09/28/2026
The Most Expensive Cable Is the One You Add Later
Opening a gym involves hundreds of decisions, and AV is easy to push down the list until the walls are finished.
On a recent fitness project, prewiring that probably could have taken about one day took roughly four because AV coordination happened after construction was finished; construction had already limited access. We estimate the prewire cost at least 50% more.
Our new gym AV checklist walks through the decisions worth making while the building is still easy to work in.
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Opening a gym or fitness studio in Atlanta? Use this AV checklist to plan sound, video, Wi-Fi, cameras, controls, prewire, testing, and staff training.