Common Mistakes When Expanding to a Second Gym (Even Experienced Owners Make)

Steve
Theunissen
November 24, 2025

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Steve
Theunissen
Fitness Writer & Former Gym Owner

Steve is a fitness writer and former gym owner whose career in the industry goes back to 1987, when he opened Ultimate Bodies, a one-on-one personal training studio in New Zealand. He has worked as a personal trainer and a school teacher, and became interested in childhood obesity while completing his teaching degree.

He has written about fitness full time since 2015, and is the author of six print books and more than a hundred ebooks on bodybuilding, fitness, and fat loss. He holds six International Sports Sciences Association certifications spanning personal training, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, and group fitness. He writes from Tauranga, New Zealand.

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