Trimming the Fat: Cost-Saving Tips for Gym Owners

A few years ago, Mark Targett attended a conference held by CrossFit Games pioneer and long-time gym owner Chris Spealler.
One of the gyms in attendance revealed they had always kept their gym closed on Thursdays, creating a gym-wide rest day that saved their business a lot of money in labor and other variable costs.
Though Targett considered doing the same, he thought it would “be challenging to implement” without receiving “flack” from his clients at Clamtown Fitness & Nutrition in Tuckerton, NJ, he explained.
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