EDITORS
About IHRSA
Jay M. Ablondi
Founded in 1981, The International Health, Racquet & Executive VP of Global Products, IHRSA
Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is a not-for-profit trade Cathy McNeil
association representing health and fitness facilities, gyms, VP of International Operations, IHRSA
sports clubs, and suppliers worldwide. Its mission is to grow, Hans Muench
protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to Director of IHRSA Europe
provide its members with benefits that will help them be more Melissa Rodriguez
successful. The association’s membership includes more than Manager, Research, IHRSA
9,700 clubs in 75 countries, along with 650 industry suppliers. Kristen Walsh
Senior Editor, IHRSA
Alison O’Kane Giannaras
As one of the world’s leading authorities on the commercial Associate VP of International Development, IHRSA
fitness industry, IHRSA is the source of some of the world’s Blakely Sullivan
only primary consumer research and industry economic Manager, International Operations, IHRSA
and operating studies. IHRSA publishes Club Business
International (CBI), the industry’s leading monthly periodical IHRSA EuROPEAn COunCIl MEMbERS
and hosts several important industry events worldwide, Christophe Andanson (France)
including the annual IHRSA International Convention & Maria Angeles de Santiago (Spain)
Trade Show. Ramon Canela (Spain)
Paul Eigenmann (Switzerland)
Kilian Fisher (Ireland)
IHRSA In EuRopE John Harris (Austria)
IHRSA has more than 2,000 members in Europe, and Theo Hendriks (netherlands)
has established partnerships with many federations and Rod Hill (Spain)
companies. The annual IHRSA European Congress attracts Rasmus Ingerslev (Denmark)
hundreds of industry leaders from Europe, the united States Antonio Macias (Portugal)
and abroad. Hans Muench, Director of IHRSA Europe, is Doug Miller (uK)
David Minton (uK)
based in Munich, Germany.
Christian Pierar (belgium)
Gianluca Scazzosi (Italy)
IHRSA is governed by a board of Directors, with global Anastasia Yusina (Russia)
representation. For more information, visit www.ihrsa.org
or email info@ihrsa.org. IHRSA PARTnERS In EuROPE
DeFitness Oganisatie (belgium)
Dansk Fitness & Helse Organization (Denmark)
European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA) (brussels)
French Health & Racquet Sportsclub Association (France)
IlAM (Ireland)
VES (netherlands)
AGAP (Portugal)
leila Timergaleeva (Russia)
les Mills nordic (Scandinavia)
Treningsforbundet (norway)
Sports Managers Servicios Integrales (Spain)
QualiCert (Switzerland)
We would like to thank the following individuals and
organizations for providing a solid foundation to develop this COPYRIGHT 2010
report:
InTERnATIOnAl HEAlTH, RACQuET &
Kilian Fisher (IlAM), Jesper B Christensen (DFHO), Jesper
SPORTSClub ASSOCIATIOn
Magnusson (les Mills nordic Ab), Bjorn Johannsen (Gym business),
Sven-Martin Imhof (Tri Kao Mi), Birgit Schwarze (DSSV), Dave
All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reprinted,
Wright (Creative Fitness Marketing), Cornelius de Geus (De Geus
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
Club), Stephen Tharrett (Russian Fitness Group), Roberto Rodrigues
(Curves), Ståle Angel (Elixia nordic AS), Jarek Semrau (Sportwise), form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, or otherwise—
Eric Vandenabeele (De Fitness Organisatie/belgium), Ari Katajisto without the express permission of IHRSA. To order copies of this
(Kuntosali & Fitness/Finland), Christophe Andanson (les Mills publication or other IHRSA publications, contact:
France), Gianluca Scazzosi (Wellink/Italy), Coen Langstraat
(VES/netherlands), Anne Thidemann (TreningsForbundet), José IHRSA
Ricardo Silva (AGAP/Portugal), Anastasia Yusina (Strata Partners/ 70 Fargo Street
Russia), Maria Angeles de Santiago Restoy (Sport Managers Servicios boston, MA 02210, uSA
Integrales/Spain), Claude Ammann (SFGV/Switzerland), David +1/617-951-0055
Minton (The leisure Database Company/uK), Laszlo Zopcsak +1/617-951-0056 (fax)
(IWI/Hungary), EFCA http://www.ihrsa.org/store
ihrsa.org/research
2010
The 2010
EUROPEAN HEALTH CLUB REPORT
The Size and Scope of Leading Markets
tAblE of contEntS
Sponsored by
Interntional Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
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mESSAgE fRom tEcHnogym............................................................................................................ 3
AbbREvIAtIonS & DEfInItIonS........................................................................................................ 4
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mARkEt SIzE ................................................................................................................................ 9
numbER of mEmbERS.............................................................................................................. 10
numbER of clubS .................................................................................................................... 11
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unEmploymEnt RAtE ............................................................................................................. 13
InDuStRy on tHE movE: EuRopEAn mARkEt nEWS .................................................................. 14
lEADIng EuRopEAn mARkEtS
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bElgIum ..................................................................................................................................... 19
DEnmARk.................................................................................................................................... 20
fInlAnD ...................................................................................................................................... 21
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gERmAny .................................................................................................................................... 23
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