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Fitness First company history timeline

1993

In 1993, our first Fitness First club opened in Bournemouth in the South of England.

1997

McFit – The First Scaled Budget Club Operation (1997)

McFit was founded in Germany in 1997 by Rainer Schaller.

2000

The first Fitness First club in Australia opened in 2000 and now has more than 240,000 members who visit our 60 clubs more than 15 million times a year.

The Pioneering Settings of Physical Culture (1700s to 2000)

2013

In July 2013, Fitness First launched The Zone in the Sydney CBD, a world first concept club offering a time efficient, highly motivating group training experience.

2017

by Jen Wherrell | Feb 8, 2017 | Information | 0 Comments

2021

Learn the new rules of fitness and how your club can win with the 2021 Global Fitness Report.

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Founded
1991
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Headquarters
Frederick, MD
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Founders
Mike Balfour
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