Despite the mushrooming of gyms and fitness centres as well as the growing popularity of fitness apps and virtual gyms, most Indians do not find time to exercise.
In a pan-India study conducted by Gympik, India’s largest fitness discovery platform, 53 % of the respondents said that they lack the discipline to stay fit.
Gympik conducted the market research – Weighing up fitness-in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad to find out the current fitness trends and habits amongst Indians.
Gympik study found that 52 % do not find time to exercise, while 36 % lack the motivation to join a fitness centre.
In fact, 14 % claim to be absolutely clueless about where to begin their fitness journey from. “In India, the top fitness players barely constitute 15 % of the market share as compared to that of Japan and Singapore where 40 % market share is covered by the top five players.