Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked gym chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Crunch Fitness and Anytime Fitness sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crunch Fitness | - | +15.3% |
| 2 | Anytime Fitness | - | +10.0% |
| 3 | Express Fitness | ▲1 | +8.3% |
| 4 | CLUB4 | - | -0.1% |
| 5 | YMCA | - | -0.6% |
| 6 | Planet Fitness | ▼1 | -40.5% |
- YMCA
- Rocket City Trash Pandas
- CLUB4
- Crunch Fitness
- Express Fitness
- Phaze 3 Fitness
- Birmingham CrossPlex
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
212 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 73 of the 212 stores (34%); 121 of the 132 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are gyms, against 4% across the United States.
- YMCA (13)
- Rocket City Trash Pandas (1)
- CLUB4 (7)
- Crunch Fitness (8)
- Express Fitness (7)
- Phaze 3 Fitness (1)
- Birmingham CrossPlex (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Planet Fitness 34
- 2 YMCA 13
- 3 Workout Anytime 11
- 4 Crunch Fitness 8
- 5 CLUB4 7
- 6 Express Fitness 7
- 7 Anytime Fitness 3
- 8 Willmore Total Fitness 2
- 9 Bend the Bar Fitness 2
- 10 Amped Fitness 2
- 11 Crossfit 2
- 12 Crossfit Embrace 1
- 13 Fit People 1
- 14 The Garage Kickboxing 1
- 15 Auburn Recreation and Wellness Center 1
- 16 Empire Fitness 1
- 17 Bay City Fitness 1
- 18 Trust Athletics 1
- 19 Eufaula Fitness 1
- 20 Redstone Track 1
- 21 Sculpt B'ham 1
- 22 Victory Gym 1
- 23 Xtreme Sports Fitness 1
- 24 Club One Fitness 1
- 25 2A Fitness 1
- 26 Quick Fit 1
- 27 IRON DRIVE Fitness 1
- 28 MA Fitness 1
- 29 Jason's Fitness 1
- 30 USA Rec Center 1
- 31 Tri-Star Fitness 1
- 32 Ensley Health Club 1
- 33 CrossFit Velo 1
- 34 Crossfire Cheer Academy 1
- 35 B U Fitness 1
- 36 Body Exchange 1
- 37 Mission Fitness 1
- 38 Meridianville Gym 1
- 39 Alabama Cheerleading Center 1
- 40 Knect Fitness 1
- 41 The Yoga Room 1
- 42 Synergy Health and Fitness 1
- 43 Jackson Wellness Center 1
- 44 Boom Performance 1
- 45 Alabama River 1
- 46 Bailey Cove Fitness 1
- 47 Basecamp Fitness 1
- 48 Get Bored Get Fit 1
- 49 Decatur Athletic Club 1
- 50 Springhill Bootcamp 1
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