The Capital of Sweat: Inside the Business of Addis Ababa’s Gym Boom
Gyms in Addis Ababa continue to rise as the activity goes beyond fitness and feeds into the high-performance culture that is popular among city dwellers.
In Addis Ababa, fitness is no longer confined to Meskel Square joggers or Ethiopia’s long-distance running legacy. A new, urban gym culture is taking shape across neighborhoods like Bole, Sarbet, and CMC, driven by rising disposable incomes, diaspora influence, and a generation increasingly attuned to global lifestyle trends. What is emerging is not just a health movement, but a fragmented, fast-growing business sector with clear signals of investment potential and structural gaps.
A Market Expanding Without Chains
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