When Laith Cunneen opened Peak Physio in 2012, it was a single clinic. Fourteen years on, the business has six locations across NSW, has treated more than 50,000 clients and has grown revenue by more than 30 per cent in recent years. Along the way it has built an Instagram following of 72,000, a figure
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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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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When COVID lockdowns forced gyms to close, more than 100 Project Better members kept paying anyway. Co-founder Jess Curl explains how a community-first model took the brand from a garage to a fifth Melbourne site, and what other gym owners can learn from it. Almost 10 years ago, Jess Curl set out to build a
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It’s 9pm. You’ve coached since 5:30am, and there’s still a stack of invoices to reconcile, three Instagram posts to write and a dozen unanswered enquiries in the inbox. Sound familiar? Most gym, studio and PT business owners got into fitness because they love coaching people, not chasing Xero entries or learning Meta Ads Manager. Yet
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Knowing how to write a media release is one of the most cost-effective marketing skills a fitness business owner can learn. A single story in your local paper, a trade publication or a national outlet can bring in more members than months of paid ads. The challenge is getting noticed. Journalists receive hundreds of pitches
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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
Sport England’s Active Lives Adult Survey found that one in five people live with a disability, and that group is almost twice as likely to be physically inactive as the general population, with the gap widening further for people with multiple impairments. The picture in Australia isn’t dramatically different. Two products on our radar this
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Updated 27 September 2026: Zoo Fit Mandurah is now open, Clarkson has followed, and Port Kennedy and Albany are next. This article was first published on 28 May 2026 when Viva Leisure announced the brand. Zoo Fit, the value gym brand from ASX-listed Viva Leisure, has opened its second Western Australian club in Mandurah. The
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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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A landmark partnership between Technogym and World Athletics is turning connected treadmills into a global competitive stage, and Australian fitness centres have a front-row seat. Running is already Australia’s most accessible sport. Parkrun draws tens of thousands of participants every Saturday morning. City2Surf sells out in minutes. Fun runs fill up months in advance. Australians
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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