On average, people in Switzerland worked out 1.3 times a week last year, according to an industry association study published on Tuesday. In total, over 1.3 million people – around 15% of the population – trained in one of the 1,348 gyms across the country last year, according to the study by Swiss Active. While a fitness and health trend already existed before Covid-19, the pandemic – which meant a lack of exercise options – has since spurred an intensification of the pattern, according to the study. The number of gym subscriptions in 2023 was 13% higher than in the previous year and considerably above pre-pandemic levels. + Read more: Swiss cut down on sport during pandemic The recovery is not yet evident in all gyms. But according to the association, over 80% said they had already returned to 2019 membership levels. “This puts Switzerland ahead of Germany and Austria, where around two-thirds of businesses achieved this in the year under review,” the report states. As membership ...
