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Software for yoga studios and CrossFit boxes in India: classes, seats and retention
By Himanshu Thakur, Founder, Jimwala · Updated · 5 min read
A yoga studio or a CrossFit box is not a gym with a different sign. Classes run at fixed times, seats are limited, members arrive in groups, and most of the income is repeat income. Software built around machines and free weights misses all of it.
What both have in common
- Batches with their own days, times and number of seats.
- Booking, so a member reserves a place and a full class stops taking more.
- Ladies-only or men-only batches, where you run them.
- Plans that match how studios sell: monthly, quarterly, yearly, with a freeze for travel or illness.
- Renewal reminders on WhatsApp, because renewals are most of your income.
Yoga: seats and loyalty
Popular slots overflow while others sit empty. If members book from their phone up to a week ahead, you see who is coming before they arrive. Yoga members tend to stay for months or years if they feel looked after, so the reminders at 7 days, 3 days and on the day, with a one-tap renewal link, do real work here.
CrossFit and functional gyms: coaches and drift
These businesses live on retention and on coaches who know every member by name. The risky member is the one who has quietly stopped. Weekly streaks and a 12-week calendar for each member show who has slowed down while there is still time to message them.
If your coaches sell packs of personal sessions, you can put a pack on the member's bill, let the coach tick each session from their own phone, and see sessions given and commission at month end.
What Jimwala covers
- Batches with seat limits and ladies-only or men-only options, and booking from the member's own page up to a week ahead.
- Personal training packs, trainer assignment and session ticking from the trainer's phone.
- Visit history, streaks and a calendar for every member.
- Dues with one-tap WhatsApp reminders and UPI payment links, plus renewal links in the expiry reminder.
- Freeze, leave and rejoin without duplicate members. QR check-in or self check-in from a poster. A free website for the studio.
It does not read a CrossFit leaderboard or log workouts of the day. It runs the business side: members, classes, money.