Gold’s Gym aggressive for expansion in tier-I, II, III cities

Gold’s Gym India is aggressively seeking franchise partners in tier-I, II and III cities to spread its operations fast across India. At present, the US-based fitness chain has 92 operational and 20 under construction gyms in India.

Commenting on the ideal franchise gym location, Nikhil Kakkar, Vice President, Franchising and Operations of the brand, said, “For setting up a franchise gym, a high-street location is recommended and it should be preferably between first and third floor of a building. Parking space is also important. Our team also assists our franchise partners in selecting the location as this is one of most important aspects of the business.”

Along with this, the gym chain has its own Gold’s Gym Fitness Institute for fitness trainers as it lays focus on qualified and trained coaches for its centres. “Trainers are the soul of this business and to have qualified trainers is a must. To ensure this, we have qualified trainers and we also run an institute for fitness trainers’ training i.e. Gold's Gym Fitness Institute,” adds Kakkar.

Gold’s Gym, which started in Venice California in 1965, is one of the largest international gym chains in the world. The India chapter of Gold’s Gym started in 2002, when the first Gold’s Gym India branch was set up in Mumbai.

Gold’s Gym India achieves 'Visionary of the Year' Award

With Gold’s Gym International completing 50 years in the fitness industry, its India leg has announced to have successfully signed 100 gyms across India. The brand wishes to reach greater heights and further incorporate the gym culture through its fast growing business idea of Gold’s Gym Express which focuses on tier-II and III cities along with select metros as well.

At this year’s Gold’s Gym International Convention held at Dallas, Texas – Team Gold’s Gym India was awarded the 'Visionary of the Year' award for setting exemplary standards for the best and fastest growing Gold’s Gym chain outside America. The brand has an experienced board of directors- Jagdish Valecha, Rajesh Advani, G Ramachandran and Karan Valecha- who are backed by a strong team looking after different departments.

World renowned celebrity body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger personally congratulated Chairman of Gold’s Gym India and even mentioned that Gold’s Gym India was one of the legacy builders for the brand. “Mr Arnold had marked his footprint in Gold’s Gym 50 years ago and has been one of the key influencers for the brand  ever since. It is an honour to be appreciated by him and his words will encourage us to push on even further. We have a team of very talented people who work tirelessly to turn our vision of providing health and fitness to everybody in India, into a reality and I would like to dedicate this award to our entire management team everyone associated with Gold’s Gym India for their hard work and dedication to the brand,” said an elated Jagdish Valecha.