UK GYMS – OVERVIEW
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PUBLIC SECTOR
In her interview on page 135, Places Leisure’s Belinda Steward dives deeper into this topic, elaborating on opportunities for collaboration with parent company Places for People: “Our leisure centres are already community hubs, but imagine extending that out, working closely with our development colleagues to create far more than housing developments with a great leisure provision. Imagine setting out to create healthy communities. It changes the dynamics. “I see us reaching out into the community, qualifying our customers who live in those new housing estates to deliver our programmes for their neighbours. We will have built a community hub, so that’s where we’ll deliver the courses, but for the people who struggle to get to us – the carers and others who can’t come to our facilities – it all happens within the community. It all becomes self-sustaining, with a real sense of community and ownership. That’s where I see the future.”
13% of responding sites have a reformer pilates studio; Everyone Active offers a valuable case study
Finally, new audit questions for this year shine a spotlight on important and emerging trends in the public sector. These questions were answered by around half (49–51%) of our audit database, offering an incomplete but nonetheless valid snapshot of an evolving product offering. We asked these respondents about the provision of certain services within their centres, with the following findings: ■ 48% of respondents said their centres offer NHS services on-site. ■ Broader wellness in the shape of rehab and recovery spaces is currently only offered at 6% of sites, although 24% said they had at least one therapy/ treatment room. ■ 13% of responding sites have a reformer pilates studio. Everyone Active offers a valuable case study in this respect, with two reformer studios so far and eight more set to launch this calendar year (see interview, page 127). ■ An F&B service is available at 38% of sites and vending at 72%. A retail offering is present in 59% of sites. ■ Tennis courts are available at 24% of sites and padel at 4%.
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STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2025
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