Data and Facts


Founded: 1993 Bournemouth, Dorset UK by Mike Balfour and Christopher Pearce

CEO: Colin Waggett

CFO: Zillah Byng-Maddick

UK MD: John Gamble

Countries: 17

  • UK
  • Australia
  • Asia – Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, China, Indonesia, India
  • Germany
  • Europe: Belgium, Holland, Spain, Italy, France
  • Dubai

Staffing Figures: over 20,000 worldwide

Membership Figures
Total UK: over 460,000
Total worldwide: over 1.7 million

UK Demographic of members
Male: 55.13% Female: 44.87%

Motivations of members:
60% join to change their body shape
26% join to improve health
12% to improve in sport
2% to improve fitness

Personal Training
PT’s Total UK: over 900

Health and Beauty
Total UK rooms: 315

Club Trivia:
There are over 4,200 treadmills across the UK

Over 7,000 studio classes per week are held for members across the UK

There are over 51,000 member lockers across the country

There are over 340 sunbeds across 170 clubs

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