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European Health & Fitness Market Report 2021 - Deloitte
European
Health & Fitness Market
Report 2021
European Health & Fitness Market Report 2021 - Deloitte
European Health & Fitness Market |
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Preface                                                                     04
Introduction                                                                06
The European Fitness Market at a Glance                                     08
The Ecosystem of the European Fitness Sector                                12
Top Operators – Rankings                                                    24
Top 20 Operators – Profiles                                                 30
Selected Operators – Profiles                                               56
Other Selected Operators – Short Profiles                                   66
Mergers & Acquisitions                                                      68
The View from Brussels                                                      76
Selected Markets – Overview                                                 82
Selected Markets – Profiles                                                 84
Selected Markets – Short Profiles                                           92
Thoughts on the Long-Term Future of the Sector                            114
Appendix                                                                  116
  About EuropeActive                                                      118
  EuropeActive Event Calendar                                             120
  About Deloitte Sports Business Group                                    121
  Methodology                                                             122
  Glossary                                                                124
  Your Contacts                                                           128

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European Health & Fitness Market Report 2021 - Deloitte
The European
Fitness Market
at a Glance
           Number of
           fitness club   Membership
           members       change

                           -15.4%

54.8 million

                         Club change
                         -1.4%

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                                                            12.3
                                                            million

                                     20

                     Clubs                       Members of
                62,775                           top 20 operators

           6.8% (total)
                              M&A deals
           8.2% (15+)
           Penetration rate   16

                                     Average lockdown period in
                                     2020 in weeks

Total
revenues

EUR 18.9 billion                                      16.7
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Fig. 1 – Schematic overview of opened and closed periods of fitness clubs in selected European countries

                      Mar   Apr     May      Jun      Jul     Aug        Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Jan   Feb   Mar    Apr   May
                      20    20      20        20      20       20         20   20     20   20     21    21   21     21    21

 Austria

 Belgium

 Denmark

 Finland

 France

 Germany

 Hungary

 Ireland

 Italy

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Poland

 Portugal

 Romania

 Spain

 Sweden

 Switzerland

 UK

     Opened (under COVID-19-compliant circumstances)
     Club closures in significant parts of the country or of the month                                             Simplified
     Nationwide club closures during the whole month

Source: Deloitte analysis

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       Fig. 2 – Development of revenues and memberships since 2016

                            30                                                                                                                         70
                                                                                                        64.76
                                                                                                                                                                                  CAGR                  2016–      2019–
                            25                                                                                                                         60                                               2019       2020
                                    56.40                                                                                              54.79
                                                                                                                                                                                  Revenues:             2.3%       -32.9%
 Revenue (in EUR billion)

                            20                                                                                                                         50

                                                                                                                                                             Memberships (in m)
                                                                                                                                                                                  Memberships: 4.7%                -15.4%

                            15                                                                                                                         40
                                                                                                        28.15
                                    26.30

                            10                                                                                                         18.88           30

                             5                                                                                                                         20

                             0                                                                                                                         10
                                        2016                  2017                 2018                 2019                           2020

                                        Revenue           Memberships

       Source: Deloitte analysis

       Fig. 3 – Revenue development in selected markets                                                         Fig. 4 – Membership development in selected markets

                                                                                                                                               +5.1%
                                   +3.4%                        +4.9%                                                                                  -11.6%
                                           -24.5%                       -51.9%                                                                                                      +4.9%
                            6                                                                                                         12           11.66                                    -20.3%
                                         5.51                        5.51
                                 5.33                         5.25                                                                         11.09
                                                                                                                                                           10.31                         10.39
                                                                                                                                                                                  9.90
                            5                                                                                                         10

                                                4.16                                                                                                                                             8.28
Revenue (in EUR billion)

                            4                                                                                                         8
                                                                                                                 Memberships (in m)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                +3.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        - 21.7%
                                                                                          +2.7%
                            3                                                                     - 43.1%                             6                                                                           5.51
                                                                            2.65                                                                                                                           5.33
                                                                                     2.29 2.35                                                                                                                            4.32
                            2                                                                                                         4

                                                                                                    1.34

                            1                                                                                                         2

                            0                                                                                                         0
                                    Germany                          UK                     Spain                                               Germany                                   UK                      Spain

                                        2018           2019          2020                                                                      2018              2019               2020

       Source: Deloitte analysis                                                                                Source: Deloitte analysis

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Germany
Market insights                                  Over the course of the year, fitness opera-                  operator INJOY (owned by Swiss-based
Until the COVID 19-related closures, the key     tors in Germany had to restrict their opera-                 Migros), Kieser Training, and LifeFit Group.
figures1 of the German fitness industry          tions to varying degrees for a total of about                The standard VAT rate is 19% with no dis-
showed a sustained positive development.         four months in which the clubs had to close                  count on fitness services. In the second
Between 2016 and 2019, an average annual         for major parts of the time. In a European                   half of 2020, this general VAT rate, which
revenue growth of 3.0% was achieved. Dur-        comparision, this places Germany on aver-                    also applies to fitness services, was
ing the same period, the number of facili-       age, with the country being comparatively                    reduced to 16% for a limited period until
ties and memberships grew by an average          less affected during the first lockdown in                   the end of the year to strengthen economic
of 3.6% and 5.0%, respectively.                  spring 2020. However, with the start of the                  demand.
                                                 second wave of infections at the beginning
However, as a result of the closures             of November, the clubs again remained
ordered by the authorities, the industry         closed across the country for the rest of                    National Association
experienced a drop in revenue of 1.35 bil-       the year.                                                    DSSV
lion euros (-24.5%), reaching 4.16 billion                                                                    Arbeitgeberverband deutscher Fitness-
euros in 2020. In terms of memberships,          Among the largest German operators,                          und Gesundheitsanlagen
the net decrease of 1.35 million also repre-     some expanding companies experienced a
sented losses in the double-digit percent-       distinct growth dynamic in recent years,                     Birgit Schwarze
age range (-11.6%). Although the member-         which is why eight of the top 10 operators                   www.dssv.de
ship decrease is at a lower level than that of   by number of clubs increased their number
revenues, the number of memberships              of clubs despite the pandemic. EASYFIT-
dropped to a level that was initially reached    NESS, for example, operates 10 clubs more
between 2016 and 2017. This means that,          than in the previous year (134 clubs in total)
based on a total of 10.31 million member-        and therefore ranks among the top 3, also
ships, the penetration rate in the target        because Migros recorded a decline in facili-
group of people over 15 years fell from          ties with a net decrease of 17 clubs (128
16.2% to 14.4% (-1.8 percentage points),         clubs in total). The second notable change
which also corresponds to the value              in the ranking results from the formation of
recorded three to four years ago (14.9% in       BestFit Group, which positions itself in
2017 and 14.1% in 2016).                         eighth place following the merger of jump-
                                                 ers and Ai Fitness. The group, managed by
The number of clubs also decreased under         the investment company NORD Holding, is
the influence of the pandemic, after a           mainly present in the west and south of
steady increase in the density of the club       Germany.
network over the past decade. Although
the decrease (-1,4%) was moderate in rela-       Together, the leading operators account for
tion to the drops in revenue and member-         40% of the total membership base. This list
ships, 131 fewer facilities were counted         also includes premium and upper mid-
compared to 2019.                                market operators such as the franchise

                                                 Note: 1) It should be noted that the underlying data survey “Eckdaten der deutschen Fitness-Wirtschaft 2020”,
                                                 published by DSSV, DHfPG, and Deloitte, does not include non-profit sports clubs (“Vereine”), as these typically
                                                 offer a wide range of sports in addition to fitness and are generally considered less relevant to the total fitness
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Fig. 17 – Leading regular operators by number of clubs                                   Fig. 18 – Leading micro-club operators by number of clubs

                                           -2

                                                                                                 290
                                                                                           +31

                       402                         205
                                                                      +8

                                                                                                   Bodystreet*                            -34

                                                                                                    226
                           clever fit*
  +10
                                                    RSG Group

     134
                                            -17
                                                                                                                           Mrs.Sporty*

     EASYFITNESS
                   128                              Migros
                                                    (INJOY FT-Clubs &
                                                    Elements)*

         +2     117Kieser
                  Training*
                                           92          LifeFit Group / +4

                           91
                                           64
           FitX / +4
                                                      BestFit Group / new

         Pfitzenmeier / -
                                 47        28       FIT/ONE / +3

* fully or partly a franchise operation.

                                                                                                                                          2019                  2020

                               Total population                                                                                         83.0 m                83.2 m

                               Population 15+                                                                                            71.8 m                71.8 m

                               Disposable income/person*                                                                            EUR 29,394           EUR 30,333

                               % of population engaging in physical activity**                                                           48.0%                 48.0%

                               % of population with fitness club membership                                                              14.0%                 12.4%

                               % of 15+ population with fitness club membership                                                          16.2%                 14.4%

                               Fitness club members (Market share of leading operators)                                              11,660,000    10,310,000 (40%)

                               Number of clubs (Market share of leading operators)                                                        9,669          9,538 (13%)

                               Members/club                                                                                               1,206                 1,081

                               Physically active people/club                                                                              4,121                 4,185

                               Total revenue (excl. VAT)                                                                            EUR 5,510 m         EUR 4,160 m

                               Average membership fee/month (incl. VAT)                                                                EUR 42.6             EUR 42.1

                               Average membership fee as % of disposable income                                                           1.7%                   1.7%
* Population figures and data on disposable income relate to the respective previous year; ** Physical activity relates to people
that are physically active with at least some regularity, according to the EU Commission's report “Special Eurobarometer 472:
Sport and Physical Activity” published in 2018. Additional external sources: „Eckdaten der deutschen Fitness-Wirtschaft 2020“
(DSSV/DHfPG/Deloitte)
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