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. Gold's Gym and Brick Bodies sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold's Gym | ▲1 | +17.5% |
| 2 | Brick Bodies | - | +10.3% |
| 3 | Anytime Fitness | ▲1 | +3.6% |
| 4 | YMCA | ▼1 | -32.0% |
| 5 | LA Fitness | ▼1 | -99.7% |
- Gold's Gym
- Merritt Clubs
- YMCA
- Brick Bodies
- Columbia Association
- Life Time
- Merritt Athletic Clubs
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
123 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 36 of the 123 stores (29%); 69 of the 82 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are gyms, the same share as across Maryland.
- Gold's Gym (5)
- Merritt Clubs (3)
- YMCA (3)
- Brick Bodies (3)
- Columbia Association (1)
- Life Time (2)
- Merritt Athletic Clubs (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Planet Fitness 22
- 2 Gold's Gym 5
- 3 Merritt Clubs 3
- 4 YMCA 3
- 5 Brick Bodies 3
- 6 Anytime Fitness 3
- 7 LA Fitness 3
- 8 Wonderfly Arena 2
- 9 My Gym Children's Fitness Center 2
- 10 Powerhouse Gym 2
- 11 Crunch Fitness 2
- 12 Merritt Athletic Clubs 2
- 13 Life Time 2
- 14 She Fit Lifestyle Fitness Studio 1
- 15 Park Heights Jcc 1
- 16 No Limit Fitness and Sports Performance 1
- 17 City Fit 1
- 18 The Edge Arena 1
- 19 Under Armour House At Fayette 1
- 20 GBMC at Texas Station 1
- 21 MV Fitness 1
- 22 The Yard Gym 1
- 23 Brickhouse Cardio Club 1
- 24 Harford Sports Performance Center 1
- 25 Perfect Fit 1
- 26 Level 5 Athletics 1
- 27 Arenal Fitness 1
- 28 Central Maryland YMCA 1
- 29 True Core Crossfit 1
- 30 Snap Fitness 1
- 31 Hometown Gym 1
- 32 Elevate Fitness 1
- 33 Diamond Cut Fitness, LLC 1
- 34 Maryland Sports 1
- 35 Spunk Fitness 1
- 36 Nevermore Crossfit 1
- 37 Div9ne Fitness 1
- 38 Xpose Fitness 1
- 39 BeMore Boot Camp 1
- 40 RISE Fitness & Kickboxing 1
- 41 Charm City PT 1
- 42 Lake Shore Athletic Complex 1
- 43 The Colosseum Gym 1
- 44 The Edge Training Academy 1
- 45 Chesapeake Health and Fitness Club 1
- 46 Loyola University Maryland Fitness and Aquatic Center 1
- 47 Exile Fitness 1
- 48 Columbia Assoc 1
- 49 Coppermine 1
- 50 CrossFit Glen Burnie 1
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