NEW YEAR, NEW GYM JOURNEY
Welcoming another year is an overwhelming moment for most of us. We get a little excited and hopeful to start a clean slate— reminiscing how much we have accomplished, how our failures led us to growth, and how we gained a better view of all the challenges that positively influenced us to finish the year strong. As the New Year’s eve comes to an end, we start contemplating on the ways we can work to improve ourselves starting January first. New Year resolutions become the most-honored annual tradition to attempt to change old habits, may it be on financial goals, personal development, and nurturing relationships and social connections. Not to mention, physical fitness has been the most common New Year’s resolution that feels achievable and desirable for individuals who wish to boost their confidence and perspective of social acceptance.
In the Philippines, the “new year, new me” transition point is evident in places like gyms and fitness centers. These work out spaces are a lot busier, and personal trainers and fitness coaches are becoming in demand. To name a few, fancy well-known gyms like Anytime Fitness, Fitness First, and Gold’s Gym experience an influx of membership on various gym programs. With this, contactless payment or payment gateway providers such as PesoPay, contributes to managing the operations of several fitness centers or fitness gyms through:
- Flexible Payment Options - Pesopay accepts different payment options, such as internet banking and debit and credit cards in order to reach a wider audience and accommodate different payment options. Fitness classes application may utilize a range of payment methods, creating a smooth payment processing method to different clients.
- Streamlined Revenue Management - Gym memberships may automate fee collection using PesoPay's recurring payment system, which eliminates the need for manual processing and guarantees a steady cash flow. This is advantageous especially during January where work out classes surge as new members sign up for monthly or annual memberships.
- Seamless Integration - PesoPay makes it simple to adapt with recent gym management systems, ensuring a seamless transaction. This improves operational efficiency and reduces disruption during the peak of membership enrollments.
Further, Pesopay encompasses standards that may drive higher sales among gym and fitness centers, such as:
- Compliance on PCI DSS Level 1 and anti-fraud and risk management system; certified 3D Secure vendor by major payment networks, certified card tokenization vendor by VISA
- Customized payment page, loyalty points discount, voucher payment, card promotion discount, installment payment, etc.
- Proven track record and expertise in managing large volumes of transactions, with extra support for offline or in-store payment systems including IVRS, eMOTO, mPOS, and Smart POS
Setting any fitness goal fosters a motivation that may strengthen one’s holistic well-being. Thus, seeing how we become physically fit day-by-day yields a sense of fulfillment that keeps us stay grounded to be the best version of ourselves. While January may spark our drive to embrace fitness, our commitment to health should continue for a one-year round— not only seasonal, but lifelong pursuits.