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Gym staff scheduling software that keeps every class covered
Zentru is the workforce and operations platform for gyms and fitness studios running shift-based teams across one or many locations. Schedule personal trainers, group fitness instructors, front desk and floor staff by their actual roles, fill last-minute class cover fast, track certifications before they lapse, and keep opening-to-closing routines done on the busiest days.
The shift problems Zentru solves for gyms and fitness studios
Fill an orphaned class before members show up to an empty studio
When an instructor calls out an hour before a 6am HIIT or an evening spin session, you shouldn't be phoning down a WhatsApp list while members arrive. With Zentru's shift scheduling and open-shift cover, post the class for cover to qualified instructors and let team messaging carry the request — instead of a personal-phone scramble that drops cover and loses new hires.
Schedule by role, so a single no-show doesn't become a qualification gap
A personal trainer can't run a licensed group-fitness class, and a front-desk hire can't unlock the floor. Zentru schedules by the real gym roles — personal trainers, group fitness instructors, front desk, membership advisors, cleaning and maintenance — so a spin slot only offers up to qualified instructors and cover goes to the right people, not everyone.
Double the desk for the peak, not the dead midday hours
The 5:30-8am and 4:30-8pm rushes need double front-desk coverage plus floor supervision, while midday sits quiet. Describe that shape to Zentru and get a schedule that staffs the peaks and trims the lulls — so a member never sours on a 90-second check-in wait before their workout.
Catch lapsing certifications before they become a liability
CPR/AED, NASM/ACE and group-fitness credentials lapse silently, and an expired cert on the floor is an insurance-coverage exposure you often only find out about after an incident. Zentru's training and certificates feature stores each trainer's and instructor's credentials and expiries in one place, so lapses surface early.
Keep opening, turnover and closing routines done — with a record
Opening walkthroughs, equipment safety checks, per-class studio turnover and closing lockup get skipped on busy days when they live on paper. Zentru turns them into manager-assigned tasks and checklists with a record of who completed what, so standards hold when the floor is packed.
Built for how gyms and fitness studios teams run
- Role-aware shift scheduling and open-shift cover — build rotas around personal trainers, group fitness instructors, front desk, membership advisors and support staff, and offer open or called-out shifts only to people qualified to take them.
- Clock-in and attendance — see who is actually on the floor right now across split shifts and the morning and evening peaks, catch a front-desk no-show before members are waiting, and capture accurate worked hours for a heavily part-time, multi-role team.
- Training and certificates — hold CPR/AED, NASM/ACE and group-fitness credentials against each trainer and instructor, and track expiries in one place.
- Manager and owner-assigned tasks and checklists — opening floor walkthrough, per-class studio turnover, equipment safety checks and closing lockup, assigned and recorded.
- Team messaging — one place for shift swaps, last-minute cover requests and studio announcements across desk, trainers and instructors.
- Performance and rewards — recognise the instructors and trainers who pick up cover, keep classes full and nail onboarding, giving you a lever against the sector's high front-desk and trainer turnover.
- QR guest feedback — let members scan a code to rate a class, a trainer or the cleanliness of the floor, for a fast read on the experience factors behind retention and class attendance.
Honest note: Zentru tracks shifts, attendance and worked hours. It is a staff and operations platform, not a payroll system, and it does not calculate pay or file taxes — the worked-hours data it captures is what your payroll system consumes.
Build next week's gym schedule by asking
Meet Ask Amil, Zentru's AI-assisted, natural-language scheduling agent. Describe the week — "cover 6am and evening group fitness classes, double the front desk during the 5-8pm peak, keep two personal trainers on the floor midday" — and Amil drafts a full-week rota with conflict warnings for you to review. A manager always approves before anything is published; you're never rebuilding the grid by hand every January when demand swings.
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Simple EUR pricing, 30-day free trial
Starter
Self-service
single location, up to 15 active users. Scheduling, clock-in, tasks, announcements and training.
Growth
Self-service
up to 50 active users, AI included (Ask Amil), plus QR guest feedback.
Premium
Custom — Contact Sales
75+ users or larger chains, with priority support and onboarding.
All plans are billed in EUR. New payment-required companies start with a 30-day no-card trial with no automatic charge.
Frequently asked questions
Is Zentru gym staff scheduling software or a member booking app?
Zentru is staff-side workforce and operations software — scheduling, attendance, tasks, training and messaging for your team. It is not a member-facing booking, membership CRM or POS system; it manages the people who run the gym, not member class bookings or billing.
How does Zentru handle group fitness instructor sub-lists and class cover?
Schedule classes against qualified instructors by role, then post a called-out or open class for cover so it's offered only to instructors who can actually run it. Cover requests and swaps flow through team messaging, replacing the phone-and-WhatsApp scramble.
Can Zentru work as a fitness studio employee scheduling app across multiple locations?
Yes. Zentru is built for multi-location, shift-based teams, so you can schedule personal trainers, instructors and front-desk staff across several studios, see attendance per location, and assign opening and closing checklists site by site.
Does Zentru do gym staff time clock and attendance tracking?
Yes. Staff clock in and out so you can see who is on the floor right now across split shifts and the morning and evening peaks, catch no-shows early, and capture accurate worked hours for a part-time, multi-role team. Zentru records hours; it does not run payroll or file taxes.
Can Zentru track personal trainer and instructor certifications?
Yes. Store CPR/AED, NASM/ACE and group-fitness credentials against each trainer and instructor and track their expiry dates in one place, so lapsing certifications surface before they become a floor liability. Zentru stores and surfaces certificates; it does not verify them with issuing bodies or act as a compliance system of record.
Is there an opening and closing checklist app for gym staff built in?
Yes. Turn opening walkthroughs, equipment safety checks, per-class studio turnover and closing lockup into manager-assigned tasks and checklists, with a record of who completed each one — so standards hold on the busiest days.
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