Your local gym should add more evening yoga classes for working professionals.

**Question:**
You are a member of a local gym. The gym offers yoga classes only at 9 AM and 4 PM, which are impossible for people with full-time jobs to attend. Write an email to the gym manager, Carla. In your email:
– Explain why current class times don’t work
– Suggest adding evening classes
– Describe the potential demand and benefits

**Model Answer:**

**To:** carla@citygym.com
**Subject:** Suggestion – evening yoga classes for working members

Dear Carla,

I have been a member of City Gym for two years and genuinely love the facilities. However, I am writing to suggest an addition to the class schedule that would greatly benefit members like me who work standard office hours.

Currently, the gym offers yoga classes at 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on weekdays. For anyone with a 9-to-5 job, both times are impossible to attend. The 9 AM class happens during work hours, and the 4 PM class ends before most people leave their offices. As a result, working professionals either skip yoga entirely or crowd into the already-full Saturday morning class, which has a waiting list every week.

I suggest adding two evening yoga classes: one at 6:30 PM on Tuesdays and another at 5:30 PM on Thursdays. These times would allow people to come straight from work. Even a 45-minute class would be valuable because it removes the barrier of impossible scheduling.

To gauge demand, I informally surveyed 25 members during my workouts. Of those, 18 said they would attend a 6:30 PM yoga class at least once a week. Several mentioned they currently drive to a different gym across town specifically for evening yoga, which means City Gym is losing those members for evening visits entirely.

The benefits would be clear: increased attendance during historically slow evening hours, higher member retention, and a competitive advantage over other gyms in the area. The cost would be minimal — simply paying one instructor for two additional hours per week.

I would be happy to help promote the new classes on social media or at the front desk. Thank you for considering this suggestion that would genuinely improve the gym experience for working members.

Sincerely,
Mark Rivera