Planning to start your own business? Here are the top fitness business ideas / trends that you may consider.
Fitness and health being an evergreen market (exercise is the best medicine), starting a fitness-related business is generally considered a sure thing.
Want to quit the rat race, tired of sitting behind a desk? Want to lead a more active lifestyle? It’s definitely worth looking into kick starting your own fitness business.
Here are some fitness business ideas that you may consider for your fitness start-up.
- Become a Personal Trainer: This is what most are doing nowadays. Join a fitness training program, get certified, and start working as a fitness trainer. Most gyms are happy to employ trainers either on a freelance or in-house basis.
- Become a Nutritionist: Great profession with lot of scope for development and expansion. But you need to get yourself trained first.
- Running or Walking Club: Almost everybody in India wants to run a marathon today. If you’re an enthusiastic runner, you can cash in on the opportunity by starting a running club.
- Yoga Studio: Yoga is another form of exercise that is extremely popular in India, across all age groups. You can consider making a living teaching others yoga. You need to obtain certification as an instructor. After that, you can work as a freelancer or find employment at health clubs.
- Start a Wellness Blog: In addition to the several options listed here, you can consider blogging as well. See what other successful blogs and websites are covering. It can take some time for blogs to gain momentum.
- Start a Juice Bar: Most gyms and fitness centers nowadays have a juice bar. You’ll need to decide if you want to start one from scratch or take a franchise. Most gyms are willing to lease space for in-house operations.
- Sell Nutrition Products: Nutrition products are in great demand — protein powders, shakes, muscle gainers, vitamin supplements, and more. You will need space (shop) to start this business. You may even tie up with local gyms and check if you can operate from their premise. Lot of people in India sell health/nutritional products from home (Amway and other brands).
- Zumba Class: Dance is a great form of exercise (and women love it). Becoming a Zumba instructor (and mixing it with other dance forms) can be a lucrative career change.
- Physical Therapist: You need education (and perseverance). You will need a Bachelor’s Degree (in a health-related field) and will also need to complete a Physical Therapy course. With rowing importance of sports in India, Physical therapists will be in demand in the future.
- Dance Studio: Blend various forms of dance with exercise. You don’t need any qualification.
- Spin Class: Spinning is considered one of the most intensive aerobic workouts. With the right training and willingness to guide individuals through those workouts, you can make a career out of it.
- Power-lifting Gym: Those interested in something a bit heavier may want to think about kick starting their own power-lifting gym.
Final Thoughts
This list, by no means is exhaustive. There are several niche sports and unique workout routines out there, that you can pursue as business. Like any other business, you need to do your research first, try to spot potential gaps in the market, and then roll up your sleeves and get to work.
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