What are the manufacturers of gym fitness equipment?

Currently, there are commercial equipment manufacturers for gyms on the market. The international leading manufacturers are Technogym, Life Fitness, and Prequel. The domestic leading manufacturers are Shuhua, Qiaoshan, and Impulse. In addition, there are a number of cost-effective OEMs in the Pearl River Delta and southern Jiangsu regions, which also occupy a large share of the mid- to low-end market.

Italy's Technogym is considered an "affordable luxury model" in the equipment industry. Most of the high-end personal training studios on the top floors of office buildings in Lujiazui and the fitness areas of five-star hotels use its equipment. The streamlined shell is highly recognizable, and the cushioning of the running belt and the trajectory adjustment of the strength equipment are very delicate. Of course, the price is also good. The price of a commercial treadmill can be worth five or six times that of an ordinary household model. Life Fitness in the United States takes the route of durable manufacturing. I have been to many old gyms that have been open for five or six years. All other equipment has been replaced twice. Life Fitness's treadmill belts are polished and can still be used normally. The failure rate is very low. If you have enough budget, you basically don't have to worry about after-sales. The elliptical machine of Bic is recognized as the ceiling in the industry. The gait is adjusted to fit the human body's movement trajectory. People who have injured their knees will not feel cramped even if they step on it for half an hour. Many gyms rely on its elliptical machine to attract regular customers to repurchase.

If the budget is not that high, the equipment from domestic leading brands is completely sufficient. Shuhua is one of the few listed equipment companies in China. Many chain gyms and even the training bases of the national team use its products. The quality control is stable, and after-sales points are also spread across the country. The owners of gyms in second- and third-tier cities love to come to Shuhua to get their products. If there is a problem, just call and someone will come to repair it the same day. Qiaoshan is an old factory in Taiwan, China. It has been making equipment for almost half a century. It has a wide range of high-end, high-end and low-end lines. For those with limited budgets and who want reliable brand endorsements, most of them will choose its mid-range lines, which are nearly half cheaper than international brands, and the quality can be rated seven or eight points. Impulse is also an old factory that has been in business for decades. In the early years, it worked as an OEM for many international big brands. Its technology has long kept pace with international standards. Its own brand products with the same configuration are about 30% cheaper than international brands, and the price/performance ratio is outstanding.

What many people don’t know is that there are many OEM factories hidden in Zhongshan, Guangdong and Suzhou, Jiangsu. They have been doing OEM for international big brands in the past. In recent years, they have also begun to produce their own brands. The equipment with the same configuration is 20% lower than that of domestic leading brands. Open community health For fitness studios and gyms in the lower market, you can save a lot of start-up capital by purchasing goods from them, but you have to know their own business and go to the site to check the thickness of the steel plate and the welding process before placing an order. Otherwise, it is easy to encounter defective products that cut corners and shake badly after a year and a half, and the gain is not worth the loss.

Nowadays, there are different opinions on which brand to choose in the industry. Some people think that the premium of international big brands is too high, and the return period of gyms is long. There is no need to spend hundreds of thousands more for a logo. Some people think that the adjustment and durability of big brands do have advantages. Members can have a much higher renewal rate if they use it comfortably. In fact, there is no absolute right or wrong. It still depends on your own gym positioning and budget. I used to help a friend who runs a community gym choose fixed strength equipment from a foundry in Suzhou. It is made from the same mold as a big international brand, and the price is only half. I have been using it for almost two years now. Member feedback is no different from the big brand used in the previous studio, except that the logo is not that loud, and it is completely sufficient for the lower market. If you really want to choose a manufacturer, don’t just look at the quotation. It’s best to go to the offline exhibition hall and actually practice for half an hour. Whether the trajectory of the equipment is smooth and whether the joints feel awkward during practice will be known as soon as you use it. After all, gym equipment has to be made by different people every day. If the feel is not good, members will be reluctant to come after using it twice. That is the real loss.