5 Reasons Why You Need a Gym Cleaning Service

Discover the Secret to a Pristine Gym: Professional Cleaning Benefits!

It's estimated that one out of every five Americans belongs to either a gym or fitness club. And as more and more people look to prioritize their well-being with proper exercise, it shouldn't surprise you to learn that there are more than 106,000 such venues in business throughout the United States. In other words, people have options, and it's up to gym owners and managers to deliver to create the best possible experience for their members.

One of the top ways to make this experience is to ensure that their venues are always clean and inviting. This can be accomplished by working with a credible commercial cleaning service for all of your gym or fitness center cleaning needs.

This post will discuss some of the key benefits of working with a gym cleaning company. Here's a closer look at what you need to know:

1. Professional Cleaning Keeps the Space Hygienic

Gyms are places where your members will attend fitness classes, lift weights, and do cardiovascular workouts. Gyms give way to a lot of sweat equity. Members also often contact shared surfaces, whether on equipment, weights, or bathrooms and showers. The bottom line is that bacteria are present in the gym environment, and a professional cleaning company can help eliminate it to keep equipment and surfaces clean and members happy.

Because of how frequented gyms are and how much use equipment gets, regular cleaning is essential to eradicate germs and bacteria and prevent illnesses from spreading. A cleaning company can ensure that cleanliness is a priority and that routine deep cleaning is performed to keep your gym well. Here's a look at some of the services a firm can provide in your gym:

• Floor stripping and waxing
• General cleaning and disinfection
• General sanitation
• Equipment cleaning
• Upholstery cleaning
• Bathroom cleaning
• Trash removal
• Odor elimination
  

2. A Clean Gym Is a Happy Gym

Gyms stay in business by selling memberships and ensuring that their members continue to use their membership for their fitness needs month after month, year after year. One of the best ways to retain members and keep your current membership base happy is by ensuring you're doing what's necessary to facilitate a clean environment. When your members enter your gym for their workout, they don't want to step into a place that smells like sweat or seems unkempt. They want to join an environment that oozes cleanliness. Gym managers need to do many things to ensure they're satisfying clients and earning that repeat business, and keeping their facilities clean is certainly high atop that list. Cleanliness is good for business.

3. It’s More Affordable Than Hiring Your In-House Cleaners

Contracting with a cleaning company can also offer a cost savings compared to hiring in-house staff. When you hire an in-house team for cleaning purposes, you're not just putting them on the payroll, but you also likely have to offer medical insurance, a retirement savings plan, and any other benefits that your other staff members are privy to their employment. You also have to manage team member turnover should one of your cleaning staff members leave. When you contract with a cleaning service, you're just paying for the cleaning services. If you do the math and crunch the numbers, the savings can be considerable, which can help your gym's bottom line.

It can also be more convenient to hire a service. That's because cleaning services are used to working during business's non-busy or off-hours. This is arranged to minimize or completely eliminate any member inconvenience. You can trust a cleaning service to deliver on your time, not on theirs. It's another attractive value proposition of working with such a firm.

4. Cleaning Extends the Life of Fitness Equipment

Like anything, you'll get out of it what you put into it. And this is true for the equipment in your gym. Let's face it - the equipment in your gym undergoes regular, heavy use. And that's why preventative maintenance is so essential. The unplanned downtime of equipment can lead to unsatisfied customers and even membership lapses. Like anything, the equipment can degrade over time - but one of the easiest ways to extend the life of your gym equipment is to ensure that it's regularly cleaned, that bearings are routinely greased, and that any upholstery is in good shape and repaired or replaced as necessary. You're eventually going to have to replace the equipment in your gym, but ensuring that it's regularly and thoroughly cleaned can help you maximize the return on investment.

5. Cleaning Services Are Experts at What They Do

You're a gym owner or a gym manager. It's what you do, and you're likely very good at it. You and your staff aren't professional cleaners. There's something to be said about leaving specific tasks to the experts who excel in performing them. Just as a professional cleaner likely couldn't run your gym and manage your memberships, you probably don't have the experience and knowledge that a professional cleaner does to clean your gym properly. Cleaning is best left to the expert cleaners, who can create a tailor-made plan for your gym. In addition to making sure your gym is clean for members to enjoy, service offerings can include eco-friendly cleaning solutions, floor care, and tracking and maintenance of your client base's overall satisfaction.

Working with a professional cleaning company can also be a competitive advantage for your gym. You can use it in your marketing materials, place signage around the gym notifying members of the effectiveness of certain cleaning practices, and more.

•  IBIS World, Gym, Health & Fitness Clubs in the US - Number of Businesses 2002–2027
•  Fox 4, How dirty is your public gym? Study shows there can be harmful bacteria

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