Why Your Gym Needs Scheduling Software
While some parts of your gym are always going to be the same, there are some things that are constantly changing, including your classes. If you offer classes at your gym, you’re juggling dozens of moving pieces including dates, times, instructors, and rooms. Managing all of these schedules manually can be incredibly time consuming and confusing, and that’s before you add in member involvement.
A gym-specific class scheduling software can help your team:
Save precious time
As a gym manager or owner, your time is already spread pretty thin. Why should managing class schedules add to this workload? With an effective scheduling strategy, your entire calendar can be accessed, updated, and managed in a single location. The days of confusion and texting individual instructors to fill a class slot are over. Your instructors can easily find replacement instructors for classes they need to miss or can quickly reschedule classes for an open time slot if necessary. Plus, your members can easily see which instructors are teaching which classes, even if substitutions are made. Your members can also save time on their end by easily signing up or registering for upcoming classes to save their spot. No more showing up to a full class when everything is handled online!
Automate billing processes
Many of today’s gyms charge members per class or offer a specific number of classes per month. Manually keeping track of how many classes a member has attended – or how many they have left on their account – can take up an exorbitant amount of time. Class scheduling software bypasses any manual record keeping and automatically deducts credits or sessions from a members account. Then, when a member is close to running out of credits they are automatically notified. Streamlining billing processes on the back-end makes it easy for your team to run your business more efficiently while simultaneously making it more enjoyable for members to enjoy your classes and services. Instead of worrying about billing cycles during a workout, members can focus on the class at hand.
Build detailed reports
Whether your gym currently offers a robust class schedule or if you’re looking to add more diversity to your offerings, reporting and keeping track of data is a must. Scheduling software automatically builds details reports on the backend that can help your team make important strategic decisions. Now, you can see exactly which classes are most popular, which instructors have the highest attendance, and which classes are tapering off. Instead of making scheduling choices based off of gut feelings or tradition, you can make data-backed decisions with numbers to back them up. Your members will be happier with your class offerings and instructors can feel good knowing they’re providing well-loved services.
With a gym-specific scheduling tool in place, your team can run more classes for more customers and increase your bottom line. Your team can rely on your new software to handle the tedious back-end processes, leaving more time for your staff and members to enjoy their workouts.
