UK FITNESS GROWTH HOLDS FIRM IN Q3

The latest monthly tracker from Leisure DB shows that the UK fitness market remained strong through Q3 2025

n 16 October, Leisure DB hosted its Q3 2025 Monthly Market Tracker Review, offering attendees an exclusive look at the key trends and shifts in the sector over the past quarter. Jamie Buck, Leisure DB’s Head of Research and Dan Harrison, Partnership and Sales Manager, covered a range of topics reviewing headlines from the report’s data, which demonstrated the continued resilience in the UK fitness sector. As well as steady growth, the insights also point to brand evolution and a surge in independent operators.

Cross-sector growth

Low-cost operator, PureGym, led activity in the private sector during the third quarter, opening 11 new sites and bringing the group’s total openings for 2025 to 34. The brand’s strong pipeline includes 28 more identified clubs, at least six of which are due to open before year end, alongside several relocations to larger sites.

Anytime Fitness added several new clubs and JD Gyms expanded with multiple new openings. David Lloyd Clubs enhanced its offering with three new indoor padel courts at their Warrington club, taking its total growth in Padel to 109 courts across 37 clubs.

In the public sector, monitoring the sites daily over the last 30 years has allowed the strongest data for tracking growth. Among other insights were the changes in the management of key Southampton leisure centres, which transferred from council operations to Active Nation, then to Places for People and finally to BH Live – signalling stability after recent restructuring. The public sector also showed several key changes, with a change in contract operator affecting 15 sites, contracts being extended at 22 sites and 14 sites reporting early notices of proposed changes.

Independent gyms continue to thrive, with 55 new openings recorded by the end of Q3 2025. This steady growth highlighted by the research shows the continued strength and creativity of smaller operators across the UK fitness landscape with many of these gyms emerging in premises formerly occupied by major national brands, seizing opportunities created by corporate restructuring and site closures.

Overall, Q3 2025 reflects a confident, adaptive industry balancing growth and reinvention where data, collaboration and innovation continue to drive the UK fitness landscape forward.

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