How independent gym owners can deliver franchise-grade virtual fitness classes without paying royalties or accepting rigid catalog lock-in.
Import any MP4 or MKV workout video
No franchise affiliation required
Cycling, HIIT, Yoga, Pilates, Strength...
Control via smartphone or wireless remote
| Evaluation Metric | Bobine (Agnostic & Free)Open & Unrestricted | Radical Fitness & Franchise ProgramsFranchise Tied |
|---|---|---|
| Access for Independent Gyms | Open to everyone (Free immediate download) | Restricted to franchisees or tied commercial contracts |
| Video Import Freedom | Unlimited drag-and-drop for your custom videos (MP4, MKV) | Locked to proprietary releases provided by the vendor |
| Annual Royalty Overhead | $0 / year (Open-source AGPL-3.0) | Baked into franchise royalties or monthly subscription |
| Brand Ownership | Your coaches, your visual identity, your gym brand | Mandatory promotion of third-party franchise brand |
| Offline Studio Playout | 100% Autonomous on budget mini PC without outages | Subject to vendor hardware and cloud requirements |
| App-Free Coach Remote | Instant local Wi-Fi QR scan (nothing to install) | Rarely supported natively |
| Continuous Background Audio | Built-in 24/7 radio with crossfade & voice announcements | Not included (Requires separate gym music service) |
Franchise concepts provide turn-key workouts but lock club owners into expensive licensing structures. For independent gyms, boutique studios, and hotels, buying into a commercial franchise makes little financial sense. Bobine enables operators to build their own custom virtual fitness channel with equal or superior production reliability.
With Bobine, gym members connect directly with your resident instructors. Record high-definition workouts in your own studio or license open fitness content. Uploading videos takes seconds via drag-and-drop in the web administration panel, with automatic thumbnail generation and metadata detection.
Bobine adapts to any fitness space. Power an immersive indoor cycling room with warm-up countdowns in the morning, schedule mobility and yoga in the afternoon, and run 24/7 background gym audio at night. Everything runs autonomously through the weekly scheduler.
No. Proprietary franchise programs (such as Yako for L'Orange Bleue) are strictly reserved for franchisees, while Radical Fitness requires paying distribution contracts. Bobine empowers independent gym owners to broadcast their own professional courses without needing any franchise affiliation or licensing fee.
Bobine supports MP4, MKV, and WebM video containers with modern H.264 and HEVC/H.265 codecs, up to 4K resolution at 60 fps with crystal-clear 5.1/7.1 surround sound, thanks to hardware acceleration (VA-API, QuickSync, MediaCodec).
Absolutely. Clubs can record their own star coaches, license independent fitness videos, or buy one-off professional productions. With Bobine, there are zero catalog expirations and zero mandatory curriculum updates.
Bobine is 100% free open-source software distributed under the GNU AGPL-3.0 license. There are zero upfront costs, zero monthly subscriptions, and zero per-screen charges. You only provide standard hardware (a ~€40-€80 mini PC and a screen).
Download Bobine, connect your mini PC to your studio TV, and enjoy a custom video playout suite with zero royalties.
