Planning lockers for a gym or club

Lockers are usually decided late in a project, once the gym floor is sorted and the budget is tight. That's how facilities end up with too few lockers, too many, or lockers in the wrong place. The change room is part of the experience, and it deserves planning at the same time as the training floor.

Start with peak use, not membership

The number of lockers you need depends on how many people are in the building at the busiest time, not on how many members you have.

• Free-use lockers (any empty locker for the visit) only need to cover peak occupancy, plus a margin. This is how most gyms and leisure centres work.
• Dedicated lockers (one per person) need one for every person who's allocated one. This is common for staff, school students and club players.

Look at your peak hour: the 6 am rush, the after-school session, the post-work crowd. Count how many people are in the building at once, and how many bring bags. If you have an existing facility, your door or booking data will tell you.

Size and mix

Not everyone needs the same locker.

• Half-height and quarter-height lockers fit more people into the same wall.
• Full-height lockers suit staff, players with kit bags, and anyone storing clothes on hangers.
• Larger lockers take sports bags, helmets or equipment in clubs and schools.
• Charging lockers let members charge phones and devices while they train.

A mix usually works best. Plan some accessible lockers at a comfortable reach height too.

Where lockers go

• In change rooms for members who change before training.
• On or near the gym floor for people who arrive ready to train and only need to stash a phone, keys and a bag.
• Near the entry for team rooms, so a squad can drop bags on the way in.

Keep benches in front of lockers, with enough space for people to sit and change without blocking the aisle.

Choose the lock early

The lock decides how the lockers are used. RFID locks that work with a member's card or wristband suit gyms with access control. Keypad locks suit studios and offices. Cloud-connected locks let multi-site groups and large facilities manage lockers centrally. See Keys, codes or cards: choosing locker locks and Ojmar smart locker locks explained.

Joinery and finishes

Lockers can be built in timber laminate, compact laminate or other finishes to match the interior, with integrated benches and vanities. LUXGYM works with your preferred joiner, or brings in one we trust. We plan the toilet and shower partitions and change room seating alongside the lockers.

Upgrading existing lockers

If your lockers are in good condition but the locks are a headache, you don't need to replace them. Ojmar electronic locks are designed to fit existing lockers in place of mechanical locks, usually without new doors or any electrical work.

Planning a change room? LUXGYM specifies, supplies and installs lockers, Ojmar locks, partitions and change room flooring as one project. See lockers and locker locks or get in touch.