Low-cost gym group Energie to open in Eltham

An operator of low-cost gyms is to open in Eltham after previous operator Kinesis vacated.

Energie Fitness have numerous branches nationwide and are a far bigger operator than the previous occupant. They also have a gym in Woolwich near the Waterfront and another in Erith.

The gym is on the site of a former Odeon cinema, or Coronet as I knew it. Much of the site was rebuilt as housing.

The new gym offers another challenge to Greenwich Leisure Limited centres (who trade as Better) which saw a large decline in members and now hit hard by the pandemic. The Eltham Centre does offer a bigger range of activities including a pool, but for people who only use the gym the low cost of major operators like Energie present a series challenge.

Adverts are far from enough to cover living costs and and pay to keep it going with hosting fees, URL fees and Theme costs adding into the hundreds of pounds.