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28 May - 10 June 2019 Issue 763
Report: UK fitness sector worth £5bn The UK health and fitness industry is healthier than it has ever been, according to The 2019 State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Published by The Leisure Database Company (LeisureDB) this month, the report shows that the value of the market now exceeds £5bn for the first time. It also shows that the number of gym members has reached a record high and that there are now more health clubs and gyms than at any time in history. The total UK membership has
■■There was an increase of 2.9 per cent in the
broken the 10 million mark, resulting
number of UK fitness facilities during 2018-19
in a penetration rate of 15.6 per cent. Overall, the 2019 report highlights
and members). In 2018, Pure Gym
that the industry – during the 12-month
became the first operator to reach
period to the end of March 2019 – has
200 clubs and this year they are
seen increases of 2.9 per cent in
joined by GLL (with 203 gyms).
the number of fitness facilities, 4.7
“As seen in the record-breaking figures
per cent in the number of members
from this report, the UK is enjoying a
and 4.2 per cent in market value.
golden period of growth and exciting
Pure Gym and GLL remain the
development across the fitness sector,"
UK’s leading private and public
said David Minton, director of LeisureDB.
operators (by the number of gyms
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