Celebrity Fitness is a fitness center operator with a network of clubs across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India. Every Celebrity Fitness club offers personal training, yoga, spinning / indoor cycling and group fitness programs for its members. Celebrity Fitness in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India, are separate entities with different shareholders, and managed by different leadership teams. The Celebrity Fitness brand in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines is owned by Evolution Wellness Pte. Ltd., which also has Fitness First Asia in its portfolio. Evolution Wellness is helmed by CEO Simon Flint. In India, it is helmed by CEO Rajat Singh.

Background

Celebrity Fitness was founded in 2003 by John Franklin, Mike Anderson, and JJ Sweeney. Celebrity Fitness commenced operations in February 2004 in Jakarta. In 2005, Celebrity Fitness entered the Malaysian market with its first club in Kuala Lumpur. This is located at 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The Malaysian business expanded in 2009 with the purchase of California Fitness (Malaysia) gyms. In 2007, the majority shareholding of Celebrity Fitness was acquired by Navis Capital Partners. In 2012, Celebrity Fitness entered the Singaporean market. In 2017,

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Asia merged with Celebrity Fitness to create Evolution Wellness Holdings Pte. Ltd., equally co-owned by

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and Navis Capital Partners. However, both brands will remain separate. In 2018, Celebrity Fitness unveiled a new logo and brand identity in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Countries

Indonesia

Celebrity Fitness was the first gym company of its kind in Indonesia.Work it baby! New gyms are popping up everywhere
The Jakarta Post. In 2004, Celebrity opened its first gym in Jakarta's EX Mall at Plaza Indonesia. The company has the largest fitness center network in Indonesia and is the market leader, by the number of clubs and members. As at May 2018, Celebrity Fitness has locations in 11 Indonesian cities

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

Batam Batam is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang (collectively called Barelang), as well as several small islands. Batam Island is the cor ...

Bogor Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.Makassar Makassar (, mak, ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Mangkasara’, ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Med ...

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

Palembang Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

and

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...

totaling 36 clubs.

Malaysia

In 2004, Celebrity Fitness opened its first gym at the 1 Utama shopping mall in

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. In September 2009, Celebrity Fitness acquired all of California Fitness's gyms in Malaysia.California Press Release
Bernama News. As at December 2018, Celebrity Fitness currently has 24 clubs in Malaysia.

Singapore

In March 2012, Celebrity Fitness commenced operations in Singapore with its first club at

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. In June 2012, its second club commenced operations at Downtown East in

Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine boun ...

. There were a total of four Celebrity Fitness clubs in Singapore; however, the Bukit Timah and Downtown East clubs were closed at the end of 2017, while the City Square and Junction 10 clubs were converted to Fitness First.

Turkey

In 2009, Celebrity Fitness opened their first branch in Turkey with its first club at Dalmaz Center in Gayrettepe. In 2010, they closed down their operations due to losses and mismanagement.

India

It has two centres, one in Gurgaon and one in Delhi. In Gurgaon, it is on top floor of JMD mall, MG road and covers entire top floor making it one of the largest gym in India. The company owns two clubs in Delhi (NCR), India, started operation in Gurgaon with its first luxury Club (approx. 30,000 sqft area) in December 2008 in India and secondnd club (approx. 24,500 sq ft) was opened in October 2011 in Rajouri Garden, Delhi, after three years of successful operation in Gurgaon. The company is registered in India in the name "Celebrity Fitness India Pvt. Ltd." Navis Capital has sold its INDIA's shares in August 2014 to M/S Rockstar Gym Pvt Ltd and Mohammad Kashmeri.

Philippines

It has two centers in Manila; one in One Bonifacio High Street, opened on 10 September 2018, and another in Ayala North Exchange, opened on 8 July 2019.

Thailand

In 2009, Celebrity Fitness opened their first two branches in Thailand; one in Singha Complex, and another in Samyan Mitrtown.

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