Gyms

Gyms have spread through Indonesia's cities, drawing health-conscious professionals. With little green space and streets hostile to exercise, the local health club is the sensible place to keep fit.

Big-city hotels usually run public gyms with pool access, though day-pass rules vary. FIT HUB is now the largest chain, a home-grown budget-premium operator with over 120 clubs nationwide on one membership. Fitness First and Celebrity Fitness, once billed as separate or locally owned, have both belonged to Kuala Lumpur's Evolution Wellness since a 2017 merger. Gold's Gym Indonesia collapsed in 2025, shutting branches abruptly and leaving members unrefunded; avoid it. Clark Hatch now survives only inside hotels such as Jakarta's Sari Pacific.

Larger clubs add saunas, steam rooms, cafés and scheduled classes: yoga, spinning, Pilates, HIIT.

Not everyone pays for a club. Every Sunday morning Jakarta closes Jalan Sudirman and Thamrin for Car Free Day, and the city's main artery fills with runners, cyclists and open-air classes; the Gelora Bung Karno complex in Senayan is the other big public venue for jogging, football and calisthenics. Running and cycling communities, organised largely through Strava and social media, have grown quickly since 2020 and cost nothing to join — a practical answer to gym fees and to streets that are otherwise no place to exercise.

Prices are in rupiah; at present the rate is about Rp 18,000 to the US dollar. A July 2026 survey of 61 membership packages, taken from the price pages of 11 operators in ten cities, found a median of Rp 275,000 a month and a range from Rp 150,000 at a local Semarang gym to Rp 1,084,000 for FTL Gym's all-club pass in Jakarta (Bugar Selalu, in Indonesian). FIT HUB charges the same in every city: Rp 249,000 a month on a two-year contract, Rp 325,000 on six months. Celebrity Fitness starts from Rp 560,000 a month, Fitness First from Rp 640,000, or Rp 835,000 for its all-club Passport. The cheapest rates demand the longest commitments, which is worth weighing after Gold's Gym members lost their fees in 2025.

Those wanting no contract at all can pay by the class: Celebrity Fitness sells FitPass sessions from Rp 215,000, and boutique studios such as Empire Fit Club charge from Rp 250,000. Personal training, sold in packages, begins around Rp 165,000 a session and climbs past Rp 1 million at premium clubs. Published prices are often undercut by promotions, and most gyms offer a free trial, so ask each for a current quote. See also our Health & Medical section.

Contributor: nicklemeister

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