Europe's largest fitness chain, operating 1,653 clubs across six countries plus a digital fitness app with 1,000+ workouts, virtual classes and personalized coaching.
Basic-Fit is Europe's largest and fastest-growing fitness chain, running 1,653 clubs across six countries - France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Luxembourg - and serving more than 4.73 million members. Founded in 1984 and now employing over 8,000 people representing more than 120 nationalities, the company operates a low-cost, high-value model of 24/7 fitness clubs paired with a digital fitness app. Roughly 100 new clubs open each year.
The engineering work sits at the centre of that model. Technical teams build and maintain a fitness technology platform spanning mobile app development, virtual fitness classes, personalized digital coaching and scalable digital fitness content. The Basic-Fit app delivers more than 1,000 workouts alongside virtual classes and personalised coaching, and is the digital counterpart to a physical estate expanding at pace.
The company grew from a Dutch startup founded by a tennis professional into a market leader, and describes a culture of continual disruption of the European fitness market. Its stated values - Be, Accessible, Smart, Inclusive, Committed - underpin a mission-driven focus on making quality fitness accessible to everyone. Industry verticals span fitness, health and wellness, and leisure.
