Let’s be honest: finding a gym you actually want to train at has always been more effort than it should be. You Google around, check a few websites with outdated information, maybe call ahead, and still show up not knowing quite what to expect. For something that’s supposed to make you feel good, the process of getting started rarely does.
Octiv’s newest feature changes that. Octiv Explore takes the guesswork out of finding and booking fitness facilities, and it’s built for everyone – not just existing gym members.
What Is Octiv Explore?
Think of it as a living, interactive map of fitness facilities wherever you happen to be. Open the Octiv app, tap the Explore Facilities tab, and you’ll see gyms, studios and fitness centres plotted out near you, or near wherever you’re headed. Your neighbourhood, your travel destination, that part of town you’ve never trained in before. It’s all there.
But it’s more than just a gym finder. Each listing is a full digital profile: facility details, amenities, class schedules, session times, contact information and a real sense of what the place is actually like. You can browse, compare and make an informed decision before you walk through the door.
When something catches your eye, booking is straightforward: pick your class or session, pay securely in-app, and show up ready to train.
Who Is Octiv Explore For?
The short answer: anyone with a phone and a desire to move.
Octiv Explore isn’t gatekept behind a membership or subscription. Anyone can download the Octiv app and start exploring, which opens it up to a much wider range of people than a typical gym-finder tool.
Travelling? Whether you’re in a different city for work or exploring somewhere new, keeping your training routine on the road is suddenly very doable. Search gyms by location, find something nearby, and book it in minutes.
New to fitness? That first step into a gym can feel intimidating, especially when you don’t know what to expect. Octiv Explore lets you browse fitness facilities at your own pace, read through what each gym offers, and choose somewhere that feels right for where you are in your fitness journey.
Looking to try something new? Sometimes you just want to try a new training style or a different environment. Octiv Explore makes it easy to drop into somewhere new, no membership commitment required.
If you move your body, or you want to start, this tool is for you.
“Octiv Explore is built to bring gyms more traffic, more conversions and more opportunities, without adding more to their workload.” ~ Mark Fawzy, Octiv’s Founder and CEO
Why Octiv Explore Matters for Gym Owners
Octiv Explore acts as a digital shopfront for your gym or studio, placing you directly on a map where people actively searching for somewhere to train can find you, view your profile, check your schedule and sign up, all without you having to lift a finger in the process.
The benefits for fitness businesses are real:
- More visibility. Your gym is in front of thousands of people searching for fitness facilities nearby, including people who’ve never heard of you before.
- Easier sign-ups. New members can browse your profile, get a feel for your gym’s atmosphere and purchase a package immediately. No back-and-forth, no missed enquiries.
- Better-informed members. People arrive having already seen your schedule, your facilities and your offering. They’re not walking in cold, they’re walking in ready.
- Zero additional admin. The platform handles discovery, booking, waivers and payment. You focus on running great sessions.
Also important: you keep 100% of your revenue. Octiv is not a gym aggregator like ClassPass, which discounts session prices and pays facilities a reduced share. With Octiv Explore, your memberships and packages are sold at your standard price points and Octiv doesn’t take a cut of those sales. You get the full benefit of more people discovering your facility.
Making Boutique Gyms more Discoverable
Octiv’s mission is to help independent and boutique gyms operate at a world-class level and become more profitable doing so. For a long time, smaller studios have been competing against large chains with far greater marketing reach. Octiv Explore starts to level that playing field, giving independent facilities the kind of discoverability they’d otherwise have to spend significantly to achieve.
“Independent gyms are the heart of the global fitness landscape. With Octiv Explore, we’re not just helping people find gyms, we’re helping small businesses grow their communities and unlock their full potential.” ~ Mark Fawzy, Octiv’s Founder and CEO
Find a Gym Near You with Octiv Explore
If you’ve ever wasted time trying to find somewhere to train, or wished it were easier to drop into somewhere new, Octiv Explore is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Download the app, hit the Explore Facilities tab, and see what’s near you.
And if you’re running a gym or studio, make sure your listing is up to date. The people searching for somewhere exactly like yours are already looking.
Download Octiv on the App Store and explore.
