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At GoodLife Fitness, our purpose is to give everyone in Canada the opportunity to live a fit and healthy good life.

Patch.  CEO & Founder of GoodLife Fitness

Our Core Values

Since 1979, our core values have been the foundation for everything we do. Our employees help our Members find their own version of the good life by motivating, coaching and celebrating them throughout their journey. It’s not about perfection. It’s about living your healthiest and happiest life.

Caring

Trust

Integrity

Happiness

Peak Attitude

Passion

Personal Fitness

Our Story


We’re proud to have been a part of your community since 1979.

  • Goodlife banner

    1974

    Following a motorcycle accident, founder David Patchell-Evans finds a lifelong passion for fitness through rehabilitation and begins shaping the idea for GoodLife Fitness.

  • Outside of the GoodLife Fitness Corporate Office

    1979

    First Club opens in London, Ontario.

  • Four women in a fitness class with small hand weights

    1983

    GoodLife opens its first “For Women” Club.

  • Goodlife banner

    1993

    Patch becomes the first President of Canadian Fitness Professionals (Canfitpro).

  • Childminding area in a GoodLife Fitness Club with a mural on the wall and equipment for kids

    1998

    GoodLife Kids Foundation is created to inspire kids to get active.

  • Goodlife banner

    2003

    The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group is established.

  • Outside of a GoodLife Fitness club in the winter

    2003

    GoodLife becomes the largest individually-owned fitness company in the world.

  • Cardio machine with the GoodLife Fitness logo on the screen and the CN tower in the background

    2005

    GoodLife celebrates 100 Clubs across Canada.

  • Goodlife banner

    2009

    GoodLife acquires Energie Cardio.

  • Fit4Less sign on the outside of a club

    2011

    GoodLife launches Fit4Less.

  • Goodlife banner

    2012

    The GoodLife Fitness Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine is established at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.

  • Interior of a GoodLife Fitness club with cardio machines

    2013

    GoodLife reaches 300 Clubs.

  • Goodlife banner

    2013

    Econofitness launches in Quebec.

  • Group of people in a fitness class, each holding a light weight plate and lunging with their left foot forward

    2014

    GoodLife reaches 1 million Members! 1 in 35 people living in Canada are GoodLife Members.

  • Six GoodLife Fitness associates holding a sign that says “I Change Lives”

    2018

    GoodLife is named “Best Gym in Canada” by Best Health Magazine readers.

  • GoodLife Fitness founder David Patchell-Evans

    2020

    Patch is inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Corporate Responsibility at GoodLife


At GoodLife, we are committed to going above and beyond our business purpose to make the world a better place.

A Champion for Kids’ Well-being

Through our cornerstone programs and partnerships, we’re committed to ensuring more children and youth can experience the benefits of physical activity and fitness.

Strengthening Our Communities

GoodLife is committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work. Giving back isn’t just the right thing to do—it goes hand-in-hand with the core values that drive our business.

Environmental Sustainability

We believe the health of our communities, and the people we serve, goes hand-in-hand with the health of our planet. While we are early on in our environmental sustainability journey, we recognize our role in mitigating the impacts of climate change, and are committed to doing the work necessary to continually evaluate and improve our environmental performance. 

Key National Partners


Research & community investment


On the Blog


GoodLife blog

Bob found fitness and a new lease on life

Bob Pichette was diagnosed with cancer but didn’t let it keep him down

GoodLife blog

Kirbie Humber has lost 50 pounds and found her sport

Goodbye, fad dieting. Hello, healthy mindset.

Goodlife in action

Land Acknowledgement

GoodLife Fitness was founded on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Lūnaapéewak (Len-ahpay- wuk) and Attawandaron (Add-a-won-da-run) Peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land, and the land on which all GoodLife Fitness Clubs operate, continues to be home to diverse Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of our society.