Opening a Fitness Center - Need advice!

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Opening a Fitness Center - Need advice!

I am thinking of starting a gym/fitness center as it is a big passion of mine. I have been doing some research in the area and have what I believe to be a good location. What I am looking for is more information on the financials of a gym. Google isn't helping much.

I will not be franchising a big name gym like LA Fitness or Golds. I want to better understand the numbers as it relates to costs and the potential profits for the individual, single location gyms. If you have any experience in this area or know where I can find some real financials from other start up gyms I would appreciate it.

I am in the north metro atlanta area so if you are in any other state or far removed from metro atlanta, I wouldn't be your competition and I would love to hear your advice and insight.

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