Turn empty hours in your cardio zone or with your Pilates reformer into extra income by renting out equipment to external trainers without disrupting your studio's class schedule.
Starta.one is the AI CRM for service businesses. Everything for running a Fitness Studio in one system — from membership sales to attendance analytics — while AI handles the routine. Over 1,000 businesses already run on Starta.
Imagine a scenario where an independent trainer is looking for a professional location to conduct a personal training session during hours when your strength zone is typically empty. You book the desired slot in the calendar, and the guest receives a wristband pass at reception and completes a quick check-in. This avoids chaos when large group classes overlap with individual sessions. Such an approach ensures that every square foot of your gym generates revenue without inconveniencing regular monthly members.
Without reminders and motivation, members skip workouts. Their results suffer, they get frustrated, and they don't renew their membership.
Capacity limits, waitlists, trainer substitutions, cancellations — all requiring manual coordination and constant admin attention.
Most fitness studios face the problem of 'empty hours' on weekdays from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. During this time, group classes are usually not held, and in-house trainers have a break. However, resource rental allows you to turn this downtime into pure profit. Instead of keeping rooms closed, you can rent out workstations to freelance trainers looking for a professional location for their clients. This is especially relevant for studios with expensive equipment, such as a Pilates reformer, which requires a high return on investment.
The process is organized so that the business owner doesn't spend time on administration. Each external professional gets access to an up-to-date calendar where they can see available slots in the strength zone or stretching rooms. Booking happens instantly, and the system ensures there are no overlaps. If you have a '6-hour cancellation' policy, it automatically applies to renters as well, protecting the studio from financial losses due to sudden workout cancellations.
This approach not only helps cover utility costs but also attracts a new audience. Clients who come to external trainers see your studio's service, use the changing rooms and lounge area, which often leads to them later purchasing a monthly membership or a 12-session package directly from your facility. You transform your space into a co-working hub for fitness professionals, where every square meter works around the clock to generate results.
Three day-to-day moments where the difference is obvious.
Without reminders and motivation, members skip workouts. Their results suffer, they get frustrated, and they don't renew their membership.
Create separate digital cards for each room or zone so independent trainers can rent space to work with their clients. This allows you to fill the studio during low-activity hours and generate stable passive income.
Resource Rental takes over the part of running a fitness studio that quietly eats 1-2 hours a day — no spreadsheets, no chasing replies, no fatigue mistakes.
Create separate digital cards for each room or zone so independent trainers can rent space to work with their clients. This allows you to fill the studio during low-activity hours and generate stable passive income.
Set up hourly rental for expensive equipment that requires separate booking and special care. Each Pilates reformer becomes a distinct resource, eliminating queues and conflicts between visitors during sessions.
Get detailed analytics on which specific locations in your studio generate the most money through subleasing. You'll be able to accurately identify the most in-demand times for crossfit or functional training.
The program automatically generates the final bill for an external trainer based on the actual hours worked in your facility. You don't need to keep manual records, as every hour is tracked automatically.
The system automatically blocks room rental if group classes are already scheduled there according to the main timetable. This ensures a trainer won't arrive for a personal session when the room is occupied by a group.
The administrator adds all available resources to the system: from a large crossfit hall to individual machines, specifying the hourly rental cost for external professionals.
A trainer selects an open slot in the schedule, books the desired area for a personal training session, and the system automatically checks that this booking doesn't overlap with the studio's group schedule.
When the trainer's client checks in at reception, the system confirms resource usage and automatically credits the rental payment to the studio owner's balance.
Book personal and group sessions 24/7
Group classes with capacity limits and waitlists
Trainer, room, and class schedules in one place
Memberships with automatic attendance and expiry tracking
Workout reminders and membership renewal alerts
P&L report: profitability per trainer and class type
Trainer pay — commission, per-class rate, bonuses
Analytics: attendance, retention, popular classes
Our AI will analyze your business in 5 minutes and show you how to optimize resource utilization and increase rental income.
Access to StartaAI
Extended access to StartaAI
30 days free • No card required • We'll transfer your data from another CRM
Yes. Starta adapts to the specifics of your industry — from services and pricing to payroll and analytics. The AI takes fitness studio workflows into account and helps you get the most out of resource rental.
Resource rental management is available in Starta.one Pro. The number of resources and bookings is unlimited.
Yes — that is the key advantage. A tenant opens the link, picks a free slot, and pays online (Stripe, LiqPay, Apple Pay, Google Pay). The booking instantly appears in the availability schedule. You get a push: 'New booking, paid'. Your involvement: zero. You can optionally require admin confirmation for complex bookings (weekly or special-rate) — it is configurable.
Yes — that is the most common use case. You rent 2-4 spare chairs in your barbershop/salon to freelance stylists who work with their own clients. Each stylist has their own rental schedule, their own clients, their own supplies. You earn passive income ($200-375/mo per chair) with zero operational management: no salaries, no KPIs, no client complaints — those are their clients.
AI does two things to optimise rental: 1) **Dynamic pricing** — weekly it analyses utilisation by day and hour, suggests raising prices during peak slots (Friday 5-9 pm — +25%) and lowering them during dead slots (Monday 9 am-12 pm — -25%). Expected uplift: +12-18% revenue on the same tenant base. 2) **ROI monitoring** — monthly it calculates the real profit of each resource after deducting room rent, depreciation, and utilities; alerts you if ROI drops two months running ('Chair #3: ROI 12%, time to find a new tenant or revise the price').
Yes, you can set up flexible pricing where an hour of rental during prime time will be more expensive, while morning or lunchtime hours will have a reduced rate to attract more renters.
You can set up rules for automatic payment deduction for the rental even in the event of a no-show, if the cancellation didn't occur within your studio's established timeframe. This ensures compensation for booked but unused equipment.