2019-10-01 Australian Men\'s Fitness

ThefirstF45

gymlaunchedin

2011 inSydney’s

Paddington.The

chainnowhas 670

studiosacross

Australia,andhas

evencaughtthe

eyeofUSactor

MarkWahlberg,

whoboughta

minorityshare

inthebusiness

thatmade

$620millionin

revenuelastyear.

InternationalmarketresearchcompanyIBISWorld

predictsthatfitnesscentrerevenueswillgrow

toreach$2.4billionin2022/23fromthe2017/18

valueof$2.2billion.

WHATHURTS

TODAYMAKES

YOUSTRONGER

TOMORROW.

TheRancanSisters

broughtaerobicsto

mainstreamAustraliain

the1980s.Twoofthem

stillworkasfitness

instructorstoday.

Networthof

MichelleBridges.

Her 12 WeekBody

Transformation

programclaimsit’s

helpedmembers

losea combined

weightofmorethan

1,500,000kg.

ThefirstFitnessFirstclubinAustraliaopened

in 2000 andnowhasmorethan240,000

memberswhovisitthechain’s 61 clubsmore

than 15 milliontimesa year.

60 minutes

Theaveragegym

sessionlastsfor

onehour.

3

Jetts

2

SnapFitness

1

F45

BYTHENUMBERS

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sfu

linfluencer

s

KaylaItsines

11.7million

followers

EmilySkye

2.6million

followers

Tammy

Hembrow

9.8million

followers

Theketodietwas

themostgoogled

dietin2018.If you

google“keto”,you’ll

get103,000,000results,

and#ketohasmorethan

13 millionInstaposts.

3 timesa week

Averagenumberof

timesAussiegym-

goersheadtothegym.

Aussie

33.8% OF THE AUSTRALIANS AGED 15+ GO TO THE GYM. THEY SPEND $3 BILLION A YEAR ON FITNESS AND GYM ACTIVITIES.

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Online activewear sales have increased this

much in the past year in Australia alone.

Globally, the activewear market is expected

to reach $546,802 million by 2024.

Canstar Blue’s 2019 rating of gyms and

fitness clubs for overall customer satisfaction.

There are now an estimated 3460+ gyms

and fitness centres in Australia, according

to Statista Research.

Jay Cutler - four time Mr Olympia