Parkour Gym Break-Even Analysis: About $65K Monthly Revenue

Fixed costs $33.4K/mo Base overhead

Contribution margin 79% After variable costs

Break-even revenue $42.3K/mo Monthly target

Break-even timing Month 1 Launch month

Break-even calculator

Use this calculator to test monthly revenue, variable expenses, and fixed costs against break-even.

Lean Base Full

Monthly revenue Enter the monthly income your gym brings in before direct costs. $ Low revenue High revenue Variable expenses Enter costs that rise with sales, like marketing, software, and event supplies. $ Low costs High costs

Money available to cover fixed costs $64,556 $73,950 revenue - $9,394 variable expenses

Margin ratio

87%

Covers fixed costs

Yes

Fixed monthly costs Enter rent, payroll, and other costs that stay fairly steady each month. $ Lean overhead High overhead

Break-even chart Revenue Total costs

Which parkour gym expenses are fixed and which move with sales?

Cost classification

Break-even is only useful if recurring overhead stays in the model and sales-linked items reduce margin. Here’s the quick math: facility lease, taxes, utilities, insurance, security, phone, cleaning, and admin total $32,500 per month before payroll.

Expense	Cost	Break-Even Treatment	Common Mistake
Facility Lease, $20,000 monthly	Fixed	Include in monthly overhead from Month 1.	Treating rent as optional during slow months.
Property Taxes, $3,000 monthly	Fixed	Include if tenant-paid under the lease.	Confusing property taxes with income-tax planning.
Utilities, $3,500 monthly	Semi-fixed	Start with the base load, then step up for longer hours and cooling demand.	Modeling utilities as zero when attendance is low.
Liability Insurance, $4,000 monthly	Fixed	Keep active from launch month as recurring overhead.	Pushing insurance into startup costs only.
Professional Cleaning Service, $1,000 monthly	Semi-fixed	Include the base service, then raise it as traffic and class volume grow.	Holding cleaning flat even as usage rises.
Gym Manager salary, $65,000 annually	Fixed	Convert to about $5,417 per month in overhead.	Leaving salaried management out of break-even.
Parkour Coach, $45,000 annually per FTE	Semi-variable	Scale with full-time equivalent staffing as class volume increases.	Adding revenue without adding coaching coverage.
Marketing & Advertising, 8% of revenue in Year 1	Variable	Deduct as a percentage of revenue before contribution margin.	Treating paid acquisition as fixed overhead.

How does break-even shift from a lean to a full parkour gym?

Scenario table

Break-even moves up as the gym adds staff and fixed overhead, even though revenue also rises. Higher use covers rent and payroll faster, but added coaches lift the fixed-cost floor.

Planning view only: these scenario figures are model assumptions, not guarantees.

Scenario	Monthly Revenue	Variable Costs	Fixed Costs	CM Ratio	Operating Profit	Break-Even Signal
Lean parkour gym	$32,850	$5,256	$54,583	84.0%	-$26,989	Below break-even; revenue does not cover the fixed-cost base.
Base parkour gym	$73,950	$9,392	$63,750	87.3%	$808	Near break-even; small gains in sales or margin decide the month.
Full-utilization parkour gym	$123,750	$12,994	$72,917	89.5%	$37,840	Above break-even; higher use spreads rent and payroll faster.

What pressures the parkour gym break-even plan the most?

Stress test

The base plan clears break-even with a wide buffer, but it gets tight fast if revenue slips, coach hours creep up, or rent and insurance rise. A 20% sales miss still leaves cushion, yet discounts and weak weekday use can shrink it fast.

Stress Case	Changed Assumption	Break-Even Revenue	Revenue Gap	Risk Signal
Current plan	No change to revenue or costs.	$65,000	$281,350 cushion	Base case clears break-even with a wide buffer.
Revenue shortfall	Revenue falls 20% to $277,080.	$65,000	$212,080 cushion	Lower weekday use cuts cash room fast.
Fixed-cost pressure	Fixed overhead rises 10% to $60,042.	$71,500	$274,850 cushion	Lease, insurance, and staffing creep raise the floor.
Margin pressure	Variable expenses rise 5 points; margin drops to 79%.	$69,000	$277,350 cushion	Discounts and coach-hour creep push break-even up.
Combined pressure	Revenue falls 20%, fixed costs rise 10%, and margin drops to 79%.	$76,000	$201,080 cushion	Weak sales plus higher overhead can close the buffer quickly.

What should you verify before signing the lease and buying the first obstacles?

Founder checklist

Do not sign the lease or buy the buildout yet. First prove the site fits the obstacle plan, the $30.5K monthly lease load works, presales can support the Year 1 utilization case, and you still have the $865K minimum cash cushion.

1Lease load$30.5K/mo

Verify rent, tenant-paid property taxes, utilities, and liability insurance before you sign, because this fixed load sets the floor.

2Site fit$337K buildout

Confirm ceiling height, floor plan, obstacle spacing, safety padding, and coach sightlines before you commit to the full buildout.

3Presales$346.4K Y1

Test presales and class demand against the Year 1 sales case of $346,350, because that is a utilization case, not a promise.

4Margin mix84% CM

Check that merch, event supplies, marketing, and software leave enough margin to clear the $65K monthly break-even target.

5Staffing load5.5 FTE

Staff against booked classes, not hope, because Year 1 already assumes 5.5 full-time equivalents before growth kicks in.

6Cash cushion$865K min

Keep minimum cash separate from monthly profit, since the opening-month reserve is what keeps the gym alive while demand ramps.