Indoor cycling classes in hired spaces

Local adults looking for a fun, social workout, who pay per class or buy a block of sessions or a monthly pass.

Class fees or monthly memberships. Income depends on how many riders fill your bikes after covering hall hire and bike costs.

• Indoor cycling instructor qualification
• Music and class planning
• Motivating a group
• Basic bookkeeping

• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance for fitness instructors
• Music licensing: check whether the venue's licence covers your classes or if you need your own (for example PPL PRS)
• Floor loading, storage and safe set-up of bikes in the venue, check with the hall
• Health screening of riders (such as a PAR-Q form) and keeping records
• Storing and transporting heavy bikes if you own them

Startup costs are typically around £3,000 to £12,000, depending on whether you buy or hire bikes and what sound equipment you need. These are estimates, so get quotes for bikes, storage and transport before committing.

Monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on how many classes you run and how well they fill. This is an estimate, and venue hire and other running costs come out of it.

Check you have public liability and professional indemnity insurance, and whether the venue's music licence covers you or you need your own, such as PPL PRS. Also check floor loading and bike set-up with the hall, and health screening such as a PAR-Q form.