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Basic-Fit memberships up by 46 per cent
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asic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fiftyfive in France, eight in the Netherlands, two in Belgium and seven in Spain, despite closures and restrictions caused by the pandemic. The operator grew by 182 clubs in 2021, of which 136 were in France. Overall, the network now consists of 1,087 clubs: France, 583; Netherlands, 224; Belgium, 207; Spain, 63; and Luxembourg, 10. According to the fitness chain’s Q1 trading update, Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022 PHOTO: BASIC-FIT
We recorded a strong increase in memberships of more than 400,000 in the quarter Rene Moos
memberships are up 46 per cent year-on-year, and revenue in Q1 of 2022 was €162m against €10.7m in the same period last year. The figure would have been even higher if it hadn’t been for a twoweek COVID-19 shutdown in the Netherlands, during which time Basic-Fit did not collect membership
fees. The average revenue per member per month amounted to €21.51 – the same period in 2021 brought in €1.70. “We recorded a strong increase in memberships of more than 400,000 in the quarter,” said Rene Moos, CEO of Basic-Fit. More: http://lei.sr/9n5V5_H
Berlin cools its pools to make political point
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hose looking to have a dip in Berlin’s famous heated outdoor pools this summer will be in for a chilly surprise. Water temperatures at the German capital’s 16 gas-heated lidos – or Sommerbäder – will be maintained at a point two degrees celsius lower than normal. The decision to lower the temperature was made by the pools’ state-funded operator, Berliner Bäder-Betriebe (BBB), which said it was “doing its bit” towards reducing German reliance on Russian gas. Speaking to the media, a spokesperson for BBB said: “We have made this decision because we wanted to make a contribution to the reduction of gas imports.”
Water temperatures at the 16 heated lidos will be kept two degrees lower
It’s not the only political gesture made by public leisure facility operators in the capital city since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February – since early March,
anyone with a Ukrainian passport has been given free access to all of Berlin’s public baths. More: http://lei.sr/g5X6s_H
