saunas. there will also be no childcare, but the childcare facility across the street is going to offer extremely discounted drop in visit fees for those with a membership.
the gym i currently go to is closing down at the end of the year, so a good number of their staff will be coming to work at ours, including the co-owner. they are all extremely intelligent and good looking (someone said that's a must). we will also have a nutritionist on staff (a good friend) to assist with diet plans.
the only other gyms in the general area are the Y, SnapFitness and Planet fitness, so we won't have much competition for the type of gym we will have.1 -
Clean showers, plenty of paper towels and spray available to clean machines before or after use (my gym rarely has the paper towel dispenser filled and it drives my nuts) and friendly staff.1
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toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »...there will also be no childcare, but the childcare facility across the street is going to offer extremely discounted drop in visit fees for those with a membership...
I don't have kids so I don't need it, but this is really cool.
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