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Know your numbers before you sign the lease.

Work out how many members your gym needs to cover rent and repayments. Free, no sign-up. Then unlock 13 tools that take you from idea to opening day.

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BREAK-EVEN CALCULATOR

Example figures. Change them to yours.

You need 58 members to break even.

A gym floor plan with one dot for each member you need
EACH DOT IS ONE MEMBER

Typical new gym: $300 to $600 per m². VERVE data

Loan, cash and running costs$25,000 cash, 5 yrs at 10%, $6,000 a month other costs
Save these numbers to your free launch plan
MONTHLY COSTS
$13,775 a month
LOAN REPAYMENT
$1,275 a month
EACH MEMBER PAYS
$238 a month
Show the working
Rent
$1,500 a week × 52 weeks ÷ 12 months
$6,500
Loan
$85,000 fit-out − $25,000 cash = $60,000 borrowed, over 60 months at 10% a year
$1,275
Other costs
Staff, power, software, insurance
$6,000
Costs a month
Rent + loan + other costs
$13,775
Each member
$55 a week × 52 weeks ÷ 12 months
$238.33
Break-even
$13,775 ÷ $238.33 = 57.8, rounded up to a whole member
58 members

The loan line uses the standard repayment formula: amount borrowed × r ÷ (1 − (1 + r)−n), where r is the yearly rate ÷ 12 and n is the number of months.

An estimate, not financial advice. Your real numbers come from your quotes, your lease and your accountant.

Thirteen questions you’ll ask before opening day. A free tool for each.

Four stages, from idea to opening day. Tap through them in order, or jump to the one keeping you up at night.

STAGE 01 OF 04Before you sign anything.

  1. Can I afford this?

    Financial reality check

    Startup costs, monthly spend, the members you need and how long until you break even.

  2. Is this the right suburb?

    Location scorecard

    Score a suburb on who lives there, with ABS data, and map the gyms already nearby.

  3. Is this lease safe to sign?

    Lease checker

    A negotiation cheat sheet, plus an AI review that flags the clauses to question.

  4. What will the loan really cost?

    Finance calculator

    See the true cost of borrowing before you sign.

  5. What should I charge?

    Membership pricing builder

    Prices that get you to break-even.

STAGE 02 OF 04Once you have the space.

  1. Will it all fit?

    Floor plan visualiser

    Lay out your zones and see how many people fit.

  2. What gear do I actually need?

    Equipment recommender

    The right gear for your size and your budget.

  3. Want it drawn for you?

    Free 3D design by VERVE

    Send your floor plan and our designers draw your gym in 3D, with an itemised quote.

    How it works

STAGE 03 OF 04The weeks before opening.

  1. What do I do this week?

    90-day launch roadmap

    A week-by-week plan, worked back from your opening date.

  2. Am I compliant?

    Compliance checklist

    What your state or territory needs, with links to the official sources.

  3. Who can I ask?

    Gym launch expert

    Ask anything and get AI guidance with clear next steps.

STAGE 04 OF 04Filling the gym before the doors open.

  1. How do I sign members before we open?

    Presale workshop

    Turn your costs into a founding offer, with the messages already written.

  2. Can I fund the launch?

    Cash-before-open forecast

    Check the launch is funded before the doors open.

  3. How do we open with a bang?

    Opening day planner

    Plan the day your doors open, and the event that fills them.

GET ALL 13 TOOLS, FREE
  • Export your numbers to CSV. Send them to your accountant, an investor or your partner.
  • Save different scenarios. Try a cheaper lease or a higher price, and compare the versions side by side.

Plain answers, not another spreadsheet.

Each tool asks a few simple questions, then gives you something to take to your landlord, your bank or your partner.

LEASE CHECKERILLUSTRATIVE PREVIEW

3 clauses to raise before you sign

  • RAISE ITMake goodYou pay to strip the space back to bare shell when you leave.
  • RAISE ITRent reviewRent moves to market rate every year, with no cap.
  • CHECKPermitted useSays “fitness studio”. Check it covers 24/7 access.
ASK FORA rent-free fit-out period, a cap on reviews, and make-good limited to your own works.
90-DAY ROADMAPILLUSTRATIVE PREVIEW

13 weeks to opening day

LOCATION SCORECARDILLUSTRATIVE PREVIEW

Example suburb

People living nearby
HIGH
Aged 25 to 44
GOOD
Gyms within 2 km
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Gyms fitted out by VERVE.

When you’re ready to fit out, this is the team that builds it. Named owners, real floors.

“We have never done this before, so having a company that was really responsive and there every step of the way was really important.”
Leah DortmannCo-founder, HYPER Performance

Got a floor plan? Get it drawn in 3D, free.

Send us a photo of your sketch. We design your gym in 3D around your real walls and columns, with an itemised quote, and send it back inside a week.

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A pencil floor plan of a gym on graph paper beside a tape measure
Most gyms start like this. Illustration.

After opening day, run it with VERVE Pulse.

Members, payments, bookings and follow-ups in one login.

INCLUDED
Your first six months of Pulse Pro
WITH
A VERVE fit-out over A$15,000 ex GST
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Before you sign up.

Is it really free?

Yes. Access is free and instant, and there’s no card to enter.

Do I have to buy equipment from VERVE to use the tools?

Signing up is free, with no card. When you’re ready to fit out, VERVE can design and quote your gym, and you’re welcome to compare that quote with anyone else’s.

What happens to my details?

We use them to send your login link and your launch plan. Our privacy policy explains the rest.

Can I share my numbers with my accountant or bank?

Yes. Export your numbers to CSV and send them to your accountant, your bank, an investor or your partner.

I already have a lease and a floor plan.

Then skip ahead. Send us your floor plan and we’ll design your gym in 3D, free.

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