Throughput, not just equipment
Health Clubs & Gyms
Independent gyms, personal training studios, boutique and big-box clubs
From a single-location personal training studio to a big-box floor, health clubs buy the bulk of DOF's commercial cardio and strength lineup — the same Precor, Life Fitness, Cybex and Matrix equipment gyms already run, at a pre-owned price. Since 2012, Discount Online Fitness has outfitted spaces like these nationwide from its DFW Airport, Texas warehouse.
A gym replacing or expanding a floor rarely wants one machine — it wants a matched run of the same model, or a fast way to fill several stations at once. Big-box clubs, independent gyms, boutique studios and personal-training spaces all buy differently: a big-box floor needs duplicate cardio banks, a boutique studio needs one or two dense pieces, a PT studio needs versatility per square foot.
Commercial floors outfitted by our install crews — full cardio rows, functional rigs and strength lines.
The build guide
How to build or refresh a commercial gym floor on a real budget
A gym floor is a throughput problem before it is an equipment problem: how many members can train at 6 pm without waiting, how fast a down machine gets back into service, and how much of the budget went into the floor versus the build-out and the marketing that fills it. Pre-owned commercial equipment moves all three numbers at once — the same Precor, Life Fitness, Cybex and Matrix machines you would buy new, serviced or remanufactured, for a fraction of the price — and it is the bulk of what we sell to clubs.
Health clubs and gyms are our second-largest customer group: independent gyms, personal-training studios, boutique and big-box floors. They buy differently from anyone else — matched banks of the same model, whole circuits, a fast way to fill several stations at once — and the Dealer Program and the package process exist for exactly that. Below is how we plan a floor: design, what fits, the equipment that earns its square footage under member use, and how we help from the first inventory list to the last machine commissioned.
Design
Designing a floor for members, not a catalog
The floor plan decides your peak-hour capacity, your service costs and your first impression on a tour. These are the rules we plan to.
Count stations by the peak, size by ACSM
Plan 25–50 sq ft per station, the range ACSM publishes in its Health/Fitness Facility Standards, then set the station count by your 6 pm — the hour that decides whether members renew. Circulation, a stretch area and a functional zone come out of the total before a single machine is placed.
Match the models
A bank of eight identical treadmills is easier to service, share parts across, and train staff on than eight different ones — and it reads as a serious floor on a tour. When we source for a club we source in matched runs, and the Dealer Program is how you see them before they are listed.
Zone the floor
Cardio along the windows or facing screens, selectorized strength in a circuit order that flows (chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs, core), plate-loaded and racks together on the thickest rubber, and a functional/turf zone with sled and rig space. Members should be able to move through a workout without crossing the cardio row.
Power and ceiling, per machine
Every commercial treadmill needs its own dedicated 120 V 20 A branch circuit with a non-looped neutral and ground — a bank of ten treadmills is ten circuits, run before delivery. Stair climbers and stepmills are the tallest cardio you will place; check each model’s spec sheet against the ceiling before it is ordered.
Flooring by zone
Free-weight and drop zones get thick rubber that protects the slab and kills noise; cardio rows sit on 8 mm rubber that machines stay level on; turf lanes handle sled and agility work; group rooms often want a woven or carpet-tile surface. All of it goes down before the equipment, never after.
Condition tier is a wear decision
A member-facing treadmill runs more hours in a month than a home machine does in a year. Remanufactured — repainted, all-new wear parts, 90-day parts-and-labor warranty — on the cardio that runs all day and the machines members see first; Cleaned & Serviced — mechanically serviced, 30-day warranty — on plate-loaded and back-of-floor pieces where paint is not the point.
What fits
What fits: three kinds of floor
Studios, independents and big-box floors buy differently. These are the mixes we quote for each, from the live inventory further down.
The personal-training studio
1,000–2,000 sq ft · one or two trainers, sessions by appointment
Versatility per square foot — every piece has to serve many clients and many programs.
- Cardio: one treadmill, one bike or rower, an air bike for conditioning
- A functional trainer and a rack or half rack with a bench and bar
- A compact selectorized multi-station or two dense stations
- Full dumbbell run, kettlebells, sled and turf if the floor allows
Condition tier: Cleaned & Serviced across the board — supervised, lighter use and a budget that should go into more equipment, not paint.
The independent gym
3,000–8,000 sq ft · a full membership floor
A new opening or a floor refresh where every dollar not spent on equipment goes into build-out and marketing.
- Cardio bank: six to twelve treadmills in matched runs, ellipticals, bikes, rowers, a stair climber
- A full selectorized circuit, ten to fourteen stations in flow order
- Plate-loaded line: presses, rows, leg press, Smith machine
- Free-weight zone: racks, benches, dumbbells to 100+ lb, plate storage
Condition tier: Remanufactured on the cardio bank and the circuit members see from the door; Cleaned & Serviced on plate-loaded and racks. This is the floor a package quote and one coordinated delivery are built for.
The big-box or multi-site club
8,000+ sq ft · duplicate banks, multiple locations
Fleet thinking — the same models across floors, parts commonality, refresh cycles by zone.
- Duplicate cardio banks by modality, all on dedicated circuits
- Multiple selectorized circuits or a hybrid of selectorized and plate-loaded lines
- Large free-weight and functional zones with racks, rigs and platforms
- Group rooms, recovery and outdoor pieces through our sister companies
Condition tier: Mixed by zone and by location, sourced in matched runs through the Dealer Program with first look at intake. Extended coverage is priced per bank.
Equipment options
Equipment options by zone, from live inventory
Real in-stock commercial machines at their lowest available tier, before freight to your dock. Volume buyers get dealer pricing on the same inventory, and matched runs are sourced on request.
The cardio bank
Treadmills, ellipticals and stair climbers from the lines your members already know. We sell them in matched runs where the inventory allows and source the rest across our intake channels.
In stock Precor EFX 534i Total Body Elliptical - U
In stock Octane Pro4700 Elliptical - U
In stock Precor EFX 556i Experience Series Elliptical-U
In stock Star Trac E-TR Generation 1 Treadmill - U
The selectorized circuit
Pin-select stations in circuit order — chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs, core — from Precor, Life Fitness, Cybex, Matrix and Hammer Strength. Complete matched circuits are also sold as packages.
In stock Matrix Ultra Seated Leg Curl - U
In stock Freemotion Epic Pec Fly/Rear Delt - U
In stock FreeMotion Circuit
In stock Matrix Strength Circuit
Plate-loaded and the strength floor
Iso-lateral presses and rows, leg presses, Smith machines and racks — the pieces serious members judge a gym by, and the ones where Cleaned & Serviced buys the most equipment per dollar because there is nothing cosmetic to lose.
In stock Freemotion Twin Tier Dumbbell Rack - U
In stock Legend Fitness Olympic Incline Bench-U
In stock Matrix Barbell Rack - U
In stock Precor Icarian 2 Tier Dumbbell Rack - U
Bikes and rowers for the conditioning zone
Indoor cycles for a group room, upright and recumbent bikes for the cardio row, rowers and air bikes for the conditioning corner — the cheapest door into commercial cardio and the easiest to place, since most are self-powered.
In stock Spirit CR800ENT Recumbent Bike w/Touchscreen - U
In stock Spirit CRW900 Water Rowing Machine - U
In stock Concept2 Model D Indoor Rower (Black) - U
In stock Hoist Lemond Revmaster Pro Spin Bike - U
How we help
How we help — from inventory list to commissioned floor
A club rarely wants one machine. The process is built around volume, matched models and one delivery that opens a finished floor.
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Start in the Dealer Program
A live inventory list to quote from directly, first look at new arrivals before they are listed, and dealer pricing for volume. If you need a specific model to match an existing line, we watch for it across our intake channels.
Dealer Program → - 2
Plan the floor with people who build them
Our sister company Fit Supply designs and installs commercial floors nationwide: to-scale layouts, ACSM spacing, ADA clearances, flooring by zone, circuits marked before the electrician arrives. DOF supplies the pre-owned equipment inside that plan, and for a refresh without a redesign our own consultation checks your dimensions against real machine footprints.
Layout & space planning → - 3
Quote the whole floor as one package
Cardio bank, circuit, plate-loaded line and free weights assembled from live inventory with a per-machine tier recommendation, one number, one freight quote. Where a circuit is one station short we fill it with new equipment rather than leave a hole. The Plano training-floor build — six cardio machines, a ten-station circuit and a free-weight zone — was one order.
How packages work → - 4
Deliver, install and extract in one visit
Freight is quoted to your real dock and hours; installation runs through Fit Supply’s own crews; old equipment comes out on the same visit so the floor is never half-finished. On one multi-location club job, a StairMaster Gauntlet went in and a retired Precor machine came out the same day.
Delivery & installation → - 5
Keep it running
Both tiers carry a parts-and-labor warranty, extended coverage is available at purchase and is used routinely on club cardio, and On Site Fitness Service provides scheduled preventive maintenance and repair so a down machine is a ticket, not a retention problem. Financing is available on qualified floors and should be raised early — it changes which tier makes sense.
Service & maintenance →
Avoid these
The mistakes that cost a club twice
Every one of these has been a phone call to us after the fact.
Mismatched cardio
Ten treadmills from six sources means six parts lists, six service procedures and a floor that looks assembled from a yard sale. Buy in matched runs.
Under-circuiting the cardio row
Treadmills sharing circuits trip breakers at peak hour. One dedicated 20 A circuit per treadmill, run before delivery.
Spending Remanufactured money on plate-loaded
A leg press does not need a repaint to lift the same weight. Put the paint budget on the cardio members see first.
Buying the floor before the layout
Machines that do not fit the ACSM spacing, or a circuit that does not flow, get moved after opening — at your cost and your members’ patience.
No service plan for a member-facing floor
Club machines wear on a predictable schedule; most expensive failures are small faults left alone. Budget maintenance from day one.
Why we can say this
Health clubs and gyms are DOF’s second-largest customer segment. The floors in our case studies — a martial-arts academy’s complete training floor and a growing gym chain outfitted location by location — were bought and installed exactly the way this page describes, and our sister companies design, install and service commercial floors across the country.
The scope
What we handle for Health Clubs & Gyms
Layout & consultation
Real inventory matched to your actual member load and budget, including which condition tier makes sense for daily member-facing use — not just whatever is cheapest.
Procurement
The Dealer Program is built for exactly this: a live inventory list to quote from directly, plus first look at new arrivals before they're listed publicly.
Delivery & installation
Freight quoted to your real dock access, with commercial install available through our sister company Fit Supply.
Service & warranty
A gym floor takes daily use — both condition tiers carry warranty coverage, and On Site Fitness Service is available for ongoing maintenance after purchase.
How we handle it
How we plan for Health Clubs & Gyms
Volume changes the sourcing path
A single-machine swap is a normal quote; a multi-station refresh is a Dealer Program conversation — a live inventory feed and dealer pricing so you're not re-shopping from scratch as new stock arrives.
Condition tier is a durability call, not a cosmetic one
A floor under daily member use wears differently than a personal-training studio with lighter, supervised use — we factor that into which tier we recommend, not just price.
In short
Health clubs and gyms are DOF's second-largest segment — independent gyms, personal-training studios, boutique studios and big-box clubs, combined. The Dealer Program exists specifically for the volume and matched-model buying pattern this segment needs, and condition-tier recommendations account for daily member-facing wear, not just sticker price.
DOF's #2 customer segment — independent gyms, personal-training studios, boutique and big-box clubs combined.
Equipment we supply here
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In stock Cybex 770C Upright Bike w/E3 Console - U
In stock Cybex 770R Recumbent Bike w/E3 Console - U
In stock Cybex 770T Treadmill w/E3 Console - U
In stock Cybex 771A Lower Body Arc Trainer-U
In stock Cybex 771AT Total Body Arc Trainer - U
In stock Cybex 772A Lower Body Arc Trainer w/Touch Console - U
In stock Cybex 772AT Total Body Arc Trainer - U
In stock Cybex Abdominal Decline Bench - U
Frequently asked questions
How does dealer/wholesale pricing work?
Request access to the Dealer Program and you'll get volume pricing plus a downloadable current-inventory list. It's the same program gyms, resellers and facilities already use to buy in quantity.
Is there a minimum order?
No minimum for a standard quote. Our Dealer Program is built specifically for volume buyers — gyms, resellers and facilities buying multiple units get a live inventory list to quote from directly, plus first look at new arrivals.
Which condition tier should I choose?
It depends on the tradeoff you care about: Cleaned & Serviced if function per dollar matters most — it arrives mechanically serviced but keeps its cosmetic wear, since touch-up isn't included in that tier. Remanufactured if appearance matters too — repainted, worn parts replaced with new, made mechanically sound. Tell us the use case when you request a quote and we'll recommend one rather than leave it to guesswork.
Can you install it, not just deliver it?
For commercial jobs, yes — our sister company Fit Supply's install teams handle that nationally. Ask when you request your quote and we'll get you connected.
Who services the equipment after I buy it?
Our sister company On Site Fitness Service runs dedicated repair and preventive-maintenance programs. Ask about a service plan when you request your quote, especially for a space nobody is watching day to day.
Guides worth reading first
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What Happens When a Gym Closes
Liquidation from the buying side — what dealers assess, what holds value, and how the clock changes everything
Read the guide →Buyer Guides
Financing Used Gym Equipment
The three buyers financing actually serves, and why to raise it before the quote is final
Read the guide →Buying Used
Cleaned & Serviced vs. Remanufactured
What each tier actually includes, what it costs you to step up, and how to decide
Read the guide →Related services
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