HEALTH & FITNESS FRANCHISE


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pinder Kaushal and his wife Shallu run Anytime Fitness’ brand-new Maidenhead club


situated within a newly built riverside residential development in the Berkshire town.


ow i ou fin out about franhising an this bran in partiular? I actually trained at an Anytime Fitness club and saw how it grew into a successful business. This got me interested and I did some research and then visited Support ffice on an open day to find out ore. We also approached other brands but found Anytime Fitness had the best structure and support system in place. It is also a much more established brand with an international presence which gae confidence.


 Opinder Kaushal, Anytime Fitness Maidenhead


esribe the proess for getting on boar  how long i it take?  had first got into talks with Anytime Fitness in the beginning of 2020 but unfortunately the pandemic hit, and everything came to a standstill. However, during this time, I was still receiving great communication from upport ffice on how they were helping and supporting existing franchisees navigate the tough times. This further reinforced y faith and confidence in the brand because I could see it actually cares for its investors. I invested in the Maidenhead territory in early 2021 and was lucy enough to find a new build location in the town centre two weeks after. We opened in April this year.


What are the aantages of working in the healthbeautfitness inustr? This industry really makes you feel that you are driving a positive change and making people feel better about their overall wellbeing may that be physical or mental. A real feel-good factor! The industry is changing, too. We


have found that functional/CrossFit style training is really up and coming.


his ist rea aes  ee that  are rii a psitie chae


Also, more and more people are getting involved in strength training. Members also like the one-to-one support and wellbeing packages offered by clubs like ours with added little luxuries that they don't see in budget gyms.


ow is business going so far? ae ou fae an hallenges? ow are ou supporte? Business has been great, and we managed to hit our 12-month projected target in just over three months! We faced challenges that were widely felt by the industry due to delays from the developers because of material shortages. This meant a setback to our opening date but, despite this, we have a great team in


place and were still able to market and build up the anticipation and hype very well! The training and support were very


good and soe of the upport ffice team are just like family now!


n stanout oents? Exercising with my family and friends at the club and to see how happy they are for us!


What aie woul ou gie to anone onsiering a franhise? It’s a great way to increase your portfolio by investing into a business which already has all the tools and structure in place so you can manage it uch ore efficiently.


What o ou see for the future of our business? We are in a great position and we hope to open multiple clubs over the next few years. We’re already looking at future territories! 


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