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The IHRSA Global 25 I
HRSA recently published The IHRSA Global 25, an annual listing of the top 25 health club operators around the world. “Te companies recognised in Te IHRSA
Global 25 truly span the globe, and each makes a significant contribution to making people healthier and more physically active,” says Joe Moore, president and CEO of IHRSA. “Every day, our vibrant industry – with its vast array of quality health club facilities, fitness professionals and innovative programmes – helps members and non-members alike to achieve their health and fitness goals.” “The IHRSA Global 25 listings are
instructive and impressive,” adds Jay Ablondi, IHRSA’s executive vice president of global products. “The leading club companies that populate The IHRSA Global 25 are entrepreneurially driven and continually demonstrate their ability to provide health and wellness services, fitness facilities and expertise at a value that today’s consumers demand.”
Worldwide leaders Of the 54 companies that make up Te IHRSA Global 25 listings, 24 are headquartered in the United States, followed by the UK (seven companies), Brazil (three), France (three), Germany (three), Japan (three), Norway (three), Denmark (two), Russia (two), and Sweden (two). Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, India, Mexico, Taiwan and Turkey each have one entry. The top player on The IHRSA Global 25
ranking in terms of membership is 24 Hour Fitness USA, with 3.8 million members. Curves International comes in at number two, with 2 million members. When it comes to units owned, LA Fitness
International in the US claims the number one ranking with 568 locations, followed by 24 Hour Fitness with 419 sites.
MAKING THE CUT Each year, The IHRSA Global 25 ranks companies on the following criteria:
• Total membership • Total clubs owned • Total revenue
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• Revenue and unit growth
• Total franchise units
• Five-year revenue growth
• Five-year unit growth Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital
1 LA Fitness International, LLC 2 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc 3 Fitness First
4 GoodLife Fitness Clubs 5 Health City 6 Virgin Active
7 Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd 8 McFit GmbH
9 Town Sports International Holdings, Inc 10 ClubCorp
11 Groupe Moving 12 Central Sports Co., Ltd 13 Talwalkars Better Value Fitness, Ltd 14 Renaissance, Inc
15a Life Time Fitness, Inc 15b SATS
16 Fitness World
17 David Lloyd Leisure 18a LA Fitness
18b BIO RITMO/SMARTFIT 19 Holmes Place
20 DW Sports Fitness 21 Pacific Club
22 Goodlife Health Clubs 23a Bodytech (Colombia)
23b Nuffield Health Corporate Wellbeing 24 Bannatyne Fitness, Ltd
25 Russian Fitness Group (World Class & FizKult) In 2012, franchise companies continued
to report impressive growth. The leaders in terms of unit growth were all in the US. Anytime Fitness was at number one with 2,035 facilities – a 15 per cent increase over 2011. Snap Fitness, with 1,400 units, was
NEWS
Who are the world’s leading health club operators? Kristen Walsh summarises this year’s listing
NUMBER OF FACILITIES OWNED - YEAR 2012 Rank & Company
Number owned 568 419 405 300 279 269 205 170 160 144 135 116 110
107 105 105 100 93 80 80 79 68 67 66 64 64 61 51
Other Units N/A N/A
Franchised:31 N/A N/A N/A
Managed: 173 N/A N/A
Managed: 6 N/A
Managed: 41
Licensed: 6; Franchised: 21
Managed: 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Franchised: 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Franchised: 39 N/A N/A N/A
Total Units 568 419
436 300 279 269 378 170 160 150 135 157 137
114 105 105 100 93 80 84 79 68 67 66
103 64 61 51
up 13 per cent. Meanwhile Planet Fitness reported 653 clubs – a 33 per cent increase. US-based Life Time Fitness (NYSE:
LTM) was first for total revenue, reporting US$1.127m in 2012, followed by the UK’s Virgin Active in with US$1.037m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
To read more, and to view all Te IHRSA Global 25 listings, visit:
www.ihrsa.org/cbi/2013/6/25/ihrsas- global-25.html
August 2013 © Cybertrek 2013
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