How to Choose Fitness Equipment for Your Gym

By now, you’ve figured out the location for your gym and have either signed the lease for the building or bought the space. These tips will help you figure out the kinds of equipment you should choose to outfit your new facility.

Determine gym space limitations

How much total space do you have for your gym’s building?

When starting a gym, remember that a significant amount of space will be taken up by non-equipment areas, including lobbies, offices, bathrooms, utility rooms, and other extra features. If you’re a franchisee, note that your franchiser has set up standards you must follow for how much room these features must take up.

The 2009 IHRSA Health Club Equipment Benchmarking Report notes that fitness-only gyms tend to allocate around 60% of their gym space to strength and cardio equipment, with the remaining 40% of space being used for lockers, personal training areas, food and beverages, and other features.

Choose your equipment mix

Once you know how much room your gym has for fitness equipment, you need to consider what kinds of equipment you are looking to provide in your gym. IHRSA research shows that, of total possible space for gym equipment in fitness-only gyms, the following amounts of space tend to be split up between strength, cardio, and group exercise: about 47% strength equipment, 33% cardio machines, and 20% group exercise.

If you’re franchising, it’s likely that your gym company will give you specific rules on how much room you need to devote to cardio machines, strength training equipment (including both free weights and machines), and functional training or group exercise.

Visualize your gym space

To get an idea of the kinds of Precor equipment you can fill your space with, check out the Precor Space Planner. When entering our Space Planner, choose the option that suits your facility best – national gym if you’re a franchisee, independent gym if you’re starting your own gym from scratch, etc.

Upon selecting the type of gym you’re planning for, we recommend choosing the option to “Create a new plan”, where you can input the approximate dimensions of your gym. You can then browse through all of our options for cardio and strength equipment, discovering potential ways to arrange your gym.

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