Looking for an F45 TV Alternative?
F45 normalized screen-driven workouts — station videos, a global clock, and a session that runs itself off the F45 TV. CloudFit is the F45 TV alternative built for independent gyms: the same on-screen delivery your members expect, without the franchise format, fixed programming, or licensing fees.
Why the F45 TV Model Works
The reason an F45 class flows the way it does is not the branding or the music. It is the F45 TV setup — the screens running station videos, a global clock, and the structure of the workout in plain sight.
During a session, every member can answer four questions without ever asking the coach:
- What am I doing right now?
- How long do I have left?
- When do I rotate?
- What is coming next?
That visual structure is what makes the class feel synchronized. Members move together. Coaches stop counting down intervals and start coaching the room. The session has a rhythm because the screen is the source of truth, not the trainer at the whiteboard.
That is the part worth keeping when you leave the franchise. Not the format, not the licensing — the delivery experience.
Most owners stepping away from F45 are not trying to abandon the screen-driven model. They are trying to escape the constraints around it.
The goal is to keep the delivery system that members are used to, while taking back control of programming, branding, and the day-to-day class experience.
Station videos, a global timer, rotation cues, and a class that flowed without the coach repeating themselves every interval.
The same circuit structure for every member, every time of day, with no room to program for the morning regulars vs. the evening crowd.
Members walked in expecting screens, intervals, and structure. Newer members felt confident on day one because they could just look up and follow along.
The on-screen experience belonged to the franchise. Your gym's identity, your coaches, and your style were always in the background.
When the timer and the demo were on screen, coaches could focus on form, effort, and the people in front of them.
Programming was handed down. Fees were fixed. Operational changes were not up to you.
The Anatomy of an F45 TV Layout — And How CloudFit Recreates It
The reason an F45 class feels coordinated comes down to three on-screen elements working together on the F45 TV. CloudFit gives you each of them, on your own screens, with your own content.
- Station videos that loop continuously. Each station shows a clear demo of the movement so members never have to guess what to do. With CloudFit, you can use videos from the built-in exercise library, upload your own coaching demos, or mix both — and run different content on each screen in the room.
- A global timer and rotation cue. The whole class moves on the same clock. CloudFit handles work and rest intervals, rounds, transitions, EMOMs, AMRAPs, and station rotations, with the timer visible from anywhere on the floor.
- Exercise previews. Members can see what is coming next so transitions are tight and there is no hesitation between rounds. CloudFit's workout flow shows the current move, the next move, and the structure of the session at a glance.
The result is the same kind of synchronized, screen-led class your members already understand — built around your programming instead of someone else's.
CloudFit: The F45 TV Alternative for Independent Gyms
The delivery infrastructure stays familiar. The control over how it runs becomes yours.
Screen-driven class delivery
Run timers, station videos, exercise previews, and workout flow on every screen — the same kind of on-screen delivery members expect from a boutique class.
Your own programming
Build workouts the way you want to run them. Circuits, intervals, strength blocks, conditioning, hybrid sessions — not a fixed franchise format.
Multi-screen station layouts
Show different content on different screens for each station, zone, or training area. Built for the kind of multi-station floor F45 popularized.
Coaches stay on the floor
When the timer, the demo, and the next move are on screen, coaches stop counting reps and start coaching effort, form, and the room.
Your brand on every screen
Replace someone else's logo and visual identity with your own. Every screen reinforces your gym instead of a franchise.
Launch without heavy IT
Use regular TVs with an Apple TV or Google TV Streamer. No servers, no specialised hardware, no long rollout window.
Your Members Already Understand This Kind of Class
The hardest part of leaving F45 is not the rebrand. It is the delivery gap.
Members are used to walking in and seeing screens that tell them what to do. Take that away and the gym suddenly feels like a step backward, even if the programming behind the scenes is genuinely better.
Boutique brands like F45, Body Fit Training (BFT), Orangetheory Fitness, and F45-adjacent HIIT studios have spent years training members to expect a screen-led class. That expectation does not disappear when you swap the sign over the door.
CloudFit closes that gap as an F45 TV alternative you run on your own terms. Members walk in on day one of your independent gym and see the same kind of structured, on-screen experience they had before — only now the programming reflects you and your community, not a template handed down from head office.
What the Migration Looks Like in Practice
The transition window is the most sensitive part of going independent. Members watch closely. A visible drop in delivery quality during the change-over is what turns "the gym is rebranding" into "the gym is winding down."
A typical CloudFit migration from an F45 model looks like this:
- Set up your screens before you switch. Plug an Apple TV or Google TV Streamer into your existing TVs and get CloudFit running while the franchise system is still live.
- Build your first workouts. Use the CloudFit exercise video library, upload your own demos, or mix both. Most gyms start with three or four signature class formats.
- Run a soft launch. Trial CloudFit on a quiet class or off-peak slot. Coaches get comfortable, members see the format works, and you tune the layout.
- Flip the room on launch day. When the franchise screens go off, CloudFit goes on. No dark screens, no whiteboard interim, no "we'll figure this out next week."
- Adjust as you grow. Program differently for different times of day. Add zones. Add locations. Update centrally.
The screens stay live. The coach stays on the floor. The session still has timing, structure, and flow — but now the content reflects the people actually in the room.
CloudFit is not a franchise replacement. It is the delivery infrastructure underneath, on a platform you control.
Every class follows the same franchise-issued circuit structure, regardless of who is in the room.
Run circuits, strength blocks, conditioning, mobility, open gym, hybrid — whatever fits your community and time slot.
Workouts are programmed elsewhere and delivered to your screens. You implement, you do not design.
Build workouts in the CloudFit app from your phone, tablet, or laptop. Update them as often as you want.
The on-screen visuals, exercise demos, and overall look belong to the franchise.
Upload your own demo videos, use the CloudFit library, apply your own colours and logo to the screen.
Ongoing franchise fees, format restrictions, and operational rules set by someone else.
A straightforward platform subscription, no franchise overhead, no programming restrictions. See pricing for current plans.
One class format, marketed nationally, run the same way at every studio.
Morning mobility, lunchtime HIIT, afternoon strength, evening conditioning — all on the same screens, all in your control.
Franchise Owners Who Have Made the Switch
“I've been here for 10 years, we originally were a franchised gym and had three across Australia. Things were shifting and it became apparent the landscape was changing. CloudFit created a great opportunity for me to do what I love and put programming first. Which we're so very grateful for.”
Nicila Costello
Owner, The Fitness Vault (ex-franchise)
“We were a franchise for 8 years and our values didn't really align anymore. Discovering CloudFit allowed us to do our own thing, create our vision and be more progressive. It's no secret the members are a lot stronger and fitter. It was just perfect for us.”
Chris Scales
Owner, Thrive Revive Northcote (ex-franchise)
Frequently Asked Questions
Keep Learning
- Going independent after a franchise — the wider playbook for keeping delivery polished while taking back control.
- How workout display systems work — the controller app, the TV app, and how it all connects.
- Benefits of workout display systems — coach time, member clarity, consistency, and brand control.
- Gym screen setup guide — TVs, mounting, network, and media devices for a clean install.
- Workout displays for functional fitness and HIIT — circuits, stations, and high-energy class formats.
