A CrossFit gym business plan needs seven sections: summary, market, services and pricing, startup budget, the monthly P&L, a member-acquisition plan, and a break-even target. Most boxes open for $30,000 to $100,000 and need roughly 80 to 150 members at $150 to $200/month to break even. Below we walk each section and run the numbers for a realistic example box.
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Executive summary — one page: who you are, the box concept, the location, and the money you need.
Market and competition — how many gyms and boxes are nearby, the demographics, and the gap you fill.
Services and pricing — group classes, on-ramp, personal training, and your membership tiers.
Startup budget — lease deposit, build-out, equipment, affiliate fee, insurance, and reserve.
Monthly P&L — rent, coaching, software, insurance, and the affiliate fee against membership revenue.
Member acquisition — pre-sales, intro offers, referrals, and how new members find you.
Break-even target — the member count that covers every fixed cost plus your pay.
Numbers for an illustrative mid-size box in a typical metro. Yours will differ, but the shape holds.
At $175/month per member, $15,400 in monthly costs needs about 88 paying members to break even with owner pay included. Hit 130 members and the box clears roughly $7,000/month in profit on top of your pay. The whole plan lives or dies on getting to that first ~90.
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Most affiliates open for $30,000 to $100,000 — lease and build-out, $15,000 to $40,000 in equipment, the ~$5,000/year affiliate fee, insurance, and a cash reserve.
Roughly 80 to 150 paying members at $150 to $200/month, depending on rent, to cover the lease, coaching, affiliate fee, and owner pay.
The ~$5,000/year fee buys the CrossFit name and the searchers it draws. Decide based on whether your market searches "CrossFit" specifically or "gym" and "group fitness" more broadly.
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