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How a young franchisee grew his Plus Fitness franchise memberships by 40% in 15 months

When Joshua Thomas took over Plus Fitness Katoomba in 2025, aged 25, the Blue Mountains club had been trading since 2013 and was due for investment. Fifteen months later, memberships are up 40% and monthly visits have risen 75%, from around 4,000 to 7,000. The turnaround came from a rapid refit, a policy of putting

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J.I.M Infrared Fitness Review: What 21 Days at Joy In Movement Taught Me

Fitness Franchising, Gym Retention and Member Experience, Health & Fitness, Wellness Modalities / November 6, 2026

Why I Wanted to Try J.I.M Infrared Fitness When Joy in Movement (J.I.M) offered me a complimentary trial, I jumped at it. I’ve trained in gyms for more than 25 years and I’ll never say no to a sauna, so a workout that combines movement with infrared heat sounded right up my alley. I’ll admit

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Inside inLIFE Wellness First Franchise Round: What It Reveals About Scaling a Fitness Business

Fitness Franchising, Gym Finance and Profitability / September 27, 2026

inLIFE Wellness opened franchise applications to the public for the first time since launching in 2019, a milestone for a boutique wellness network that has grown to 60 studios across Australia and the United States without any franchise marketing. Founder Scott Capelin, who has spent 25 years building and operating fitness businesses, built the model

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How a Cronulla-Born Brand Sold 80+ Territories Across Australia

Fitness Franchising, Staffing, Hiring and Team Management / August 21, 2026

Most fitness franchises spend their first few years finding their footing. J.I.M (Joy in Movement) spent its first three years selling out. Since opening its debut studio in Glenhaven, Sydney in July 2023, the infrared-powered, 30-minute workout brand has sold more than 80 territories across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT. There are

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8 Fitness Franchises That Could Come To Australia

Australian Fitness Industry News, Fitness Franchising / August 15, 2026

Franchising continues to drive the growth of the health and wellness industry, and the concepts chasing Asia-Pacific expansion in 2026 look nothing like the boutique studios of a decade ago. With more than 30 established fitness franchises already competing for space in Australia, we went looking for something different: brands that are either talking openly

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BFT PODIUM Series: The Event Model Driving Franchisee Revenue and Member Retention

Australian Fitness Industry News, Events, Fitness Franchising, Group Fitness, Gym Marketing and Lead Generation, Gym Retention and Member Experience / August 5, 2026

Body Fit Training (BFT) held the global launch of its PODIUM Series last weekend, on Sunday 2 August 2026, across 300+ studios in 10+ countries. The in-studio event series is designed to open up new revenue and improve member retention for franchise owners, with more than half of that global footprint based in Australia. To

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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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