For gyms, studios and trainers
A Local Healthcare program
The weight-loss era is here. Put your gym at the center of it.
The biggest names in fitness are racing to build GLP-1, hormone and recovery programs. Launch your own, muscle-first and physician-backed, under your own brand, without hiring a clinician or touching a prescription.
13.2%
of US adults have taken a GLP-1
23
fitness operators now run a GLP-1 program
388k
US trainers who can deliver the results
$0
your cost to run it
The industry is already sprinting
The biggest brands in fitness are building this right now.
A 2026 Inspire360 report counts 23 fitness operators offering a GLP-1 program or service, up from 17 earlier this year, as GLP-1 use hits 13.2% of US adults. The move ranges from muscle-preservation programming to in-house clinics and telehealth partnerships.
Reported by Athletech News, 2026. Named operators are industry context, not Local Healthcare partners.
Why the gym wins
Up to 45%
of GLP-1 weight loss can be muscle without training. Resistance work and protein cut that to near zero. That is your job.
The partner, not the pill-pusher
Your team never sells or explains medication. They program the training and coach the protein that make it work.
Retention is the whole game
A member who sees real body-composition change has a reason to keep showing up that no class pack can match.
More than weight loss
Your storefront can offer a full stack of physician-prescribed programs your members already want.
Medical weight loss
The category that started it all, paired with the training and protein that protect lean mass.
GLP-1 therapy, semaglutide, tirzepatide and new oral options
Testosterone and hormone optimization
The service the biggest clubs are racing to add, for members whose lost strength, energy and drive trace to low testosterone, confirmed by a clinician.
Testosterone therapy and enclomiphene, for diagnosed low testosterone
Sexual health
Discreet, physician-prescribed care your members would otherwise buy from a faceless online brand.
Sildenafil and tadalafil
Recovery and vitality
Clinician-guided recovery and energy support that complements hard training.
NAD+ and vitamin B12
Biomarker testing
The diagnostics behind modern gym-telehealth partnerships, so treatment is guided by data, not guesswork.
Bloodwork that personalizes the program
How it works
You offer the program
Put your branded storefront in front of your members. You set your own price and keep the margin.
Clinicians handle the medicine
Independent clinicians at Beluga Health evaluate and, where appropriate, prescribe, and a pharmacy ships.
You coach the results
Your trainers program the resistance work and protein that preserve muscle. We bill and remit your share.
The latest, for gym owners
All insights →23 gyms now run a GLP-1 program
A new Inspire360 report counts 23 fitness operators and wellness clubs offering a GLP-1 program or service, up from 17 e...
Demand13.2% of US adults have taken a GLP-1
Up from 12.4% a quarter earlier, and roughly double the rate of three years ago. Your members are already on the medicat...
Beyond weight lossHormone optimization joins the gym menu
Clubs including New York Sports Club and O2 Fitness now pair with telehealth platforms for biomarker testing, GLP-1s and...
In short
Can a gym offer GLP-1 weight loss to its members?
Yes, if the gym sells the program rather than prescribing it. The gym is the seller of record and sets its own price. Independent licensed clinicians at Beluga Health evaluate members and prescribe where clinically appropriate, and a state-licensed pharmacy ships. No trainer gives medical advice at any point.
Why should a gym care about GLP-1 medication?
Because a quarter to nearly two fifths of the weight lost on these drugs is lean mass. Resistance training and adequate protein are what protect it, and that is exactly what a gym delivers. Members are already on these medications; the question is whether the gym is part of it.
What does Gym Healthcare cost a gym to run?
Nothing to set up and nothing monthly. The only charge is $50 per treatment, per month, on active programs. No clinician to hire, no software licence, no stock and no minimum, so a month with no sign-ups costs the gym nothing.
Own the weight-loss era in your gym.
Register your interest and we will set up your branded storefront, muscle-first and physician-backed.
Become a partner