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This article will explain precisely how Fitness Hub forms the centerpiece of the connected training floor: By adding this key component to the EGYM Ecosystem, we have transformed the entire member experience. From the first touch-point during prospecting or onboarding to recurring tests and assessments ⁠—Fitness Hub takes the entire workout experience to the next level!

Our co-founder and CEO Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer has been in great demand in recent weeks: No wonder, the launch of our latest innovation, the Fitness Hub, was met with a wave of enthusiasm and perfectly aligned with our industry rebooting as pandemic-era restrictions are gradually being lifted.

Fitness Hub, the new centerpiece of the connected training floor, excites operators, trainers, and members alike. With touchless onboarding, intuitive assessments – including flexibility tests and body composition measurements – as well as the visualization of training success, Fitness Hub addresses three of the most pressing customer needs at once and takes member care to the next level.

EGYM presents Fitness Hub, the new centerpiece of the connected training floor in state-of-the-art fitness and health facilities. With smart onboarding, recurring assessments that include flexibility tests, and the visualization of training success, Fitness Hub addresses three of the most pressing customer needs at once, taking member care to a whole new level.

We’re proud to introduce Fitness Hub: A fully-integrated solution that augments the member experience and represents the new centerpiece of the connected training floor.

Already in 2016, the number of mobile users surpassed that of desktop users. Now, years later, that society has moved towards an unequivocally mobile-oriented world, it has become a game of survival of sorts for entrepreneurs who have to either go mobile or go home.
As a gym owner or fitness trainer, you may already know that more people are using their mobile devices, but you may not know how they are using them. According to research, 60 percent of mobile device users favor mobile apps over websites to shop for products and services online.
If these statistics are anything to go by, then we can agree that owning a mobile app is highly beneficial to your business, perhaps even more than setting up a website. The last thing that you, as a manager or entrepreneur, want is to bid your members adios as they ditch your mobile-friendly website and migrate to the highly-preferred fitness apps.

Growing and expanding any business results from the continuous effort that happens over the lifetime of the business. This fact is no different for fitness and health facilities that need to find innovative ways to retain existing members and attract potential new ones. Digitizing your operations by providing a platform to engage your clients, provide tips, and market yourself or picking management software are steps in the right direction. Yet, in taking these steps, it's vital to identify the aspects of a technological platform, an app, or software that meets your growing business's needs. Scalability ensures that you can expand and contract your operations as needed. Let's take a closer look at the scale in software and why you need it for your brand.

The journey of building and running a fitness or health enterprise varies greatly, but three steps are common to most, if not all journeys. First is to open the first facility, buy some essential equipment, and run it. As time goes by, technology and software start being thrown around in circles and eventually catch the manager’s or owner's attention.
At this point, most give technology a try, and before you know it, there are software systems all over the place. A website here, a blog there, and a fitness app somewhere in between, you get the drill.
Given the benefits of fitness technology, getting this far is not easy and should be lauded. Many consider gyms that embrace technology to be at their mature stages. But is there an extra mile? There is a third step that many managers and owners may overlook, and very few people shed light upon it. This is software integration.

Before acquiring any software, it is important first to acknowledge who the software is being developed for. Is it being developed for the gym owner, the customer, or the software developer? The user or customer must be at the center of any software development, the same is true in the fitness and health industry.

When it comes to your digital strategy it’s important to consider a couple of key questions including resources and capabilities. One of the key considerations is whether to build or partner with an industry leader.

The fitness industry is always evolving. Each year, more gyms and clubs are offering the latest fitness technologies in their facilities to stay up to date with their competitors. Not to mention, the fitness market is one of the best markets to be in if you want to start a business, with an annual growth of 3-4%.