This is a bit of an embarrassing question, but I’m wondering if other studios have the same issue. We have a primarily an older client group 60 and beyond. The vast majority of our clients do not train to momentary muscular failure. They seem to still get benefit from the workout because they are seeing strength increases and report daily activities at home being easier to perform. There are only a small few that actually want to get pushed hard enough to go to muscular failure. A lot of our sessions just end up as a social 20 or 30 minutes with the client where they do moderate to moderately hard exercise. Sometimes this makes me feel like I’m not doing my job correctly. Does anyone else have this problem?

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I’m looking for some real-world input from anyone who’s been through a studio transition/buyout. I currently rent space in a high-intensity training studio owned by another trainer. She plans to retire in 3–5 years, and the rough idea is that I would take over the space at that point with a gradual transition of clients and relationship building. She trains her own clients with the help of her husband (around 90 clients), and I run my own business within the space (30-35 sessions/wk currently). What’s being discussed is a seller-financed buyout / equity over time, but I’m struggling with how that applies when the business doesn’t operate independently of the owner. In reality, it seems like I’d be: – Buying equipment – Taking over the lease – Hoping some percentage of clients stay (no guarantees) For those who’ve been through something similar: – Is there actually a “business” to buy in this scenario, or mainly equipment + opportunity? – How have you handled valuing a client base that buys session packages? – Have you seen cleaner transition structures (e.g. revenue share / transition period) that worked better? I’m want to take over the space, but want to make sure it’s structured in a way that makes sense. Appreciate any insight or examples.

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