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Club Operations Desk
Editorial Desk
"The Club Operations Desk covers single-site economics, membership and retention mechanics, franchising, and what happens when operators get into distress. It works from filed financial statements and published reporting."
Gym Operations Financial Turnaround Fixed-Cost Management Equipment ROI Membership Sales Proactive Retention
Published Intelligence Reports (2)
Gym Profitability Ratios & Equipment ROI: The Operator's 2026 Guide
The 6 profitability ratios that decide whether your gym makes money — benchmarks, the fixed-cost rule (rent 15% / payroll 40%), and the equipment ROI decision framework for CAPEX.
10 min Verification & Strategy Frameworks
Why Fitness Growth Is Not Saving Weak Operators
Japan recorded 26 fitness-club bankruptcies through August 2026 and True Fitness entered provisional liquidation in Singapore. We map what the 2026 failure wave actually says about club-level unit economics.
12 min Industry Analysis