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Fitness is a very lucrative enterprise. You can sell all kinds of things for a gym from memberships to a gym to clothing, accessories and even at-home equipment. You can do this traditionally, with a large warehouse and facility, or you can dropship many of the items to make it more applicable. In this article, we look at some of the options that are available when you\u2019re building a gym Shopify store.<\/p>\n

Key Takeaways<\/div>
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Shopify offers flexible design options for building a dynamic gym website.<\/div><\/div>
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Sell gym memberships, clothing, accessories, and at-home equipment on Shopify.<\/div><\/div>
3<\/div>
Incorporate tutorial videos and product sales for a comprehensive gym store.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Why Use Shopify?<\/h2>\n

There are numerous platforms that you could use to build a website for a gym website. However, Shopify has one of the most flexible designs that you can have for your website and lots of sports themes<\/a>. You can build your website with lots of different features and functions that you can customize your website with ease.<\/p>\n

For instance, you can create membership websites, sell products and even have tutorial videos on your website. Therefore, Shopify is a platform that can grow and change as your business develops.<\/p>\n

Selling Gym Memberships<\/h2>\n

One of the most lucrative ways that you can use Shopify is that you can use the platform to sell memberships to your gym or online tuition. There are membership apps that can block people without memberships from accessing certain areas.<\/p>\n

You can also take recurring payments, helping you to build a successful brand that is easier to manage.<\/p>\n

Sell Print on Demand Products<\/h2>\n

Another way you can build a business within the fitness niche is to sell print on demand products. These are products that you design and then ask a printer to create and deliver to your customers when an order is made. These are free to set up and the costs can mean that you can make a good profit.<\/p>\n

There are lots of products that can be sold via print on demand, including lots of gym favorite clothing and accessories. Therefore, you can create a good store on your website.<\/p>\n

Another factor that you might want to consider is dropshipping. This is very similar to print on demand, but you don\u2019t design the products. These have been created for you and are shipped from the manufacturer for you. Again, the only costs are when you\u2019ve had an order.<\/p>\n

Both print on demand and dropshipping can be automated too. Therefore, you spend less time managing your website and more time building your brand.<\/p>\n

Use Videos<\/h2>\n

Videos can sell a lot about you and your brand. You can sell lots of video content on your website, from tutorials on how to complete exercises to tips about healthy eating. You can even monetize these elements by building a membership website or selling them on a pay-per-view element.<\/p>\n

Videos can also be used in conjunction with other elements, like email marketing, social media, etc. to help you make the most of your audience and build a successful brand that puts you upfront.<\/p>\n

How Sporting Goods Stores Set Up Their Store<\/h2>\n

Gym and fitness stores sit inside the sporting goods category, where email and reviews lead the app stack. It helps to see what those stores actually run. Based on our scan data, the typical sporting goods store installs one of the larger app stacks on the platform, leaning on email and reviews. The live figure is below:<\/p>\n

6.8<\/div>
Stores in this category install 6.8 apps on average<\/strong>
Median: 6 apps \u00b7 25th\u201375th percentile: 3\u201310 apps \u00b7 max: 29 apps
Based on stores in this category in our dataset.<\/div><\/div>
Apps installed<\/th>% of stores<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>10.0%<\/td>
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2<\/td>8.7%<\/td>
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3<\/td>9.5%<\/td>
<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>10.9%<\/td>
<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>7.9%<\/td>
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6-10<\/td>33.2%<\/td>
<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
11-20<\/td>18.8%<\/td>
<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
21+<\/td>1.2%<\/td>
<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Last updated October 10, 2026.<\/p>\n