Gymbox

{{short description|British fitness company}}

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| type = Private

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| foundation = 2004

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| location_country = United Kingdom

| locations = 10 clubs

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| industry = Health clubs

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| services = Health and wellness services

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| image = Gymbox Sign (3485851266).jpg

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Gymbox is a British fitness company that runs gyms in London.{{Cite web |title=7 Gyms In London Your Boss Will Pay For (With Gympass) |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/other/7-gyms-in-london-your-boss-will-pay-for-with-gympass/ar-BB1ls5D1 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.msn.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=The 16 best gyms and studios to work out in London |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/fitness-workouts/g38051889/best-gym-london/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}

Gymbox was cited as "one of the trendier additions to London's flourishing fitness scene... Gymbox is aimed at fitness freaks with deep pockets".{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Owen|title=Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9yQZWnKhoMC&pg=PA3|date=22 May 2012|publisher=Verso Books|isbn=978-1-84467-804-4|page=3}} Lonely Planet considered it to be the most popular gym in London.{{cite book |last1=Masters |first1=Tom |last2=Fallon |first2=Stephen |last3=Maric |first3=Vesna |title=London. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TTdJ_fQ3GVYC&pg=PA318 |year=2010 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74220-400-0 |page=318}}

History

The company spent £2 million on its first gym.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/gymbox-founder-richard-hilton-being-a-rebel-brand/|title=Gymbox founder: 'We set out to be a rebel brand'|first=Anna|last=Isaac|publisher=Telegraph|date=27 March 2017|accessdate=1 November 2017}}

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