Gyms
Training burns more battery than people expect
Music, workout app, timer and a synced watch, all at once, for ninety minutes.
In a gym the phone never rests: it plays the music, runs the workout app, times the sets and syncs with the watch. And members arrive after work with the battery already spent. A Chargo station at reception lets them train without losing the music or the log.
Key takeaways
- Training is intensive use: music, app, timer and syncing all at the same time.
- Members usually arrive after work, with the battery already spent.
- Reception is the natural spot — picked up on entry, returned on exit.
- Without music or a log, sessions get cut short.
- In larger sports centres demand concentrates in the evening window.
The problem
Members arrive low and then train with music, a workout app and a synced watch all drawing at once.
A station at reception lets them pick up a unit on the way in and drop it on the way out, without locking the phone away.
Benefits
What changes in your business
The session doesn't get cut short
Without music or a workout app, a lot of people shorten the session. Battery ends up deciding training length.
The log survives
If routines and personal bests live in an app, a dead phone wipes the day's tracking.
It fits the reception flow
Picked up on the way in, returned on the way out — exactly the member's existing path.
A service members notice
In a market where gyms compete on amenities, it's a concrete difference.
Use cases
- Gyms with an evening peak, right after working hours.
- Large sports centres with several disciplines and long stays.
- Class studios where music and timing run from the phone.
- Complexes with a pool and changing rooms, where members stay longer.
Heavier use than it looks
Ninety minutes of training with the screen waking between sets, music over bluetooth, a workout app open and a watch syncing in the background draws considerably more than members assume.
And the starting point is rarely good: most people train after work, once the day has already taken half the battery.
Reception is the spot
A member's path always crosses reception twice — coming in and going out. That makes pickup and return fit without asking anyone to make a detour.
The peak window
Demand isn't even: it clusters heavily between late afternoon and evening. Size against that peak rather than the daily average.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I install it in the gym?
At reception. It's the one point members pass on the way in and on the way out.
Wouldn't sockets in the changing rooms be easier?
A socket means locking the phone away during the session — which is exactly when members are using it for music and their workout.
What size station do I need?
It depends on active members and attendance in the peak window, usually late afternoon into the evening.
Add a station at reception
Tell us your active membership and what your peak window looks like.