Mark Townsend

Experience Director at United Fitness Brands

Mark Townsend is a seasoned operations leader with extensive experience in the fitness industry. Currently serving as the Head of Central Operations at United Fitness since February 2025, Mark previously held multiple general management roles at Virgin Active for nearly a decade, including Dual Site General Manager. Mark also contributed to Nuffield Health as General Manager and National Personal Training Manager from March 2009 to December 2013. Mark began the career as a Fitness Manager at Virgin Active from January 2007 to January 2012. Mark holds a BSc (Hons) in Sports and Exercise from Canterbury Christ Church University, completed between 1999 and 2002.

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United Fitness Brands

London-based United Fitness Brands (UFB) is an industry-defining fitness and wellness supergroup, delivering premium fitness experiences through its brands across the UK. Having already acquired four of London’s pioneering fitness and wellness concepts since its inception, Barrecore (barre), Boom Cycle (indoor cycling), KOBOX (boxing), and triyoga (yoga + Pilates), UFB is leading a mass rollout for its brands both nationally and internationally. Now with studios in over 21 locations nationwide, it’s UFB’s objective to bring further premium homegrown fitness and wellness concepts under the same ownership to help them further grow and flourish within the industry and beyond.