# Guides for Indian gym owners

Helmr is gym management software for India, in early access. These guides are the practical side of running a gym: renewal reminders, attendance, trainer commission, memberships and choosing software, one topic per guide, with copyable templates where a template helps.

- [How to set gym membership fees in India, with a worksheet](https://helmr.in/guides/gym-membership-pricing-india/): How to set gym fees per month in India: a cost-plus worksheet, tier design, joining fee logic and discount rules, with blank cells to fill in.
- [How to start a gym in India: a business plan outline](https://helmr.in/guides/start-a-gym-india/): A gym business plan outline for India: sections to write, what each must answer, licences to check with official sources, and a month-by-month launch list.
- [Cost of opening a gym in India: a worksheet by gym size](https://helmr.in/guides/cost-of-opening-a-gym-india/): Gym setup cost in India as a fill-in worksheet for a small studio, mid-size and large gym, with dated vendor prices for equipment and a runway rule.
- [Gym lead follow-up: a practical guide for Indian gyms](https://helmr.in/guides/gym-lead-follow-up/): How to follow up gym enquiries in India: log every lead, reply fast, book the visit, and chase without nagging. Steps, timings and a tracking sheet.
- [Gym membership freeze and transfer: write the policy once](https://helmr.in/guides/gym-membership-freeze-transfer/): How an Indian gym can write a fair membership freeze and transfer policy: who qualifies, how long, fees, paperwork, and copyable wording.
- [Personal trainer commission: how a gym can calculate and pay it](https://helmr.in/guides/personal-trainer-commission/): How Indian gyms can pay personal trainers: a fixed salary, commission per delivered session, or both. The formula, edge cases and a record to keep.
- [Gym biometric attendance: how the setup works](https://helmr.in/guides/gym-biometric-attendance/): How biometric attendance works in an Indian gym, from running one: ESSL and ZKTeco readers, user IDs, failed enrolments, door locks and price.
- [Gym fee reminder messages you can copy](https://helmr.in/guides/gym-fee-reminder-messages/): Copyable fee and renewal reminder messages for Indian gyms: what to send before expiry, on the day and after, with timing, tone and WhatsApp rules.
- [Running a multi-branch gym in India: a practical guide](https://helmr.in/guides/multi-branch-gym/): How to run a gym chain in India: GSTIN per state, one rate card, branch-wise staff and money, and the reports that matter. A practical guide for owners.
- [How to choose gym management software in India](https://helmr.in/guides/choose-gym-management-software-india/): A buyer's guide for Indian gym owners: what gym management software must do, 22 questions to ask every vendor, a demo script and a 2-week trial plan.
- [How to switch gym software without losing members or money](https://helmr.in/guides/switch-gym-software/): A step-by-step plan to switch gym software in India: what to export, how to clean it, a parallel run, cutover day and what to do with biometric users.