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GYMGUYZ
AMAZON OF FITNESS?
GYMGUYZ founder
Josh York takes
fitness to you.
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Josh York is P-U-M-P-E-D.
In 2008, the fitness entrepreneur
started Long Island-based GYMGUYZ,
a mobile personal training
company, in his parents’ dining room
and today it is one of the leading fitness
brands nationwide.
“It started with a vision and a
laptop,” he says. “In 15 to 20 years
we will be number one. The largest
fitness brand in the world. You mark
my words on that. We are crushing
left and right.”
In August, Inc. magazine released
its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing
privately owned companies in the
United States and GYMGUYZ was
ranked No. 292. In 2014, when the
company began franchising, its revenue
increased by more than $3.2 million,
according to the August Inc. 500.
Today, the Plainview-based company
has 200 locations in 32 states, has expanded
to Canada and soon will be in
the United Kingdom.
Listening to York’s unwavering
enthusiasm about his brand is like
hearing a boxer talk about how he
just beat out his opponent in a match.
Unlike a traditional gym, GYMGUYZ
brings the workout to you.
“We are all over the place,” York
says. “We go to your home, your
office, the pool, the park, a place of
worship, assisted living facilities,
even restaurants and pizzerias. We
work with large corporations and
small businesses. If you want us to
work you out in your closet we can
make that happen too.”
The GYMGUYZ van is fully loaded and
equipped with all the gear needed for an
hour-long workout that is based on the
three “Cs”: Convenience, Customization,
and Creativity, he explains. Individual
sessions cost $65 to $95 an hour; group
rates are $45 to $120
per hour.
York points
out that although
most
of his clients
are female and
range in age from
36 to 60, that demographic
is ever changing.
“We work with all different individuals
regardless of age and ability,”
he says. “Our youngest client is 6
years old, and our oldest client is 103.”
David Dubner, an investment
banker from Roslyn, travels a lot for
work and enjoys the convenience and
flexibility of GYMGUYZ.
“I don’t have a predictable schedule;
it changes daily,” says Dubner. “They
cater a workout to my strength and
weaknesses, and for me, I feel like it
is a safer way to strength train and
they introduce cardio in everything
I do, which I enjoy.”
Rebecca Soleimani, a stay-at-home
mother from Great Neck, works out
with GYMGUYZ three days a week
along with her mother and sister,
who live nearby.
“We get a group package rate,” says
Soleimani, who attributes part of her
35-pound weight loss to the workouts.
“It is fun. Plus, I don’t have to worry
about someone babysitting my kids.”
For more information on GYMGUYZ
and for franchising opportunities
visit gymguyz.com.