Frequently Asked Questions

Gym Owners publishes research and practical guidance for the people who run gyms and coach in them in the UK. The articles live under Insights, and they lean on data rather than opinion wherever the data exists. The site is run by the same team as Gym Directory, the UK gym listings site.

Mainly from Sport England's Active Places dataset, an open audit of sports facilities in England, combined with Gym Directory's own records, which add operator-supplied and owner-corrected details. Every article states the date its numbers were taken, and Gym Directory publishes where its data comes from.

No. There is no paywall, no sponsored placement and nothing to buy here. We publish this site because better-informed owners keep better listings, and better listings make Gym Directory more useful to the people searching it.

Please do. Use the contact form for both. If a figure looks wrong we want to know, and article topics that owners actually care about beat anything we dream up ourselves.

Because the listing exists either way, built from public records, and claiming it puts the details in your hands: opening hours, facilities, contact details and the description. A claimed, completed listing is also presented in full and included in the pages search engines index. Find your gym and start a claim.

No. Claiming your gym's listing on Gym Directory is free, and so is keeping it updated.

Find your gym on Gym Directory, open its listing and choose to claim it. You will need a free account, and the claim is reviewed before it is approved, which is what keeps listings trustworthy. Once approved, every detail on the listing is yours to edit.

The owner, or a member of staff acting for the gym. Claims are checked by hand, so be ready to show a connection to the business, and do not worry if someone else got there in error: contact us and we will sort it out.

Yes, and it is free. Add your gym as a new listing and it goes into a hand review queue before it appears.

Yes. Alongside the gym listings there is a personal trainer section, so people searching for coaching near them can find trainers as well as venues.

Start from the promote your PT services page, which walks through getting your profile listed. It is free. Include your coaching focus, where you train and how potential clients can contact you.

Yes. A trainer profile can be associated with the gym you operate from, which helps both sides: people reading about the gym discover its trainers, and your profile inherits the gym's location in searches.

Start with local demand, a viable premises and a realistic cash plan. Our start a gym reading path takes you through the decisions before you commit to a lease or equipment.

Use our seasonal planning guides to agree opening hours, staff cover, member communications and January capacity. Check the date and adapt each checklist to your gym.

No. The Independent Gym Monthly is a separate, optional email subscription with email confirmation and an unsubscribe link. Adding or claiming your gym happens on Gym Directory and does not subscribe you to this newsletter.

Yes. Read the supplier enquiry page and use our contact form. An enquiry does not guarantee publication or imply endorsement. Paid placements and affiliate links will be labelled clearly; see how we work.