I was looking at fitness franchises and read about Hitsona on a google search. I thought ‘that is just the kind of thing that I would join’. I was interested in the Hitsona brand, its values and ethos, what it wanted to achieve and the fact that if I was going to open a Hitsona studio, I wouldn’t be able to just sit behind a desk. In October 2021 we opened our first studio in Elizabethtown, Kentucky with five HIT machines. Building a community of Hitsona members was slow to start until I was able to properly work in my business on a daily basis. I followed the guidance given by Hitsona HQ and with their support and guidance I was able to give 100% to building my Hitsona membership, integrate my new work, life balance and enjoy being part of a wider community. I use Facebook and Instagram marketing to promote our short 25 minutes, coached led, small groups sessions with no judging and this and other promotional strategies attract new members. What makes it easy to increase my membership is our unique selling points at Hitsona, as we offer something different to gyms or other fitness studios. The support I get to help build my business from Hitsona Headquarters is faultless and also encouraging, there was nothing they couldn’t do to help me get up and running. We are now a community of people who believe in what we do and are passionate about helping people reach their goals. My personal goal for my Hitsona studio is to reach full capacity and keep people happy and improve their mental and physical lives. I am currently in the process with a partner, in opening another Hitsona studio. I plan the studio's growth and success in the long term by keeping doing what I’m doing and never being scared to ask for help.

Steve Covus (Elizabethtown, KY, USA)

For the past 15 years I have been very passionate about running, unfortunately, four years ago, I had a fall and fractured my hip, we then we had Covid and I had put on 3 stone. Eighteen months ago, I saw an advert on Facebook about Hitsona, Calne. Unique machines to lose weight, build your confidence, not a gym. I came along for a trial session and I was absolutely smitten with it. Initially I was doing two sessions a week I became so addicted to it, the atmosphere and the benefits that I went unlimited. In this last 18 months I have lost over 20 inches and three stone. I am now back to my running and thoroughly enjoying it. Through my experience and achievements at Hitsona Calne, of losing weight and getting fit again, the opportunity for an additional coach came up. I applied and since January my experiences of helping people and the benefits they are all achieving has now progressed me to be General Manager of Hitsona, Calne. As a Hitsona member, then a coach and now a General Manager, I have seen so many changes in our members. This is not just a studio for fitness, we are also a community. So, if you are considering being a Hitsona owner, it’s a very, very rewarding job seeing the changes in people, the achievements they’ve made. Joining Hitsona is the best thing I ever did!

Karen Grant (General Manager Calne, UK)

The big thing that drove me towards Hitsona was that it wasn’t like a normal gym. The people I was looking to help get back into fitness, quite often would be scared, lack confidence in that environment, but it’s a completely different feel with Hitsona. We have a real community feel, there’s no mirrors, no egos, just normal everyday people and the machines that we have are unique to ourselves. They allow people of any age, ability or size to workout and feel confident. One of the things that impressed me about Hitsona the most, from the very start is the support you’ll receive. You are shown absolutely every part of the process from training to financials to sales and marketing support. So, once you’re up and running, it’s not just the initial start up process Hitsona help you with, it was ongoing support, weekly calls and get togethers. The sessions themselves are all coach led, no more than 12 people in our sessions. At Hitsona members are not a number, they’re a name, they’re a person. If running a fitness studio is something you’re looking to do and you have a genuine want to help people in your community, Hitsona will be the right choice for you.

Chris Beech (Owner Congleton, UK)

I had previously been a PT in a commercial gym and hated it. When I was offered employment as a coach in a HITZone studio, my love for the industry was reignited. I was always going to run my own business. As I hit the heaviest I had been, I found the love of improving energy and fitness and I fell in love with how fitness made me feel and the rewards that followed. As a previous coach in a different industry, I have always loved teaching, coaching and watching people grow. When I saw the Hitsona franchise model, the potential to reach and help multiple people in their own fitness journey, I was hooked! HQ helped with a detailed business plan, daily advice on getting started and daily operational training in order to hit the ground running financially and in terms of looking after the customers. They pretty much gave step by step instructions. Our members don’t take life too seriously and the fun keeps them coming back and if they keep coming back they get results. The HIT machines make exercise easy to follow and effective and the heart rate technology keeps my members motivated. My goal for the future is to open multiple studios, and create a mini Surrey based Hitsona empire and growing community.

Philippa (Billz) Jackson (Owner Chertsey, UK)

After 35 years working in the city of London, in financial services, I was looking for a business that had a social purpose and since talking to the team at Hitson, we haven’t looked back, it’s the best career I’ve ever had. I really enjoy running a studio, it’s great to make a difference to people’s lives and to build a business up that becomes part of the community. It’s true what they say about ‘no mirrors, no egos, everybody wants everyone else to succeed. People enjoy coming here, it’s kind of their third place after home and work and they come because it’s a friendly, supportive community. You get the balance between running your own business and being the master of your own destiny, with lots of help and support from Head Office. I think that is the biggest advantage of the Hitsona franchise.

Andrew McKee (Owner Basingstoke, UK)

“I fell into a Hitsona around the corner from the commercial gym that I was working in, and actually saw what fitness means to these people that are getting missed out from the big gyms. The second I fell into Hitsona I knew I was going to have my own Hitsona studio. I knew that I wanted to be the one making an impact on these peoples’ lives."

Philippa – Hitsona Owner Chertsey