Virgin Active is part of the Virgin Group, founded by Sir Richard Branson. Since opening its first club in the UK in 1999, it has since grown to become the leading international global health club operator with over 1.4 million members and almost 250 clubsspanning four continents and ten countries (South Africa, UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Namibia, Botswana, Thailand and Singapore). Virgin Active’s purpose is to make exercise irresistible, by providing its members with leading expertise, superb innovation and the best clubs.