Leisure DB London Boutique Studio Report 2023

STUDIO OPENINGS

TOTAL MARKET

Number of new openings: Cardio studios

50

46

40

37

30

25

20

14

14

14

14

14

13

9

10

3

3

1

1

0

Pre 2011 2011

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2022 2023

Number of new openings: Mind & Body studios

30

20

17

16

15

14

14

13

10

10

10

9

10

8

7

7

5

0

Pre 2011 2011

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2022 2023

Number of new openings: CrossFit studios

30

20

9

10

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

2

2

0

Pre 2011 2011

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2022 2023

reformer pilates, with a number of different variants appearing on the market. Even here, I’m not seeing many brand new sites opening yet... existing boutiques are either converting to reformer pilates or adding it to their class portfolio.”

Looking specifically at the Mind & Body category, we might reasonably have expected a higher number of new openings given the current boom in reformer pilates. However, in her interview on page 40, Frame’s Joan Murphy makes an interesting observation: “The hot trend now is unquestionably

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