Step 3 - Class Management

Class Management

The Class Management section is where you configure the core of your program offerings — the classes your students attend. Whether you're managing martial arts, dance, fitness, or other structured sessions, this is your control center for organizing everything from schedule to instructors.

Categories

Categories are the first step in organizing your classes within the Market Muscles CRM. They allow you to group your classes in a way that makes sense for your studio, whether you're running martial arts, dance, fitness, or a combination of programs.

What Are Categories?

Think of Categories as organizational folders for your classes. They don’t affect scheduling or attendance — they're purely for structure and ease of management.

How You Might Use Categories

How you categorize your classes is completely up to you, and it should reflect how your business thinks about its offerings. Here are two common ways our users group their classes:

1. By Age Group
   • Example:
     • Tiny Tots (Ages 3–5)
     • Youth (Ages 6–12)
     • Teens & Adults
2. By Program Type
   • Example:
     • Little Ninjas Program
     • Beginner Karate
     • Black Belt Club
     • Demo Team
     • Competitive Team

Tip: Using clear, consistent categories makes class management easier and cleaner — especially when you grow and start offering more classes.

Creating Category

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Steps

• Navigate to Studio Operations in the left-hand menu.
• Click on Class Management.
• Select Class Categories.
• Click the “New Category” button at the top right of the page.

  

• In the slide-out window:
  • Enter a Category Name (e.g., “Beginner Program,” “Teens,” or “Acro Dance”)
  • Choose a Color for the category
• Click Save — your category is now ready to use when creating or editing classes.

Tip: This color will be used when displaying classes in the student schedule, helping make everything more visually organized and easier to understand.

You can create as many categories as needed and edit them at any time as your programs grow and evolve.

Spaces

The Spaces section allows you to define and manage your physical training areas within your studio or school. Whether you operate with one room or multiple training floors, setting up your Spaces helps keep your class scheduling organized and conflict-free.

What Are Spaces?

Spaces represent the physical locations or rooms where your classes take place. This could be a:

• Main Training Area
• Side Room

Each class you create can be assigned to a specific Space, making it easier to manage overlapping classes and coordinate room usage.

Do I Need a “Space” If I Only Have One Area?

Yes — even if you have only one training floor, we still recommend creating at least one Space.

• Suggested name: “Main Training Area”
• This ensures your class setup is complete and sets you up for smoother scheduling and reporting in the future.

How to Create a Space

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Steps

• Navigate to Studio Operations → Class Management → Spaces

  

• Click the “New Space” button on the top right

  

• Enter a name for the Space (e.g., “Mat Room A,” “Studio 2,” or “Main Floor”)

  

• Click Save

Once created, you’ll be able to assign classes to specific Spaces during the class creation process — giving your schedule more clarity and helping avoid room conflicts.

Tip: If you ever expand or rearrange your layout, you can always add or rename Spaces later.

Classes

Classes are the foundation of your scheduling and attendance system inside Market Muscles CRM. Creating and configuring classes allows you to organize your programs, track student participation, and generate useful reports on student progress and instructor activity.

Why Set Up Classes?

While you can use classes for general scheduling, their primary purpose is to track student attendance — helping you monitor engagement, retention, and participation trends.

Tip: Accurate class setup = accurate attendance data = better decisions for your business.

How to Configure a Class

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Steps

When setting up a class, you’ll go through the following fields:

Class Name

Give your class a clear and descriptive name.Examples:

• Tiny Tigers (Ages 4–6)
• Youth Black Belt Prep
• Acro Level 2

Class Description

Add a short description to explain the focus of the class. This can help differentiate similar classes.

Assign to a Category

Choose a Category that fits your class structure (e.g., age group, program type).

• Don’t have one yet? Click “New Category” right from this screen to create one on the spot.

Assign to a Space

Select the Space (i.e., training floor or room) where this class takes place. This helps avoid room conflicts and improves scheduling clarity.

Set the Class Schedule

Pick the days and times the class happens.

• Need to add multiple times on the same day? You can! Example: A class might run at both 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM on Mondays.

Assign an Instructor

Choose who leads the class.

Instructors must be added as users first.To add an instructor:

1. Click the circle icon in the top-right corner
2. Go to My Business → Staff Members
3. Add the team member you’d like to assign

Track Absences

Toggle this ON to track when students miss a class.

• Recommended: Leave this ON — it helps with retention efforts and personalized follow-up.

Once saved, your class will appear in your system’s calendar and will be ready for attendance tracking and student assignment.