Anytime Fitness opens 100th club
Published: 13 January 2017
Anytime Fitness, the world’s fastest growing fitness franchise, has announced the opening of its 100th UK fitness centre in London.
The franchise will be celebrating at the new club in Ladbroke Grove, London. The opening is a continuation of the brand’s rapid expansion since opening its 3000th global club in Stroud, Gloucestershire, 12 months ago, making it the fastest growing franchise model in the world.
The opening also makes the UK the fifth country to have 100 Anytime Fitness clubs open, alongside the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan and means there are now more than 3,300 clubs open globally.
Anytime Fitness CEO and founder, Chuck Runyon says:
“The 3000th global club was opened in the UK in less time than it took McDonald’s, Subway and Dunkin’ Donuts to open the same amount of stores, which shows the commercial strength of the brand and is testament to the commitment of its franchisees.”
Andy Thompson, chairman of Anytime Fitness UK, says: “We couldn’t be happier to reach this milestone. The work and effort put in by the whole Anytime Fitness family is remarkable and we are now seeing the rewards. The franchise sector contributes more than £15.1billion to the UK economy and we are delighted that our business is a big contributor to that figure.”
The Ladbroke Grove Anytime Fitness club has had overwhelming support from the local community, with pre-opening memberships selling out quickly. Owner David O’Donnell, a former finance professional, already owns another Anytime Fitness club. David left the finance industry to focus on his passion for fitness. David’s first Anytime Fitness franchise is located in Tooting, South West London and has sold more than 2000 memberships.
Talking about the opening of the Ladbroke Grove club, David says: “The support from local businesses has been overwhelming. We’re honoured to be hosting the celebrations for the 100th club and can’t wait to start helping our members achieve their health and fitness goals.
“The opening of my Tooting club was a great success and we sold out of pre-opening memberships. Following the Anytime Fitness franchise model made it easy to keep everything on track and I am delighted to be opening my second club only 13 months later.”
