California Fitness is a wholly owned subsidiary of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide which has around 400 clubs serving more than three million members. The first California Fitness club was established in 1996 in the business district of Hong Kong near Lan Kwai Fong. Currently, there are 16 clubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and China.
The mission of the company is to help members live better through fitness.
California Fitness launched Hong Kong’s first human-powered exercise machines designed to power a gym building in 2007.[1]
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Beginning in 2005, California Fitness partnered with two fitness superstars, Jackie Chan[2] and Yao Ming[3] , to create signature clubs in the region. There were two California Fitness-Yao Ming Sport clubs in Mainland China which were re-branded as normal California Fitness in 2010. Currently, there are a total of four California Fitness-Jackie Chan Sport clubs in Asia (two in Hong Kong and two in Singapore).
In addition to cardio and resistance equipment, free weights, group exercise studios, all California Fitness clubs have free internet access (wifi or in-club kiosks). Most of its clubs have steam and sauna rooms and there is an outdoor swimming pool in one of its Hong Kong clubs.
California WOW Xperience, a totally separate company, with the California Fitness founder Eric Levine as the CEO, was established when Thailand and Korea locations were spun off from California Fitness in early 2000s.
In August 2008, cross-membership agreements between California WOW Xperience and California Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness were terminated.
Despite company changes, California WOW Xperience is still frequently confused with California Fitness.
China, Hong Kong, Singapore