As owner of a studio there are a number of things to think about, and keeping your business safeguarded is vital. You will need public liability insurance<\/span><\/a>. \u2018Having instructor Public Liability insurance in place will protect you in the event of any claim made against you as a result of an accident or injury to your client(s) or participant(s) resulting during the course of your instruction,’ explains Business Manager, Darren Orton. ‘The insurance also includes damage to third party property,\u2019 he adds. If you\u2019ve invested in new equipment for your home studio, it\u2019s also worth considering getting covered, it\u2019s just \u00a395 for peace of mind. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/span> And Darren reminds us: \u2018When setting up a home studio you will of course, need to notify your home insurer of a proposed change of usage for commercial purposes to ensure it is covered within your building and content insurance\u2019.<\/p>\n If you have any questions about insurance and what\u2019s right for you, call us on 020 8586 8635 to speak to a friendly member of our team who understand fitness inside and out, or if you prefer drop us an email info@fitpro.com<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re providing group classes or just want some music for your studio, you\u2019ll need a licence. My Group Fit is the world\u2019s largest original artist fitness compilation library. Subscribe to the MyGroupFit Fitness Music Player app<\/a> and you\u2019ll get unlimited access to the ultimate digital music subscription service.<\/p>\n Launching your own business means you\u2019re going to be wearing a lot of different hats. From setting up insurance, getting your music, and of course planning your sessions and actually doing the instructing. But if you do all this and no one knows about you, you will not have a home studio for long! It\u2019s hard to take yourself out of doing when you\u2019re running a business and it\u2019s easy to waste time on marketing activities that may lead nowhere. Give yourself a head start by completing our GET KNOWN<\/span><\/a> branding and marketing course, and gain 5 CPD points and a nice new certificate for your wall too!<\/p>\n For most personal trainers and small studio owners a good start is to stock your studio with a full set of free weights, Zivafitness.co.uk<\/a> offer a wide range ideal for setting up your home studio. Go direct to their website for details and to make an order<\/a>. Simple, inexpensive additions include steps, skipping ropes, and medicine balls. Shop around to get the best bargains.<\/p>\n The style of many urban gyms is clean and simple. Check out your favourite gyms and studios for inspiration, a good starting point is Pintrest where you\u2019ll find hundreds of ideas for your fitness studio design. If you can\u2019t afford sprung floors invest in some good mats. If you\u2019re feeling creative add some inspirational images or quotes to white walls. Important considerations include great storage for equipment and bags, good lighting and <\/span>well positioned mirrors. You may also want to add a water fountain, towels and even healthy snacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thinking about setting up your home studio in 2020 or starting that boutique business you\u2019ve…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[860],"tags":[2294,2295,1045],"class_list":{"0":"post-8091","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-home-studio","9":"tag-my-group-fit","10":"tag-studio"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8730,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091\/revisions\/8730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. <\/b>License your Music<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
3. <\/b><\/span>Get Known: Do your marketing<\/b> <\/b><\/h3>\n
4. Equipment essentials<\/b><\/h3>\n
5. Design your space<\/b><\/h3>\n