List of Gyms in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 1,985 gyms in Belgium, one in every 1,203 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 5 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eight fitness clubs is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Leuven, Bruxelles and Liège. Below you find the largest fitness clubs in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

1,985 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies1,9851 in1,203 Belgian companiesCities441Largest cityAntwerpen 101Sole traders23%Employees1-4 (95%)Revenue< $100K (67%)Email47%Phone53%Website57%

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Basic-Fit BelgiumBasic-Fit Belgium

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Basic-Fit Belgium	Belgium	Jette	Avenue Du Laerbeek 125	Bruxelles Capitale	1090	*****.com	2009	$265,700,155	653	Corporation	1563	BE0810221697
2	Advance	Belgium	Dilbeek	Rodenberg 21	Vlaams Brabant	1702	*****.com	2007	$38,256,922	136	Corporation	2	BE0890943218
3	Jims Expansion	Belgium	Halle	Edingensesteenweg 196	Vlaams Brabant	1500	*****.com	2014	$31,982,604	176	Corporation	1011	BE0545977663
4	Jims	Belgium	Halle	Edingensesteenweg 196	Vlaams Brabant	1500	*****.com	1982	$20,548,688	116	Corporation	1011	BE0423644035
5	La Rasante	Belgium	Woluwe-saint-lambert	Rue Sombre 56	Bruxelles Capitale	1200	*****.brussels	2000	$17,581,694	41	Corporation	583	BE0472238065
6	Emsense	Belgium	Leuven	Zeilstraat 2, Internal Postal Box 1	Vlaams Brabant	3000	*****.be	2019	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	27	BE0840337130
7	Aquino	Belgium	Manage	Rue Du Chenia 15	Hainaut	7170	N/A	2024	$1,431,060	8	Corporation	6	BE0508616926
8	The Healthworks Company	Belgium	Gent	Dublinstraat 35, Internal Postal Box 1	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	2020	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	5	BE0549843312
9	Juvenalis	Belgium	Leuven	Zeilstraat 2, Internal Postal Box 1	Vlaams Brabant	3000	*****.be	2019	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	27	BE0553827042
10	Ef Rsk	Belgium	Leuven	Zeilstraat 2, Internal Postal Box 1	Vlaams Brabant	3000	*****.be	2019	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	27	BE0562913665
11	European Fitness Paradise	Belgium	Mouscron	Rue Du Calvaire 32	Hainaut	7700	*****.eu	2020	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	4	BE0466418659
12	Nowrizon	Belgium	Saint-gilles	Rue Defacqz 78	Bruxelles Capitale	1060	*****.eu	2015	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	10	BE0633876093
13	In & Outdoor Care	Belgium	Lokeren	Ward de Bockstraat 11	Oost Vlaanderen	9160	N/A	2016	$1,431,060	14	Corporation	6	BE0645762355
14	Ef Diepenbeek	Belgium	Leuven	Zeilstraat 2, Internal Postal Box 1	Vlaams Brabant	3000	*****.be	2018	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	27	BE0655768597
15	S2 Invest	Belgium	Houthalen	Grote Baan 205	Limburg	3530	N/A	2019	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	70	BE0675780291
16	Bleau	Belgium	Gent	Campinglaan 2	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	2000	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	4	BE0472702972
17	Serbatoio	Belgium	Neerpelt	Tielenstraat 33	Limburg	3900	*****.be	2000	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	14	BE0473378707
18	Arkose Belgium	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue Willy de Bruyn 52	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.com	2018	$1,431,060	8	Corporation	3	BE0715419441
19	Kd Sports	Belgium	Herentals	Lierseweg 317, Internal Postal Box D	Antwerpen	2200	*****.be	2019	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	6	BE0722586850
20	Creactiz	Belgium	Bilzen	Oude Tramweg 7	Limburg	3740	N/A	2001	$1,431,060	6	Corporation	3	BE0474452041
21	Properrep	Belgium	Montigny-le-tilleul	Rue de Bomeree 336, Internal Postal Box A	Hainaut	6110	*****.be	2024	$1,431,060	7	Corporation	4	BE0732796495
22	Slimfita	Belgium	Schoten	Verbertstraat 50	Antwerpen	2900	N/A	2020	$1,431,060	2	Corporation	5	BE0745936235
23	Stoetel	Belgium	Brugge	Pierre Debbautstraat 6	West Vlaanderen	8200	N/A	2022	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	121	BE0747962347
24	Oasis Fitness	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue Des Quatre Bras 6	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	N/A	1986	$1,431,060	8	Corporation	3	BE0429432559
25	Y-Group	Belgium	Ieper	Augustijnenstraat 35, Internal Postal Box A	West Vlaanderen	8900	*****.be	2022	$1,431,060	15	Corporation	4	BE0755906944

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Largest fitness clubs in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen. Click a name for the record.

Basic-Fit Belgium is the largest fitness club in Belgium by headcount. 5 firms employ 50 people or more; 4 employ 100 or more.

1Jette653 staff
2Halle176 staff
3Dilbeek136 staff
4Kampenhout90 staff
5Woluwe-Saint-Lambert41 staff
6Edegem29 staff
7Erquelinnes29 staff
8Wevelgem24 staff
9Zaventem21 staff
10Kampenhout20 staff

By employee size · 1,641 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,566	95%
5-9	52	3%
10-19	12	0.7%
20-49	6	0.4%
50-99	1	<0.1%
100-199	3	0.2%
200-499	0	0%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

95% have 1 to 4 people; 6 have 20 to 49; 5 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1,004	67%
$100K-$500K	435	29%
$500K-$1M	1	<0.1%
$1M-$5M	49	3%
$10M-$50M	4	0.3%
$100M-$500M	1	<0.1%

67% under $100,000; 49 between $1M and $5M; 5 above $5M.

Fitness clubs in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 101 gyms and fitness clubs, <0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 12% above the national share. Nearly all Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; none has 50 or more. 6 new firms were entered in 2026, 6 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 78 · 95%
5-9: 3 · 4%
10-19: 1 · 1%
20-49: 0 · 0%
50+: 0 · 0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 24 · 24%
Partnerships: 2 · 2%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 45 · 45%
Other or none: 30 · 30%

Of the Belgian total: 5.1%
Of all Antwerpen companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 6
Entered 2025: 8
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 6.1%

Old

Before 1990: 6 · 6%
1990 or later: 95 · 94%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.7%

Reachable

Email: 39 · 39%
Phone: 43 · 43%
Website: 47 · 47%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 51 · 69%
$100K-$500K: 21 · 28%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 1%
$1M and more: 1 · 1%

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most gyms in Belgium (101), ahead of Gent (49), Leuven (38), Bruxelles (37) and Liège (29). Together the five hold one in eight of them.

Cities by number of firms

441 Belgian cities have at least one fitness club; 38 have ten or more; 140 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

How many gyms are there in Belgium?

Gyms and fitness clubs in Belgium

1,985

5 November 2026

There are 1,985 gyms and fitness clubs in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,203 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (98 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,046 53%
Head offices: 452
Branch offices: 487

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 9313, identical to NACE Rev. 2 9313. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 9313.

797 of the 1,985 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (40%); 462 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 1,641 Belgian fitness clubs with a known headcount, 1,566 (95%) have one to four people, 52 have five to nine, 18 have ten to 49 and 5 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (1,004, 67%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 101,618 99%
Small 10 to 4918 1%
Medium 50 to 2494 0.2%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 5 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How reachable are they?

Fitness clubs are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 53% list a phone number and 57% a website.

Email942 47%
Phone1,044 53%
Website1,125 57%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 12 hairdressers for every fitness club in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Hairdressers	23,377	36%	97%
Beauticians	14,611	46%	97%
Gyms	1,985	57%	79%
Nail Stylists	1,644	61%	97%
Perfume Companies	906	44%	77%
Cosmetics Companies	369	39%	80%

In other countries

Only the UK, Spain and Sweden have more fitness clubs than Belgium.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	19,857	2.2
Spain	4,326	0.8
Sweden	2,393	1.3
Belgium	1,985	0.8
The Czech Republic	123	0.0

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Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

98 fitness clubs were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 2 a week, after 165 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

882022
1122023
1312024
1652025
982026 so far

44 of this year's 98 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Frameries6 staff
2Verviers5 staff
3Genk2 staff
4Auderghem2 staff
5Quiévrain2 staff

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in four Belgian fitness clubs work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Two in five are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)46223%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)804%
BV/SRL and NV/SA79740%
No form on record or other64633%

Single-site: 53%
Head offices: 452
Branches: 487

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian fitness clubs from before 1900, 1 from before 1950 and 105 from before 1990.

1937
1. Andenne
1957
1. Blegny
1958
1. Oudergem
1968
1. Asse
1968
1. Visé
1968
1. Auderghem

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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Frequently asked questions

How many gyms are there in Belgium?

There are 1,985 gyms and fitness clubs in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,203 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest fitness club in Belgium?

Basic-Fit Belgium in Jette, with 653 staff.

Which Belgian city has the most gyms?

Antwerpen, with 101, ahead of Gent (49), Leuven (38), Bruxelles (37) and Liège (29).

How many fitness clubs are there in Antwerpen?

101, which is <0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 12% above the national share.

How big is a typical fitness club?

Small. 95% of the 1,641 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 5 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian gyms sole traders or companies?

One in four (462) are sole traders, 4% are partnerships and 40% (797) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many fitness clubs started in 2026?

98 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 165 in 2025. 44 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest fitness club in Belgium?

La Royale Andennaise in Andenne, 1937, followed by Societe De Gymnastique Saint Jean Berchmans in Blegny (1957) and La Maison Liberale d'Auderghem in Oudergem (1958). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers gyms?

Belgian gyms are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 9313, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 9313. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 9313.

Can I download the full list?

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