How to Open a Personal Training Studio with Low Investment
Luxury gyms with high monthly fees exist and make good money — but how much does it cost to open one? In this interview, Professors João Moura and Bruno Sadoski show the opposite approach: setting up a personal training studio in 10 to 15 m², with almost no equipment.
It's for those who are tired of working in other people's gyms, feel undervalued, but don't want to give up Physical Education.
Why a studio and not a gym?
Smaller space means lower rent. And, in the beginning, you don't need weight training — because equipment is exactly what consumes the investment you don't have.
Methods that work without equipment
Manual resistance training — you provide the resistance yourself in the exercises. Investment cost: zero. Real cost: studying the method. Professor Cauê Lascaro Teixeira has an entire book on this. And it's not force against force — there are biomechanical strategies that allow a physically smaller person to apply resistance to someone much stronger.
Resistance bands — buy several different tensions and combine them with manual resistance. Low investment, high possibilities.
Calisthenics — you can work hard using only body weight, and the intensity is fine. In push-ups: knees on the ground make it light; knees extended make it heavier; feet elevated on a step, even heavier; torso elevated with feet on the ground, a middle ground between the two. You adjust the intensity for each client.
Mobility and flexibility — with a bench, a ball, and knowledge, you can do consistent work.
Aerobics — jump, step, or simply the street. Walk with the client and return to the studio to stretch.
Who is this studio for?
It's not for hypertrophy or for those who want to get on stage. It's for the sedentary person, the mother who returned to training after years of inactivity, the 40 or 45-year-old who isn't concerned with aesthetics — they're looking for a persistent shoulder pain and lower back pain that bothers them from the moment they wake up.
Often, it's exactly those who are in low-cost gyms receiving no attention whatsoever. And then what?
As the client progresses, you buy a weight plate, some 2, 3, and 5 kg dumbbells, and a wall bar. You build the studio little by little, training people well from day one.
💬 Do you have or plan to open your own space? Comment below how it was (or how it's going).
💻 Assessment and Prescription App: https://eksy.com.br/
📸 EKSY Instagram: Instagram: eksyapp
📸 João Moura Instagram: Instagram: joaomouratef
#trainingstudio #entrepreneurship #personaltrainer #physicaleducation #eksy
How to Open a Personal Training Studio with Low Investment
Luxury gyms with high monthly fees exist and make good money — but how much does it cost to open one? In this interview, Professors João Moura and Bruno Sadoski show the opposite approach: setting up a personal training studio in 10 to 15 m², with almost no equipment.
It's for those who are tired of working in other people's gyms, feel undervalued, but don't want to give up Physical Education.
Why a studio and not a gym?
Smaller space means lower rent. And, in the beginning, you don't need weight training — because equipment is exactly what consumes the investment you don't have.
Methods that work without equipment
Manual resistance training — you provide the resistance yourself in the exercises. Investment cost: zero. Real cost: studying the method. Professor Cauê Lascaro Teixeira has an entire book on this. And it's not force against force — there are biomechanical strategies that allow a physically smaller person to apply resistance to someone much stronger.
Resistance bands — buy several different tensions and combine them with manual resistance. Low investment, high possibilities.
Calisthenics — you can work hard using only body weight, and the intensity is fine. In push-ups: knees on the ground make it light; knees extended make it heavier; feet elevated on a step, even heavier; torso elevated with feet on the ground, a middle ground between the two. You adjust the intensity for each client.
Mobility and flexibility — with a bench, a ball, and knowledge, you can do consistent work.
Aerobics — jump, step, or simply the street. Walk with the client and return to the studio to stretch.
Who is this studio for?
It's not for hypertrophy or for those who want to get on stage. It's for the sedentary person, the mother who returned to training after years of inactivity, the 40 or 45-year-old who isn't concerned with aesthetics — they're looking for a persistent shoulder pain and lower back pain that bothers them from the moment they wake up.
Often, it's exactly those who are in low-cost gyms receiving no attention whatsoever. And then what?
As the client progresses, you buy a weight plate, some 2, 3, and 5 kg dumbbells, and a wall bar. You build the studio little by little, training people well from day one.
💬 Do you have or plan to open your own space? Comment below how it was (or how it's going).
💻 Assessment and Prescription App: https://eksy.com.br/
📸 EKSY Instagram: Instagram: eksyapp
📸 João Moura Instagram: Instagram: joaomouratef
#trainingstudio #entrepreneurship #personaltrainer #physicaleducation #eksy