Bad Air Quality Spawns The ‘Uber Of Gyms’ In India

As the world’s most polluted city, it’s not surprising that New Dehli is seeing a boom in fitness startups, and with income levels remaining low, a gym-sharing economy is blooming to bring costly memberships to the masses.

“[People in New Delhi] don’t have public cycling tracks or running tracks, or swimming pools. For them, the only way to get fit is to go to the gym,” Akshay Verma, co-founder of FITPASS told TechNode.

“However, due to high subscription fees and long term contracts, not many people can afford to go to gyms.”

What you get

Full access to all premium content and our full archives

Members'-only newsletters

Preferential access and discounts to all TechNode events

Direct access to the TechNode newsroom