Anyone ever invest in a gym?

Has anyone here ever invested in a gym? Could be one you opened yourself or a franchise model? If so, how'd that go for you? I'd imagine gyms aren't super profitable and are probably labor intensive or else more people would own them, but I could be wrong. Anyone insight would be great, thanks. 

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My former neighbor started a gym. He was working for Orange Theory in CO and then moved to SC and started his own gym here and is doing pretty well:

https://hylofitness.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp_S107W1hQMVmJ9…

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a guy I went to high school with got really into CrossFit and ended up opening up his own place.  It seems more like a lifestyle than a job.  He seems like he's doing OK, but I imagine that it's brutal on a pay-per hour basis.  I imagine it's the definition of the saying "if you love what you do then you never work an hour in your life." Personally, I go to the gym kicking and screaming every morning, so it's not for me. 

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Kicking and screaming seems on par with a regular Muay Thai session - haha

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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Kicking and screaming seems on par with a regular Muay Thai session - haha

That actually sounds a lot more fun than my normal 45 minutes on the elliptical.

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

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