Luxury gyms are expanding across Bangkok at a pace that feels less like a passing trend and more like a structural shift in how urban space is being used. Luxury gyms operate on routine, beginning before the workday and running on repetition. They offer a form of predictability that other parts of urban life do not. The expansion of luxury gyms across Bangkok therefore speaks to more than changing leisure habits. For now, the rise of luxury gyms suggests that in Bangkok, the performance of control has become as socially legible as the performance of excess once was.

Source: Bangkok Post February 26, 2026 06:57 UTC