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Faridabad man invests Rs 3 crore in gym, saves just Rs 2-3 lakh monthly

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Facility founder Nitesh Yadav established the Haryana fitness center by allocating significant capital toward specialized equipment, advance rent, interior decor, and early promotional campaigns. While the business brings in approximately Rs 20 lakh each month from a steady base of 700 active members, operational bills rapidly diminish that sum. Servicing a Rs 3 lakh monthly loan repayment further cuts the remaining operating surplus down to just Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.

Key points

  • Operational costs such as power, salaries, rent, and miscellaneous charges consume the ma…: Operational costs such as power, salaries, rent, and miscellaneous charges consume the majority of the monthly revenue.
  • A debt servicing cost of roughly Rs 3 lakh per month substantially reduces the gym's rema…: A debt servicing cost of roughly Rs 3 lakh per month substantially reduces the gym's remaining operational margin.
  • The owner is left with only Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh in savings prior to deducting personal…: The owner is left with only Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh in savings prior to deducting personal expenses.

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A gym filled with equipment, hundreds of members and monthly sales of Rs 20 lakh may look like a highly profitable business. But behind the mirrors, machines and membership counters are expenses that can take away a large share of the revenue.

Nitesh Yadav, a gym owner from Faridabad, Haryana, recently offered a glimpse into these numbers through an Instagram video titled “How much I earn as a gym owner in a month”. He explained that although his fitness centre records around Rs 20 lakh in monthly sales, the money left after operating costs and loan repayments is considerably smaller.

According to Yadav, he invested around Rs 3 crore to establish the gym. He estimates that after paying staff, rent, electricity, other expenses and a monthly loan instalment, he is left with savings of roughly Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. His account offers a reminder that high business revenue does not necessarily translate into equally high personal earnings.

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