Contracts that outlive motivation
You pay a year up front, go hard for six weeks, then keep paying for a door you stopped walking through.
Addis Ababa · አዲስ አበባ · 2,355 m above easy
The whole city is your gym.
Tonight you could lift.flow.fight.swim.run.recover.
One membership that unlocks gyms, yoga studios, pools, boxing clubs and spas across Addis Ababa. Book in the app, walk in, scan, move.
- partner venues at launch
- 50+
- types of movement
- 7
- neighborhoods covered
- 12+
- membership. that's it
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01 The pulse
This city trains before sunrise.
Addis is the capital of distance running and it never really sits still. Stair sprints at Meskel Square, sunrise flows above Entoto, last sets in Sarbet at ten to close. Get in on it.
2,355 m
Addis sits higher than most pro altitude camps. Every rep here counts double — ask the marathoners.
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02 The old way
One gym was never going to be enough.
Same gym.
Same machines.
Same week, on repeat.
Your body got bored. So did you.
One venue, one postcode
Your gym doesn't move when your day does. Meeting in Kazanchis? Stuck in Bole traffic? Workout cancelled.
Curiosity costs extra
The yoga studio you keep passing, the pool, the boxing club — each one is another membership you won't commit to.
03 The fix
Every venue. One membership.
We partner with the best independent gyms, studios, pools and spas in the city. Your membership unlocks all of them — browse, book, walk in and scan.
9 venues
Gyms & strength
Free weights, machines and coached PT hours.
Bole · Sarbet · Gerji
8 venues
Yoga & pilates
Vinyasa, mat classes and reformer studios.
Kazanchis · Bole · Old Airport
5 venues
Pools & swim
Lap lanes, aqua fitness and weekend swims.
Old Airport · CMC · Summit
6 venues
Boxing & martial arts
Boxing, kickboxing and BJJ — all levels.
Mexico · Piassa · Megenagna
7 venues
Functional & HIIT
Conditioning, mobility and small-group WODs.
Bole · Megenagna · Sarbet
6 venues
Spa & recovery
Steam, sauna and massage for rest days.
Bole · Kazanchis · CMC
9 courts
Team sports
5-a-side football and pickup basketball runs.
Sarbet · Summit · Ayat
04 For members
Built for how you actually live.
Your energy changes. Your schedule changes. Your membership finally keeps up — here's a week on Active Addis.
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Mon6:30 AM
Strength
Tesfa Strength Club · Bole
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Wed6:00 PM
Vinyasa flow
Selam Yoga Studio · Kazanchis
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Fri7:00 PM
Boxing
Anbessa Boxing Club · Mexico
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Sun10:00 AM
Lap swim
Blue Nile Aquatics · Old Airport
- No lock-inMonthly membership. Pause or cancel anytime.
- One paymentEvery venue included. No per-gym contracts.
- Book in secondsLive schedules and capacity, right in the app.
- Always something newNew venues and activities added every month.
05 For venue partners
Your quiet hours, filled.
Your 6 PM classes overflow while your 11 AM slots sit empty — staffed, lit, and earning nothing. Active Addis routes paying members into the hours you already run.
You set the capacity and the schedule. We send the demand and pay you for every visit. No listing fee, no exclusivity, no risk — your brand, your prices, your space.
Become a partner venue
Onboarding takes under a week.
11:00 AM staffed · lit · empty
+38 visits routed here last Tuesday
Quiet hours become revenue
Members book the off-peak slots you already staff.
Zero cost, zero risk
No fees to join, no exclusivity, leave anytime.
Paid per visit
Every check-in earns. Payouts land monthly.
Know your numbers
A live dashboard of visits, peaks and repeat guests.
06 How it works
Up and moving in minutes.
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Join
Download Active Addis and pick your plan. One price, the whole network.
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Explore
Browse venues across the city — filter by activity, neighborhood or time.
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Book
Reserve a slot in two taps. Your pass lives in the app.
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Show up
Scan in at the door and move. We handle the rest.
07 Questions
Before you ask.
Everything people want to know before they join — memberships, venues, pricing, partnerships.
What is Active Addis?
Active Addis is a monthly fitness membership in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. One payment and one app unlock 50+ partner venues — gyms, yoga & pilates studios, swimming pools, boxing and martial arts clubs, spas and sports courts — so you can train anywhere in the city instead of committing to a single gym.
How does the membership work?
Download the app and pick a monthly plan. Browse partner venues by activity, neighborhood or time, book a slot in two taps, then walk in and scan at the door. No annual contracts — pause or cancel anytime.
What types of workouts are included?
Strength training and gyms, functional training and HIIT, yoga and pilates (including reformer studios), lap swimming and aqua fitness, boxing, kickboxing and BJJ, five-a-side football and pickup basketball — plus spa & recovery: steam, sauna and massage.
Where in Addis Ababa can I train?
Partner venues cover 12+ neighborhoods at launch, including Bole, Kazanchis, Sarbet, Gerji, Old Airport, CMC, Summit, Mexico, Piassa, Megenagna, Arat Kilo and Ayat — with new venues added every month.
How much does it cost?
One flat monthly price covers every partner venue — no joining fees, no per-gym contracts. Launch pricing is announced to the waitlist first, so join the waitlist to hear it before anyone else.
When does Active Addis launch?
We're launching across Addis Ababa soon with 50+ partner venues. Join the waitlist and you'll get exactly one email on launch day.
How do venues become partners?
Partnering is free: no listing fee, no exclusivity, leave anytime. You set your capacity and schedule, we route paying members into your quiet hours, and you're paid for every check-in with monthly payouts and a live dashboard. Onboarding takes under a week — email partners@activeaddis.com.
08 Word on the street
Early love from the city.
“I lifted in Bole on Monday, did reformer pilates on Wednesday and swam on Sunday. One app paid for all of it. I'm never going back to a single gym.”
“Our 10 AM classes used to run a third full. Active Addis members now fill those mats — that's revenue we simply didn't have before.”
“The variety is the whole point. I've tried four sports in two months and I finally look forward to training.”
Launching with venues across the city
09 Get in early
Move all over Addis.
Be first in line when we launch across Addis Ababa. One email on launch day — that's it.
Run a gym, studio, pool or spa? Partner with us →