Company Profiles
LATIN AMERICA
Special thanks to ACAD Brasil and Expo Sport Mexico for assistance in gathering survey submissions from club operators in Latin America. Data from key club operators was also provided by Mercado Fitness.
Academia Acqualife
academiaacqualife.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Cotia, SP, Brazil
Year Founded: 1998
Number of Facilities:
2025: 3 (2 owned, 1 franchised)
Number of Members:
2025: 5,000
Number of Employees:
2025: 53
Principal & CEO: Eder Carlos Martins Junior
Revenue: 2025: US$900,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Academia Biofisic
biofisic.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Itajubá, MG, Brazil
Year Founded: 2012
Number of Facilities:
2025: 13 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 16,200
Number of Employees:
2025: 143
Principal: Academia Biofisic
CEO: Marcelo Almeida
Revenue: 2025: US$3,600,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Action Black
actionblack.co
Corporate Headquarters:
Medellín, ANT, Colombia
Year Founded: 2015
Number of Facilities:
2025: 80 (owned)
CEO: Wilder Zapata
Markets Served: Latin America
BIGG
bigg.fit
Corporate Headquarters:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Year Founded: 2013
Number of Facilities:
2025: 65 (13 owned, 52 franchised)
Number of Members:
2025: 16,224
Number of Employees:
2025: 390
Principal: BIGG
CEO: Guillermo Mazzoni
Revenue: 2025: US$1,200,000
Markets Served: Latin America, Europe
Bodytech (Brazil)
bodytech.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Year Founded: 1994
Number of Facilities:
2024: 96 (57 owned, 3 managed, 36 franchised)
Number of Members:
2024: 171,000
Number of Employees:
2024: 3,252
Principal: Alexandre Accioly, Luiz Urquiza, Fabio Faria e Ana Gutierrez
CEO: Luiz Urquiza
Revenue:
2024: US$102,600,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Bodytech (Colombia)
bodytech.com.co
Corporate Headquarters:
Bogota, Colombia
Year Founded: 2008
Number of Facilities:
2025: 146 (116 owned, 4 managed, 26 franchised)
Number of Members:
2025: 323,000
Number of Employees:
2025: 2,890
Principal: L Catterton, Teka Capital, Nicolas Loaiza, Gigliola Aycardi
CEO: Nicolas Loaiza
Revenue: 2025: US$124,900,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Club Body Shop
bodyshop.do
Corporate Headquarters:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Year Founded: 1986
Number of Facilities:
2025: 6 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 21,274
Number of Employees:
2025: 303
Principal: Anthony Bernal y Noris Rodríguez de Bernal
CEO: Ana Lucia Angulo
Markets Served: Latin America
Club C+ deportivo
cmasdeportivo.com
Corporate Headquarters:
Mexico City, Mexico
Year Founded: 2003
Number of Facilities:
2025: 5 (4 owned, 1 managed)
Number of Members:
2025: 6,920
Number of Employees:
2025: 186
Principal: Carmen Gomez Alcala y Arturo Trevinio Santos
CEO: Carmen Gomez Alcala
Markets Served: Latin America
Companhia Athletica
ciaathletica.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Year Founded: 1985
Number of Facilities:
2025: 18 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 50,000
Principal: Richard L T Bilton / Gary D Schulze
CEO: Richard L T Bilton
Revenue: 2025: US$33,700,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Empire Fitness
empirefitness.com.mx
Corporate Headquarters:
Puebla, PU, Mexico
Year Founded: 2017
Number of Facilities:
2025: 25
Markets Served: Latin America
GIMNASIOS AMERICANOS
vivo47.com
Corporate Headquarters:
Zapopan, JA, Mexico
Year Founded: 2004
Number of Facilities:
2025: 8 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 21,088
Number of Employees:
2025: 402
Principal: VT Family
CEO: Gerardo Villarreal
Revenue: 2025: US$13,500,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Go CrossFit
321gocf.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Salvador, BA, Brazil
Year Founded: 2017
Number of Facilities:
2025: 2 (owned)
Number of Employees:
2025: 4
Principal & CEO: Rafael Coelho
Markets Served: Latin America
Grupo Megatlon
megatlon.com
fiter.com
Corporate Headquarters:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Year Founded: 1999
Number of Facilities:
2025: 53
CEO: Fernando Storchi
Markets Served: Latin America
Grupo Sports World
sportsworld.com.mx
Corporate Headquarters:
Mexico City, Mexico
Year Founded: 1989
Number of Facilities:
2025: 48 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 102,255
Principal: Publicly Traded (BMV: SPORT) (BIVA: SPORT)
CEO: Fabián Bifaretti Zanetto
Revenue: 2025: US$114,000,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Impulso Fitness
impulsofitness.com
Corporate Headquarters:
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Year Founded: 2020
Number of Facilities:
2025: 25
Markets Served: Latin America
Panobianco Academia
panobiancoacademia.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, SP, Brazil
Year Founded: 2012
Number of Clubs:
2025: 400+ (partly franchised)
CEO: André Panobianco
Markets Served: Latin America
Pranadar Aqua & Fitness
pranadar.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
Year Founded: 1980
Number of Facilities:
2025: 2 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 1,900
Number of Employees:
2025: 45
Principal: Raul Neukamp Jr
CEO: Raul Neukamp
Markets Served: Latin America
Pratique Fitness
pratiquefitness.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Year Founded: 2002
Number of Facilities:
2025: ~150
Markets Served: Latin America
Premier Fitness
premier.com.bo
Corporate Headquarters:
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Year Founded: 1999
Number of Facilities:
2025: 36
CEO: Ricardo Issa
Markets Served: Latin America
Selfit Academias
selfitacademias.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Recife, PE, Brazil
Year Founded: 2012
Number of Facilities:
2025: 183 (146 owned, 37 franchised)
Number of Members:
2025: 381,313
CEO: Fernando Duarte Menezes
Revenue: 2025: US$78,200,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Skyfit
skyfitacademia.com
Corporate Headquarters:
Americana, SP, Brazil
Year Founded: 2020
Number of Facilities:
2025: 310 (partly franchised)
CEO: Bruno Berardo
Markets Served: Latin America
Smart Fit
investor.smartfit.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Year Founded: 1996
Number of Facilities:
2025: 2,084 (1,683 owned, 401 franchised)
Number of Members:
2025: 5,210,000
Number of Employees:
2025: 22,608
Principal: Publicly Traded Company (B3: SMFT3)
CEO: Diogo Corona
Revenue: 2025: US$1,295,000,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Sport City
sportcity.com.mx
Corporate Headquarters:
Mexico City, Mexico
Year Founded: 1995
Number of Facilities:
2025: 25
CEO: Luis Miguel Rodríguez
Markets Served: Latin America
Sportclub Argentina
sportclub.com.ar
Corporate Headquarters:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Year Founded: 1990
Number of Facilities:
2025: ~170
Markets Served: Latin America
Sportium
sportium.com.mx/inicio
Corporate Headquarters:
Mexico City, Mexico
Year Founded: 2013
Number of Facilities:
2025: 11 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 36,869
Number of Employees:
2025: 370
Principal & CEO: Enrique Vera del Castillo
Revenue: 2025: US$31,200,000
Markets Served: Latin America
Station 24
station24.com.mx
Corporate Headquarters:
Guadalajara, JA, Mexico
Year Founded: 2018
Number of Facilities:
2025: ~75
Markets Served: Latin America
Trend Wellness Club
trendwellnessclub.com.br
Corporate Headquarters:
Santos, SP, Brazil
Year Founded: 2024
Number of Facilities:
2025: 1 (owned)
Number of Members:
2025: 315
Number of Employees:
2025: 30
Principal & CEO: Cleiton de Castro
Markets Served: Latin America
Upgrade
gimnasioupgrade.cl
Corporate Headquarters:
Santiago, Chile
Number of Facilities:
2025: 40
CEO: David Pezo
Markets Served: Latin America
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