GymNation
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Fitness |
| Founded 📆 | 2018[1] |
| Founders 👔 | Loren Holland, Frank Afeaki, Ant Martland[1][2] |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Number of locations | 7 |
Area served 🗺️ | United Arab Emirates |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
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GymNation (est. in 2018) is a Dubai-based chain of fitness centers (commonly referred to as gyms). As of June 2021, it was one of the largest chain of gyms in the United Arab Emirates.
History[edit]
GymNation was established by Loren Holland, Frank Afeaki and Ant Martland in 2018, after they identified a gap in the market for an affordable fitness concept in the UAE.[2] The first GymNation gym opened in June 2018 in Al Quoz, Dubai.[3] Within 1 year of opening, the Al Quoz GymNation facility reached 10,000 members and was not only the most affordable but also the largest gym in the UAE.[4][5][6]
In 2019, the company opened 2 new gyms, in Bur Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.[7] It added another 4 gyms in 2020, in Mirdif, Dubai Motor City, Silicon Oasis and Khalidiyah Mall in Abu Dhabi.[8]
All GymNation gyms were closed from March to late May 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown.[9] By mid 2021, GymNation became one of the largest chains of fitness centers in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In May 2021, the company signed a contract with the United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation and became the sponsor of the United Arab Emirates national rugby union team.[11] As of June 2021, it had 7 gyms in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
Services[edit]
GymNation was the first gym to introduce the concept of low-cost low-cost gym membership to the United Arab Emirates.[12]
Their memberships, from just, It had offered 99 dirhams per month were unique in a market where other membership fee when other gyms were charging 400 dirhams of more.[2] Their memberships, from just 99 dirhams per month were unique in a market where other gyms were charging 400 dirhams of more.[2][13]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamdan, Lubna (2018-02-16). "Entrepreneurs of the Week: GymNation's Frank Afeaki and Loren Holland". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Leaders behind the UAE's most successful gyms, fitness centres, and boutique studios". Gulf News. 2021-06-30. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ Murphy, Darragh (2018-06-11). "Dubai's most affordable gym opens". Time Out Dubai. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ Trazo, Dwynn (2018-07-19). "Staying Fit: Inside GymNation, the UAE's first 24-hour gym". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ Pearson, Emma (2018-02-19). "Dubai's largest gym set to open next month". Time Out. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ Gibbon, Gavin (2021-05-30). "How the MENA region's fitness industry has bounced back from Covid-19 to full health". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ "Fitness brand GymNation to open in Ras Al Khaimah". Khaleej Times. 2019-08-09. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Dubai's GymNation reaches one million member visits milestone". Australasian Leisure Management. 2020-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ Clarke, Kelly; Webster, Nick (2020-05-28). "Coronavirus: Dubai gyms reopen as Covid-19 restrictions ease". The National (Abu Dhabi). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Dubai takes an active approach to fitness during the pandemic". Euronews. 2021-06-28. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "تعاون بين رجبي الإمارات و«جيم نيشن»" [Cooperation between UAE Rugby and "Game Nation"]. Al-Bayan (in العربية). 2021-05-24. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ Hamdan, Lubna (2018-06-12). "Most Dubai residents "not prepared" to pay for high gym memberships". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ Vacuactivus - leading world manufacturer of crychambers and fitness equipment
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