Klick Fitness, the budget gym arm of Fitness First, has entered the UK market and will have nine clubs operating by the end of the month.

The firm opened its first club in Wakefield on 5 September and will launch its next club in Bromborough, Merseyside, tomorrow (15 September). Further clubs are opening in Manchester (two) Aintree, Bradford, Ipswich, Sheffield and Stoke.

Jason Worthy, head of central operations for Klick, told Leisure Opportunities that the company is looking to open more than nine clubs under the Klick banner.

He said: "This is a market that we expect to grow very quickly."

Klick Fitness will offer monthly (£9.99) and annual (£99.99) memberships. Each club will have a group exercise studio and the membership will include a certain amount of classes.

Some classes will be made available on pay as you go and the Klick clubs will also include functional training areas for small groups.

Matrix Fitness, the commercial division of Johnson Health Tech, has secured the contract to supply seven of the sites with new equipment.