How to Run Gym Ads That Actually Work in 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses effective gym advertising strategies for 2026, focusing on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Struggling with paid ads for your gym? Here's what's actually working in 2026. Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin sits down with Colm O'Reilly, Two-Brain's paid ads specialist, for a tactical breakdown of everything gym owners need to know about Facebook and Instagram ads right now. In this episode, Colm covers the real numbers behind paid gym ads: what you should expect to pay per lead, what a client actually costs to acquire and how to know if your ads are profit...

People in this episode

Host: John Franklin

Guest: Colm O'Reilly

Topics covered

• gym advertising
• paid ads
• Facebook ads
• Instagram ads
• marketing strategies
• client acquisition

Keywords

• gym ads
• paid advertising
• lead cost
• client acquisition cost
• marketing tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Two-Brain

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