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Best practices for increasing attendance at gym classes

Thu, Apr 2, 2020

It can be a delicate balance keeping the ideal amount of members in each of your classes. Too many leads to waitlists and people sitting stressed at computers refreshing the page and waiting for them to become available for booking online, but too … More

Opening a Gym: Membership Pre-sales

Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Pre-sales are a great way to gain as many members as possible prior to your gym opening date. This way, you’ll already have a decent member following from the get-go, joining you on your new journey. Providing some different presale options is very … More

New member onboarding - best practices to ensure they stick around

Mon, Mar 30, 2020

As mentioned in a number of our previous posts, getting new members to stick around can be a difficult task for even the most organized gym owner. Lack of a strong workout routine, limited motivation and a higher risk of injury all can lead to … More

Family Memberships - Using Shared Memberships in GymMaster

Sun, Mar 29, 2020

The option for Family memberships is quite a popular feature for GymMaster users. This allows your members to share their memberships with friends and family, and often make it cheaper for them too. For example, a standard membership may cost them … More

Sending Bulk Gym Emails with GymMaster

Sat, Mar 28, 2020

Sending emails to your members is a great way to keep them in the loop with the happenings around your club and inform them of upcoming changes. Sending emails individually through your regular provider such as Gmail or Hotmail will make this a … More

Leaving a gym franchise? Here's how GymMaster can help

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

Leaving a gym franchise can be a leap-of-faith which can make or break a business and its reputation. Going out on your own has its benefits, but also a sizeable set of risks. “Will my members stay if I leave the franchise?” “Can I … More

Now is the time to turn your gym in to a community more than ever

Wed, Mar 25, 2020

With few options available to operate as normal for a gym owner at the moment and not much else you can do if you are at home on lockdown, this is the time to become a leader and a pillar of your gym community and become a social media expert. It … More

Creating a virus conscious workout environment by restricting access to your club.

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

With COVID-19 being at the forefront of everyone’s minds we’ve been reviewing additional set-up options that might be worth considering if your business runs on the GymMaster gym management system. Please note these suggestions are only for gym … More

GymMaster & COVID-19: Running your gym remotely using gym management software.

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Given the rapid spread of COVID-19, governments around the world have begun putting entire cities into lockdown to slow the spread and reduce the strain which the virus is placing upon medical services. This has resulted in around a billion people … More

Under-utilized Tools offered by Gym Management Software Systems

Mon, Mar 23, 2020

Signing up to an all-in-one gym management system offers a host of valuable tools to be used during the management and daily operations of running your fitness club. Certain tools you may use daily, such as the 24/7 gym access control, automated … More

COVID-19: Keeping Members in the Workout Routine During a Lockdown

Fri, Mar 20, 2020

Keeping members in their normal workout routine at your club may not be possible, safe, or even legal in some situations during the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, a benefit of this event occurring during the digital age is that your club can … More

Preparing your Gym for COVID-19 - Stats from impacted areas.

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Many clubs around the world are already beginning to feel the effects of the circulating COVID-19 pandemic, even those which haven’t directly been impacted by the virus and given the amount of media coverage and public interest that this topic … More

How to run fitness classes remotely during COVID-19.

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Fitness classes can continue to be run through the use of a streaming service. Prior to the outbreak, streaming services were already very popular amongst the gaming and social media influencer communities. However, as regions around the world are … More

COVID-19 & GymMaster: Frequently Asked Questions

Tue, Mar 17, 2020

By now, all clients should have received an email regarding how GymMaster will be handling the current coronavirus pandemic and can assist their business. Our support staff has started receiving queries and concerns regarding the topic, we have put … More

GymMaster Recognized as a Top Membership Management Software Platform of 2020.

Sun, Mar 15, 2020

GymMaster has ranked well in the recent report ‘Top 20 Membership Management Software’ released by Capterra, which assessed these platforms based upon verified review ratings and search volume across the Gartner Network. The Gartner … More

Top Gym Management Software Essentials of 2020

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Over the last decade, there has been a number of improvements to the way a fitness club is managed, organized and marketed–a major development leading to this shift is the conception of cloud-based gym management software, which is an essential tool … More

How to Link Mailchimp with your Gym Management Software

Tue, Mar 10, 2020

If you use Mailchimp to send bulk emails and manage your gym’s email marketing from, you can now link this with GymMaster to automatically pull members from a suitable GymMaster report into Mailchimp. Member information such as their name, … More

News: GymMaster now integrates with Mailchimp!

Tue, Mar 10, 2020

If you have been involved with marketing or customer communications over recent years, there’s a good chance you may have heard of Mailchimp. Mailchimp is a widely used online platform allowing businesses to create, send, automate and track the … More

Cross Site vs Multi Site GymMaster Setups. What are they and how are they important to your gym enterprise?

Fri, Mar 6, 2020

If your fitness business operates multiple facilities there are a few things to consider when choosing the right setup for your gym enterprise software. If you are a new club signing up with GymMaster, or an existing GymMaster client adding … More

Prospecting with GymMaster - Best Practices to Get More Gym Members.

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

For any health or fitness club, improving the process of acquiring new members is paramount to achieving a solid membership base and ensuring the bills are covered. In this article, we will go over a few best practices for how you should be using the … More