Global Private Health & Fitness Business

Jerónimo García-Fernández is a Professor and researcher in the Physical Education and Sport Department at the University of Seville, Spain, where he teaches Bachelor and Master level courses in sports management and marketing. He has published more than 80 articles indexed in international journals as well as various book chapters. His main research topics are sport management, sport technology, fitness apps, customer loyalty and satisfaction at fitness services.Pablo Gálvez-Ruiz is a Professor and researcher at Valencian International University (Spain) and Club Manager in BeOne Fitness Sport. His research is primarily focused on sports management, specifically quality of service, consumer behaviour, satisfaction, customer loyalty, job satisfaction and organizational culture. He contributes substantially to literature on fitness center low-cost and sports services, and he has published articles and book chapters in indexed journals and international publishers.

• Chapter 1. Introduction; Jerónimo García-Fernández and Pablo Gálvez-RuizPart I. The Europe IndustryChapter 2. The Fitness Industry in The United Kingdom; Ray AlgarChapter 3. The Spanish Fitness Industry; Manel Valcarce Torrente, Jerónimo García-Fernández and Pablo Gálvez-RuizChapter 4. An overview of Fitness in Portugal: Business Models, Attraction and Building Members´ Loyalty; Vera PedragosaChapter 5. The Fitness Sector in Greece: Business Models and Marketing Perspectives; Efi Tsitskari, George Tzetzis and Alexios BatrakoulisChapter 6. Business Models of Lithuanian Fitness Centers; Irena Valantine, Inga Staskeviciute-Butiene, Arturas Simanavicius and Edmundas JasinskasChapter 7. The Fitness Industry in Turkey; Kadir Yildiz, Ercan Polat and Suleyman Murat YildizChapter 8. The Fitness Industry in Italy; Paolo Menconi and Paolo Aldo MariaMonesiPart II. The North – South America industryChapter 9. The Fitness Industry in The USA; Devin Anderson, Andrew Kim and James ZhangChapter 10. The Mexico Fitness Industry; Isela Guadalupe Ramos Carranza, Javier Almazán Del Pozo and Rosa Elena Medina RodríguezChapter 11. The Fitness Industry in Chile; Daniel Duclos-Bastías and Frano GiakoniChapter 12. Fitness in Brazil: a Diversified Market; Flávia Da Cunha Bastos, Ivan Furegato Moraes and Leandro Boaventura Do NascimentoPart III. The Asia – Pacific industryChapter 13. The Fitness Industry in India: An Overview and Prospects; Linsy Mathew, Rajasekharan Pillai K and Simon GeorgeChapter 14. The Australian Fitness Industry: Trends, Disruption and Positioning; Duncan Murray and Karen WilliamsChapter 15. The Health and Fitness Club Industry in Japan; Yasuhiro Watanabe and Toshie TakahashiChapter 16. Sports Fitness Industry in China; Liangju Zho, Zhao Wang and Ziqing TuoPart IV. The Africa and Middle East industryChapter 17. The Fitness Industry in Morocco; Amal Elasri-Ejjaberi, Said Balhadj and Pilar Aparicio-ChuecaChapter 18. Saudi Arabia´s Fitness Center Industry: Getting in Shape; Nawaf Almohaimeed and Marta Pérez VillalbaChapter 19. The Fitness Industry in Egypt; Khaled Ebada and Hamdy MansourChapter 20. The Fitness Industry in Kenya; Kinuthia Kagunda Stanley, Mwangi Mundia Francis and Muthomi Nkatha HellenChapter 21. A Look to Fitness Industry in Iran; Sardar Mohammadi and Mohamad Kazem Azami