More and more fitness studios are being opened in Vietnam as the populace increasingly pays attention to health and fitness. (Photo: baotintuc.vnHCM City (VNS/VNA) – Fitness studios have been mushrooming in recent yearsas more and more people are becoming keen to work out to stay healthy and inshape.
Tuan Anh of Phu Nhuan districtwas quoted by Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper as saying he had been exercising atgyms to cut down on his weight and ward off common middle-age diseases.
Phuong Trinh of District 3 said she was going to the gym to stay in shape andhealthy, and many of her friends did the same.
According to Statista, a German online portal for statistics, Vietnamese spendon average 200,000-300,000 VND (8.6 - 12.9 USD) a month on this activity.
In urban areas, 80 percent of men and 73 percent of women like to go to gyms toeither use gym equipment or do yoga to work out or relieve stress.
Vietnam has more than 600 fitness studios, more than that in countries such asThailand, Indonesia and Singapore.
Australian fitness studio chain Jetts Fitness was launched in Vietnam inFebruary, and is a strategic partner of FLG Vietnam, which has its own chainsin the country such as California Fitness & Gym and Centuryon.
FLG plans to open 30 more Jetts studios targeting young, cost-consciouscustomers in major cities in the next three years.
Elite Fitness, owned by BIM Group and which focuses on business customers,started out with only three facilities but has seen strong growth in the lastthree years to 15 gyms, mostly in Hanoi./.
VNA
