Meet Chelsea Chung, Market Manager, Canada

Over her 20+ years in the fitness industry, Chelsea Chung has seen a lot of gyms. They all have cardio equipment. They all have strength machines. She can say confidently Planet Fitness has something the others don’t.

“We really do put our people first,” Chelsea says. “You can see it in the level of training we provide. It makes a huge impact, and you can feel that when you walk into a Planet Fitness club.”

Chelsea was hooked on the gym business from the beginning. She took a job at the front desk of a local gym chain after high school . “It ignited a passion within me.”

After a year of working and going to college, she realized her studies weren’t satisfying her. “It was so gratifying to go to work each day and interact with people and celebrate their milestones with them. I wasn’t getting that at school,” Chelsea recalls.

She decided to go all in on fitness, joining the promotions team and eventually becoming a manager.

Then Planet Fitness came to town.

“They were opening the first club in Toronto, Canada. I ran into an old colleague who said I should get on board.”

Chelsea liked what she saw.

“It was a totally different concept than what I had worked for previously at mainstream gyms.”

She was hired just as the pre-sale for that first Canadian club was starting. “It was insane.”

Chelsea moved up to assistant manager, then manager, and, in 2017, was promoted to market manager supporting both Corporate Clubs-owned gyms in Canada.?

If it was PF’s fresh take on a gym’s atmosphere that attracted Chelsea to Planet Fitness, it’s been PF’s approach to diversity and inclusion that’s kept her on the team.

“The way we celebrate cultural moments has been great to witness. Our commitment to women in leadership roles is very inspiring.”

Chelsea says she’s still happy as can be as part of the PF team. “There are always so many opportunities here within the Company, evolving the same role or taking a different role. I’ve never felt like what I’m doing at that moment is my only option. It’s something I really love about Planet Fitness.”