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Gyms, studios & martial arts

Fitness businesses are recurring-revenue machines that nobody treats like recurring revenue. Member dues, frozen accounts, family bundles, retail, gear rental, packages — all running on a system that thinks every charge is a one-off. Xray builds fitness accounts around the actual recurring model.

93%
Avg dues collection rate after our setup
$0
Mindbody fees if you switch to native booking
4-day
Avg time from frozen to reactivated member
+22%
Increase in retail / gear add-on sales
The pain

Why generic processing fails Fitness.

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Failed dues that nobody chases

Card on file expires, charge fails, member quits. You find out at the next quarterly retention review.

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Frozen accounts that come back as cancellations

Member freezes for July, intends to reactivate in August. Nobody reaches out. Now they're gone.

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Family bundles that lose half the family

$120/month for a family of 4. One kid quits. Now the family's paying for an empty slot.

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Retail and gear sales as an afterthought

Shaker bottles, branded tees, recovery products — all sitting in a cabinet because the front desk hardware can't scan or take a separate sale.

How we fix it

What Xray actually configures for Fitness.

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Recurring dues with smart-retry + AU

Soft declines retry on schedule. Reissued cards get auto-updated. Collection rate climbs from 84% to 93%+.

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Freeze workflow with reactivation reminder

Member freezes — system tracks the reactivation date and sends a "welcome back" SMS the day before.

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Family bundle math

Family member quits — bundle auto-reprices, family pays new total. Or apply a "kids stay free" promo to keep them on.

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Retail + dues in one terminal

Same Clover Mini that takes dues swipes a $25 shaker bottle. Single batch, single statement, retail SKU tracking.

Programs we run

Configured on your account before activation.

  • Recurring billing with smart-retry + Account Updater
  • Cash discount or surcharge on retail product side
  • Pre-paid packages (10-session punch cards, etc.)
  • Gift cards (digital and physical)
  • Freeze + reactivate workflow

Software & integrations

Bidirectional, real-time wherever supported.

  • Mindbody (read/write sync)
  • Glofox, ClubReady, Zen Planner
  • Wodify (CrossFit specific)
  • Mariana Tek (boutique fitness)
  • QuickBooks Online for monthly close
Built for the work

Features tuned for Fitness.

✓ Recurring dues with smart-retry
✓ Family bundle pricing rules
✓ Freeze + reactivate workflow with SMS reminders
✓ Pre-paid package balances
✓ Retail product inventory alongside dues
✓ Branded gift cards
✓ Member check-in via barcode or NFC
✓ Personal trainer commission tracking
A day in the life

What it looks like on a Tuesday.

Boutique HIIT studio: 420 members at $129/month. 1st of month, recurring runs — 392 collect cleanly, 28 decline. Account Updater recovers 18 expired cards silently. Smart-retry recovers 8 of the remaining 10 over the week. Net failure: 2 members (vs. 28 on a generic processor). At the same time, a member buys a $42 hoodie at the front desk — same Clover Mini, same statement, retail SKU decrements. Front desk hands her a Pay-by-Link to gift her sister a 5-pack of classes ($175); sister buys, redeems at her first visit.

What everyone else misses

Why generic processors fall short.

Most gym processors treat dues like a one-time charge. No Account Updater = 8% lost MRR. No smart-retry = 5% more. No retail flow = front desk runs a paper sale book. The wrong setup costs a 400-member studio $40-60K/year in invisible leakage.

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What this saves you

The actual math.

A 420-member studio at $129/mo with 88% collection rate (industry average) loses 12% × $54K = $6,500/month = $78K/year. Our setup typically takes that to 93-95% collection — a $40-50K annual recovery.

FAQ

Fitness questions, straight answers.

Will you integrate with Mindbody?

Yes — payments flow through our terminal while Mindbody handles scheduling and member records. You can also fully migrate to native Clover booking if you want to drop Mindbody.

Can I freeze a membership?

Yes — set freeze start/end dates; member doesn't get charged during the freeze; auto-resumes on the end date with an SMS notification.

Can I run family pricing?

Yes — bundles like "first family member $89, each additional $59" with automatic math if a member drops or joins.

How do gift cards work?

Branded digital and physical gift cards — included free. Sold at the front desk or on a hosted page on your domain.

Ready to set up Fitness processing the right way?

Bring your last statement and we'll send a custom rate quote in under 24 hours — no obligation, no boilerplate. We'll spec the hardware, configure the programs, and have you live in 3 business days.