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Fitness Business
10 min read

Onboarding a New Franchisee: The First 30 Days

A practical 30-day franchise onboarding plan covering systems access, staff setup, and the first month of member acquisition for new gym locations.

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Gym websites made with the MyGymDesk website builder: the Signature theme on a computer and the Pulse and Zen themes on phones (demo sites of fictional businesses)
Fitness Business
9 min read

How Much Does a Gym Website Cost in India? (2026)

What a gym website costs in India in 2026, what drives the price, what you pay every year, and how a website builder inside your gym software compares.

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A trainer shows a new member around the gym floor on her first day
Member Retention
10 min read

Can gym software help with new member onboarding?

A practical plan for a new member's first 30 days, with welcome WhatsApp templates, app set-up, trainer intros and the check-in pattern that warns you early.

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A relaxed gym manager at the desk with a phone while members train behind
Gym Management
10 min read

Which gym software features save the most time?

Fee reminders, renewals, attendance, GST invoices, class waitlists, PT tracking and lead follow-ups, ranked by how much desk time they take off your week, with a way to measure your own baseline.

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Three 3D exercise demonstrations from the Trainaq Exercise Video Library: a push-up, a bodyweight squat and the Warrior II yoga pose
Technology
10 min read

Exercise video library vs exercise API: why a one-time licence suits gym apps

Exercise APIs bill every month and meter each call or video play. A downloaded exercise video library is a one-time licence you host yourself.

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Members arrive with gym bags for the morning batch at an Indian gym
Gym Management
11 min read

How do gym owners actually use management software day to day?

A realistic day in an Indian gym, hour by hour, showing where the software does the work, plus the weekly and monthly routines owners keep.

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A group fitness class in an Indian gym studio, with the front desk visible behind glass
Gym Management
10 min read

Can gym software handle both class bookings and billing?

A class credit is a billing item, so bookings and billing work best in one system. How credits, waitlists, cancellation windows, PT packages and invoices fit together.

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A gym owner on a support call with a headset at the front desk
Technology
9 min read

What customer support should you expect from gym software companies?

Support matters most when check-ins or payments fail mid-shift. The channels, hours and response times to expect, how to test support in a trial, and an SLA checklist.

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A gym manager trains two front-desk staff on a tablet at the reception counter
Gym Management
11 min read

How do you train gym staff to use new management software?

New software succeeds or fails at the front desk. A role-by-role training plan for Indian gyms, with a first-week table, cheat sheets and safe permissions.

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