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Wildsoul Wellness Is Growing Fast and Its New Precision Health Program Is the Reason Franchisees Are Taking Notice

Fitness Franchising, Gym Retention and Member Experience, Training Aids & Tools, Wellness Modalities / May 6, 2026

What prospective franchisees need to know about Australia’s fastest-growing wellness brand and its game-changing new offering. The Australian wellness industry is crowded, competitive, and full of franchises making nearly identical promises. Community. Movement. Recovery. Belonging. The language is familiar because almost everyone uses it. So when a franchise finds a genuine point of difference, one […]

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From One Studio to Nearly 60 Locations: Inside One of Australia’s Fastest-Growing Boutique Fitness Franchises

Fitness Franchising, Fitness Startups and Innovation, Gym Finance and Profitability, Startup Founder Interviews, Wellness Modalities / March 30, 2026

Walk into any inLIFE Wellness studio and you’ll notice something a little unusual. The instructor leading the class might also be the owner. The member in the back row might be opening her own location next month. The whole place hums with a kind of buy-in you don’t usually see in boutique fitness — and

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How Jetts Fitness Is Rewriting the Rules of Australian Gyms

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Franchising / March 13, 2026

Australia’s original 24/7 no-lock-in contract gym brand is expanding fast – and the numbers tell the story. With six new clubs set to open in quick succession and a landmark flagship just launched on the Sunshine Coast, Jetts Fitness Australia is positioning itself as the benchmark for accessible, flexible fitness in a market increasingly defined

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Opening a Gym in Australia: Is the Market Saturated in 2026?

BLOG, Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising / January 11, 2026

The Australian fitness landscape has transformed dramatically over the past decade. Between 2015 and 2024, the number of gyms and fitness centres across the country expanded at an unprecedented rate, driven by boutique studios, 24-hour franchises, and increasingly health-conscious consumers. Now, as we move through 2026, aspiring fitness entrepreneurs face a critical question: has the

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The Plus Fitness Playbook To Successful Scaling

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising / October 3, 2025

The opening of Plus Fitness Mambourin last month marked a milestone for the brand, which has seen its trajectory turbo-charge since its 2020 acquisition by ASX-listed company Viva Leisure. Mambourin marks 200 clubs opened with around 200,000 members and more sites in the pipeline across Victoria and New South Wales. For Australian gym owners, a

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An Insider’s Guide To Raising A Family While Growing A Business

Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising / November 13, 2024

Balancing the demands of parenthood with the responsibilities of running a business is no small feat. For Georgie Richard and her husband Mitch, owners of Fitstop Wollongong, it’s a daily juggle between managing their thriving gym and raising their young family. We took a peek beneath the superhero cape and asked Georgie how she and

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Driving Growth in Australian Fitness Franchises By Leveraging Technology and KPIs

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising, Fitness Technology / November 11, 2024

This article was provided by Jaffrey Ali, Chief Product Officer at FranConnect As Summer approaches, gyms across Australia are experiencing a surge in memberships. Health-conscious individuals, both new and returning, are flocking to fitness centres to prepare for the warmer months. This rising trend presents a golden opportunity for fitness franchises and multi-location gyms to

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A Pilates and Recovery Franchise Opportunity For Investors

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising, Fitness Startups and Innovation, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Wellness Modalities / October 7, 2024

As demand for recovery modalities continue to rise and the popularity of Pilates keeps growing, entrepreneur David Altamura saw a gap in the health and wellness landscape. His successful studio, Wildsoul Wellness, is now available for franchising and opens up a real opportunity for potential investors and business owners to step into the Pilates and

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Boutique Fitness Studios and Viva Leisure Join Forces

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Franchising, Group Fitness / September 18, 2024

In an exciting move for future franchisees, Viva Leisure – one of Australia’s biggest operators in the fitness and leisure industry – has made a strategic investment in Boutique Fitness Studios to grow some of the world’s most iconic fitness brands on home soil. What could this mean for the Aussie fitness industry having Boutique

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BFT Franchise Of The Year… again!

Australian Fitness Industry News, Events, Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising / June 13, 2024

It’s been a massive few years for fitness giant BFT. Most recently their efforts have been recognised by being awarded the 2024 APAC Franchise of the Year award at the Beyond Activ Summit, held in Singapore. BFT has taken out the title three times over the past four years, cementing its dominance as a business

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The Fitness Franchise with Low Overheads and High Temps

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Business Management, Fitness Franchising, Fitness Technology, Group Fitness / May 27, 2024

There’s never been more choices available than there are today, when it comes to owning a fitness franchise and finding a brand that aligns with your interests and values. And just when we thought we had every kind of fitness offering covered, we were introduced to J.I.M, the lovechild resulting from the combination of a

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Gold’s Gym Expands Australian Footprint With New Brisbane Site Announced

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Franchising / February 20, 2024

Iconic global brand, Gold’s Gym is set to take over the site of Brisbane’s first big box gym in Yeerongpilly. The former World Gym premises opened in 2008 and underwent a sudden debranding in mid 2023. The announcement by Gold’s Gym to seize the site is the latest move in their plans to become a

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