Family-focused health club chain Healthtrack Clubs has unveiled plans to open as many as 150 clubs throughout the UK by 2030.
There are currently five Healthtrack Clubs in development and the chain is targeting existing sports clubs, business parks, retail and leisure parks and underutilised council land for future sites.
The first five sites will span 7,200 sq m (circa 77,500 sq ft) across two floors, with car parking for 300 cars, outdoor fitness areas, trim trails, aerial zip wires, youth urban sports and mini 3G pitches on the roof.
Andy Baker, CEO of Healthtrack, said: “Clearly the last four years has created a perfect storm of inadequate, empty facilities that customers do not want to go to, sports clubs volunteers have disappeared and governing sport bodies constantly putting out fires regarding sustainability and culture.
“Add in councils with no real in-house budgets to run leisure centres and we now see a crisis in sports and activity employment. With the right investors we intend to change this with the development of 150 new state-of-the-art family-focused facilities over the next 10-15 years.”
Stephen Henderson, retail director at Savills, which has been instructed by Healthtrack Club to secure UK sites, added: “We are delighted to be working with Healthtrack and growing its expansion plans, having secured its entry into the UK health and fitness market earlier this year. We believe it will completely transform the sector, and we look forward to delivering this unique concept to more regions across the country.”
