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“I Told You So” – Gym Owners to Government on Declining Health

After two years of gym closures, it's no surprise people are less fit. Here's how to capitalize when media outlets report the obvious.
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Ask a Lawyer: 3 Things to Consider When Buying or Selling a Gym

Thinking about buying a gym? While it's easy to get distracted by all the bells and whistles, you really need to ask three major questions first. Gym Lawyers founder Matthew Becker takes you through these questions and explains how the answers can affect the sale of a business.
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Four Steps to Grow Any Business (Including Yours)

Chris Cooper talks alot about the four phases of entrepreneurship: Founder, Farmer, Tinker and Thief. But to move from one phase to the next, you need to do the following: systemize, optimize, grow and scale.
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Your First Goal: $205 Per Member Per Month

Chris Cooper shares the secrets of gym owners whose average revenue per member per month is between $340 and $522.
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Body Positivity and How Microgym Owners Killed the Fitness Dinosaurs

A Montreal Gazette writer suggests "equality" is rare in gyms. Microgym owner Mike Warkentin vehemently disagrees.
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Ask a Lawyer: The Top 3 Lease Issues for Gym Owners

How do you negotiate a better lease for your gym business? Is your rent increase justified? What happens when your use of the premises—dropping plates, loud music—becomes a problem for other tenants? We pose these questions and more to Gym Lawyers founder Matthew Becker.
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