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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ail
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su
cc
es
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.
130 MEN’S FITNESS OCTOBER 2019
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