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The all-in-one solution to build, manage, & grow your fitness business. Built for martial arts, CrossFit, gyms & fitness studios.

600 University Park Place, AL
Joined March 2010
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Your next great social post is already happening inside your gym. A member’s question. A PR on the whiteboard. A story mid-workout. Zen Planner’s Social Planner turns those moments into scheduled posts planned a quarter ahead. #ZenPlanner
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🎉 Congrats to our CEO Jeff VanDixhorn, named a finalist for Tech Executive of the Year at the 2026 Athletech News Power Players Awards. Proud to see Jeff recognized among leaders shaping fitness and wellness. #Daxko
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Your martial arts school has its own way of teaching, tracking progress, and supporting students. Your software should fit that reality, not force your school to work around it. Zen Planner is built for how dojos actually run. Full guide 👇 bit.ly/4BxlxG7 #ZenPlanner
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40 G2 badges. 8 #1 rankings. 32 reports. Daxko Operations climbed to #1 in Association Management. Zen Planner debuted at #1 in Martial Arts. Thank you to every customer who left a review. Read more: bit.ly/4yKt020 #Daxko #G2 #FitnessTechnology
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Daxko has been named a finalist for Technology Company of the Year at the 2026 Beyond Activ Americas Awards. Grateful to our team and the operators who trust us to build alongside them. #Daxko #BeyondActiv #FitnessTechnology
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Still running your dojo on spreadsheets? Attendance, tuition, class schedules, belt testing. The admin adds up fast when it lives in five different places. Daxko Zen Planner keeps it all connected. Full guide 👇 bit.ly/4BpcjvT #ZenPlanner
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Spending $3K/month on tools that don't talk to each other? Your tech stack should save you time, not create more work. Zen Planner Engage integrates your CRM, automation, billing, and member lifecycle in one place. bit.ly/3LcOotU #ZenPlanner #GymOwner #FitnessTech
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Many teams. One shared purpose. Impact Day 2026 brought Daxko teams across the U.S. and India together to give back to their communities. One Daxko team. 🤝 #Daxko #ImpactDay2026 #GivingBack #CommunityImpact
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Switching software has a cost. So does staying with software your school has outgrown: manual work, disconnected systems, staff time lost. See if your school has the symptoms, and why Daxko Zen Planner is the fix: bit.ly/4yyp2cN #ZenPlanner #MartialArtsBusiness
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Daxko is coming home to the heart of Birmingham. 🏙️ Our new global headquarters downtown marks a new chapter: one about investing in our customers, our team, and the future of health, fitness, and wellness. Full announcement 👇 bit.ly/4yVJipb #Daxko #Birmingham
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Running a martial arts school isn’t just teaching. It’s memberships, attendance, scheduling, belt promotions, and lead follow-up. Dr. Arlindo “Juninho” Jr. runs one of Denver’s busiest BJJ schools on Zen Planner. #ZenPlanner
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From 100 to 140 clients in 11 months. Matt Klinger of Village Fitness grew his client base and opened a second location with Zen Planner handling the operations and Engage running lead follow-up. #ZenPlanner
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Tournament prep and belt testing shouldn’t take more time than coaching. Student records, schedules, payments, belt progression. Zen Planner handles the admin so martial arts schools can focus on what matters. Full guide 👇 bit.ly/4dUE2dI #ZenPlanner
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“The best way to attract affiliates might be to never say the word ‘affiliate’ at all.” Kelsi Navalta on building fitness referral engines through well-timed thank-yous and consistent rewards, no formal program required. #ZenPlanner #AffiliateMarketing
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Switching martial arts software shouldn’t mean starting from scratch. Daxko Zen Planner migrates your data, transfers payments securely, trains your team, and stays with you after go-live. See what the switch looks like 👇 bit.ly/4ipYVPt #ZenPlanner
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Running a gym is hard. Managing it shouldn’t feel like your second workout of the day. Zen Planner handles the back-office: schedules, attendance, payments, marketing, retention. All in one platform built for fitness businesses. Demo 👇 bit.ly/4n9JvQP #ZenPlanner
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Running a gym as a solo owner means wearing a lot of hats. For Coach Mike Rethmeyer at Fusion Lifestyle Academy near St. Louis, Zen Planner has been part of that journey for 15+ years. A platform built for the long run. #ZenPlanner
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Is your technology making your gym easier to run? Or is your team spending too much time moving between systems? Kisi's webinar on October 8: what to keep, cut, and connect. Mike Wuest joins from Zen Planner. Register 👇 bit.ly/4jxi7ww #ZenPlanner
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Is your technology making your gym easier to run? Or is your team spending too much time moving between systems? Kisi's webinar on October 8: what to keep, cut, and connect. Mike Wuest joins from Zen Planner. Register 👇 bit.ly/4jxi7ww #ZenPlanner
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3 trends reshaping martial arts academies right now: → AI for content (not chatbots) → The first 100 days determines who becomes a brand ambassador → Local marketing consistency beats one-off campaigns #BJJ #MartialArts #ZenPlanner nitter.cf/zenplanner/status/2065…
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