LeVita

What LeVita does

LeVita is a privately held integrated health center (Gesundheitszentrum) based in Gemünden (Wohra), Hesse, Germany, operating from a single ~1,000 sqm facility at Grüsener Str. 14. Founded by owner Anja Lerch on top of a physiotherapy practice dating to 2005, the LeVita brand was launched in 2015 to consolidate physiotherapy, outpatient neurological rehabilitation, rehabilitation sports (Reha-Sport), §20 SGB V-subsidized prevention courses, fitness training, wellness therapy, and group courses under one roof. The facility employs roughly 20 staff across therapy, sports science, training, administration, and facility management, and administers approximately 20,000 physiotherapy treatments per year.

The service portfolio is built around licensed specialty equipment and concepts — the milon automated strength-endurance circuit, VELUSJET water-jet massage, the five-Rückenkonzept back training system, and WORLD JUMPING trampoline fitness — combined with manual therapy, Bobath neurological therapy, lymphatic drainage, kinesiology taping, personal training, and nutrition counseling. In 2024 LeVita added a digital layer: the LeVITA Vital-Check, a free voluntary online vitality self-assessment that uses Anthropic's Claude AI to generate personalized email evaluations. A SumUp-powered e-commerce storefront extends product distribution (Reeboot, Venengel) beyond the on-site facility.

Revenue is generated through four main streams: recurring fitness and course memberships (with family, student, and post-therapy tariffs), per-session physiotherapy (partially covered by German statutory health insurance), §20 SGB V-subsidized prevention courses and Reha-Sport, and retail product sales via the SumUp online store. Go-to-market is sales-led and community-led — direct walk-in acquisition at the Gemünden facility, free Probetraining trial offers, content marketing through blog and YouTube, and word-of-mouth referrals via social channels. The customer base is concentrated in local residents and amateur sports clubs in the Gemünden region; no enterprise contracts, funding rounds, or multi-site expansion are disclosed.

Name

LeVita

Legal name

LeVita Gemünden

Website

https://le-vita.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LeVita is a privately held, single-location integrated health center in Gemünden, Germany, offering physiotherapy, rehabilitation sports, fitness training, wellness, and prevention courses under one roof, serving local residents and amateur sports clubs in the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health and Fitness Center Services (Physiotherapy, Rehab Sport, and Wellness)

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAFAI

Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Post-Acute Care & Rehabilitation Facilities

SECONDARYHSADAAAK

Rehabilitation Return-to-Exercise Training (Non-Clinical)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Personal Training (In-Person & Virtual)

SECONDARYHSADAKAI

Recovery Lounges & Multi-Modal Recovery Centers

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Spa, Sauna & Recovery Services

Keywords

• Physiotherapy treatment
• Fitness training
• Rehabilitation sport
• Wellness therapy
• Preventive health courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Gemünden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Fitness Membership Subscriptions: Recurring membership fees granting access to the fitness studio, training equipment (including milon circuit), group courses, and wellness areas. Memberships operate on a subscription basis with monthly billing. Family plans, student/apprentice tariffs, and special guest trial programs are available.
2. Physiotherapy & Therapeutic Services: Individual physiotherapy sessions including manual therapy, lymphatic drainage, Bobath neurological therapy, sports physiotherapy, kinesiology taping, and jaw joint therapy. These are billed per session, typically covered partially by German statutory health insurance.
3. Group Courses & Prevention Programs: Revenue from group fitness and health courses (e.g., Rückenfit, Yoga, Jumping, HI-ROCKS, HY-ROCKS, Rückenschule). Prevention courses under §20 SGB V are subsidized by health insurance providers. Reha-sport sessions are also offered.
4. Online and Retail Product Sales: Sales of wellness and health products through the SumUp online store (e.g., Reeboot and Venengel products) and in-house product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LeVita is an integrated health center (Gesundheitszentrum) in Gemünden, Germany offering physiotherapy, outpatient neurological rehabilitation, medical rehab sport (Reha-Sport), §20 SGB V subsidized prevention courses, fitness training on milon automated circuit equipment, functional and vibration training, personal training, group fitness courses (including WORLD JUMPING), wellness therapies (VELUSJET water jet massage, Venen Engel compression massage), and an AI-powered digital vitality self-assessment (LeVITA Vital-Check) — all delivered primarily on-site at a ~1,000 sqm facility with subscription and per-session billing.

Product overview

LeVita is a health center offering an integrated combination of physiotherapy, rehabilitation sports, preventive courses, fitness training, wellness treatments, and group exercise classes under one roof. The core services include Physiotherapie (physical therapy with manual therapy, lymph drainage, Bobath, Kinesiotaping), Ambulante Neurorehabilitation (outpatient neurological rehab), Reha-Sport (rehabilitation sports), and Präventionskurse (preventive courses §20). Fitness offerings center around milon Zirkeltraining (automated circuit training) and Functional Training, supported by Personal Training. Proprietary branded products include VELUS JET® (water jet massage), five-Rückenkonzept (back training concept), and WORLD JUMPING® (trampoline fitness). The digital product LeVITA Vital-Check provides AI-powered vitality self-assessments using Anthropic Claude. Wellness services include compression massage (Venen Engel) and relaxation treatments. An online shop operates via SumUp Store, with additional recipe content and member success stories shared via blog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VELUS JET®: Water jet massage therapy for muscle relaxation, improved circulation, and pain relief.
• Venen Engel
• WORLD JUMPING®
• five
• LeVITA Vital-Check

Products and services

• Physiotherapy (Physiotherapie) Outpatient physiotherapy covering Krankengymnastik (exercise therapy), massage, manual therapy (Maitland concept), sports physiotherapy, Kinesiotaping, Bobath neurological therapy, lymph drainage, and craniomandibular therapy for the treatment of physical limitations, pain, and movement disorders; targeted at local patients with prescriptions or self-referrals in the Gemünden region.
• Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation (Ambulante Neurorehabilitation) Outpatient neurological rehabilitation for patients with residual mobility deficits following stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological conditions; delivered through Bobath and related neurological therapy methods at the Gemünden facility.
• Reha-Sport (Rehabilitation Sport) Doctor-prescribed rehabilitation sport programs including Power-Reha-Sport for advanced participants, standard Reha-Sport, and senior-specific programs for orthopaedic indications; partially reimbursed by German statutory health insurers.
• Prevention Courses §20 SGB V (Präventionskurse) Health-insurance-subsidized prevention courses under §20 SGB V (German Social Code), including back courses (Rückenschule) and Nordic Walking, aimed at preventing physical deterioration in adults.
• Group Fitness Courses (Kurse) Scheduled group fitness and health courses including Rückenfit, Jumping, HY-ROCKS, HI-ROCKS, Yoga, Bauch Beine Po (Abs Legs Buttocks), Functional & Balance, Fatburner, Bodyforming, Kids' n Motion, Core HIT, and WORLD JUMPING trampoline fitness; offered as part of the membership and course catalog at the Gemünden facility.
• Fitness Training (Fitness & Gesundheit) Health and fitness training services including milon circuit training (17.5 minutes per round), cardiovascular training, vibration training, strength-endurance circuit, power circuit, functional training, and personal training with certified coaches; delivered on subscription and personal-training terms at the facility.
• Personal Training One-on-one coaching with certified trainers who develop personalized training plans, address motivational barriers, and ensure safe, progressive training within appropriate fitness levels.
• Rückenschule (Back School) Standardized preventive and rehabilitative back training program covering 10 sessions of 60 minutes each, combining active training with theory to improve mobility, release fascia, strengthen the back, and prevent back pain; subsidized by German health insurance.
• VELUSJET Water Jet Massage Water jet massage system for targeted muscle relaxation, improved blood circulation, pain relief for arthritis and joint conditions, and stress reduction, used as a complement to physiotherapy and as a stand-alone wellness therapy at the facility.
• Venen Engel Compression Massage Compression massage therapy using overlapping air chamber glide-wave technology to support blood circulation, promote lymphatic flow, and reduce visible cellulite and leg circumference; offered on a per-session basis at the Gemünden facility.
• LeVITA Vital-Check (AI Vitality Self-Assessment) AI-powered digital vitality self-assessment that computes a personal vitality index and generates an individualized AI-evaluated health recommendation based on lifestyle, exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress, and well-being inputs; delivered as a text-based evaluation via email after consent. Explicitly not a medical device and does not provide medical diagnosis.
• LeVita Online Shop (SumUp Storefront) E-commerce storefront at sumupstore.com selling branded wellness and health products including Reeboot (referral-affiliate to reboots.com) and Venengel compression products, plus in-house merchandise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000 physiotherapy treatments administered per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VELUSJETcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeVita utilizes the VELUSJET water jet massage system as a key wellness and therapeutic service offering. VELUSJET provides targeted muscle relaxation, improved circulation, pain relief for arthritis/joint conditions, and stress reduction. It is positioned as an ideal complement to physiotherapy exercises.
• milon (milon GmbH)coreTechnology or IntegrationLeVita operates the milon automated circuit training system — a key differentiator for time-efficient, personalized strength and endurance training. The system uses a chip card to automatically adjust equipment to each member's individual settings for a 17.5-minute full-body workout.
• five (Rueckenkonzept)coreTechnology or IntegrationLeVita employs the five back training concept as a proprietary approach to back and joint rehabilitation. The concept uses reverse movements for body re-alignment and trains all possible movement patterns to counteract poor posture.
• Anthropic PBCcoreTechnology or IntegrationAnthropic provides AI processing power through Claude for the LeVITA Vital-Check digital self-assessment tool. When members opt for a personalized AI-generated analysis, their responses are transmitted to Anthropic (USA) for processing. A data processing agreement (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) is in place. Data transfer is based on Standard Contractual Clauses under GDPR Art. 46.
• Supabase Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationSupabase Inc. provides database infrastructure for storing Vital-Check user data and analysis results. Server location is Frankfurt/Main, Germany (EU). A data processing agreement (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) is in place.
• Reeboot / reboots.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeVita sells Reeboot products (referral link to reboots.com) and Venengel products through its shop, serving as an affiliate reseller of these wellness/health products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspria: Premium German/European members' club chain combining fitness, wellness, spa, and physio. Comparable to LeVita's integrated health/wellness model but at a much higher price point and larger facility scale.
• Mrs.Sporty: German franchise fitness chain targeting women with 30-minute strength training. Comparable to LeVita's subscription-based, small-format fitness model but lacks physiotherapy integration.
• Kieser Training: Germany's largest specialized strength-training chain with a medical/orthopedic positioning. Comparable to LeVita's strength-endurance circuit and back/joint rehab focus, but operates at national scale rather than a single integrated site.
• Fit/One: German low-cost fitness chain with broad geographic coverage. Comparable in monthly subscription mechanics, but no physiotherapy, Reha-Sport, or wellness integration.
• INJOY Fitness: German fitness studio chain with subscription memberships and group courses. Comparable membership/course and group-class economics to LeVita's fitness arm, but without therapy or rehab services.

Direct peers

• Athera Group: German physiotherapy and rehabilitation group with outpatient physio, occupational therapy, and Reha-Sport services. Directly comparable on the therapy/Reha-Sport half of LeVita's offering.
• Elithera: German network of physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices offering outpatient therapy, Reha-Sport, and prevention courses. Closest direct match to LeVita's therapy + Reha-Sport + §20 prevention offering, though organized as a partner network rather than a single integrated site.

Emerging players

• Bodystreet: German EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) micro-studio franchise. Comparable in equipment-driven, time-efficient training concept and franchise-rollout potential to LeVita's milon circuit, but a different modality.

Regional players

• Pfitzinger Fitness & Gesundheit: Mid-sized German fitness and health chain with a therapy-adjacent positioning. Comparable to LeVita's blend of fitness training and health-focused services, though more dispersed across southern Germany.

Others

• Deutscher Verband für Physiotherapie (ZVK): German national physiotherapy professional association. Relevant ecosystem/regulatory peer — LeVita's Praxis für Physiotherapie Anja Lerch is a member of this professional body that sets practice and reimbursement norms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCt6IYt5e9DhPRBfAPiVuJ_w
• Facebookfacebook.com/ghz.lerch
• Instagraminstagram.com/levita_gemuenden

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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