Gymnastics East

What Gymnastics East does

Gymnastics East is a privately held gymnastics training facility founded in 1979 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with two physical gym locations in Bellevue and Issaquah. The company is owned and operated by Kim Thomson, who purchased the gym in 2000. It serves children from 18 months through high school, offering a structured progression of programs: Parent-Tot classes for toddlers, Tiny Tot classes for preschoolers, recreational Boys and Girls classes through 5th grade, middle school and high school classes for girls, and a competitive team program at Compulsory, Optional, and Xcel levels. The competitive team is consistently ranked among the top in Washington State and the region, with a stated focus on producing collegiate scholarships. The technology stack is minimal: a third-party iClassPro parent portal handles class registration, scheduling, and autopay billing, supplemented by calendar integrations (Google, Apple, Outlook, Timely) and organic social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. There is no proprietary technology, no app, and no AI/ML capabilities.

Revenue is generated through five streams: monthly recurring class tuition via autopay, non-instructional open gym sessions at $20/hour, 30-minute mini-private lessons at $50-$60 per session with a Senior Coach, week-long summer camps at both locations, and a $65 annual registration fee. The go-to-market is purely direct-to-consumer and local, relying on the website, parent portal, and social media to drive enrollment. Gym East is a mature, single-owner-operated lifestyle business with no external investors, no funding history, and no disclosed plans for geographic or product expansion beyond its existing two-location footprint.

Name

Gymnastics East

Legal name

Gymnastics East

Website

https://gymnasticseast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gymnastics East is a privately held, two-location gymnastics training facility in Bellevue and Issaquah, Washington, founded in 1979 and owned by Kim Thomson. It serves children ages 18 months through high school with recreational classes, competitive teams, open gym, summer camps, and private lessons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gymnastics Training Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Strength & Conditioning / Athletic Performance Training (HSADAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strength & Conditioning Personal Training (HSADAAAB)

Keywords

• Gymnastics training
• Youth gymnastics
• Competitive gymnastics
• Gymnastics classes
• Summer camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Class Tuition: Recurring monthly tuition for structured gymnastics classes including Parent-Tot, Tiny Tot, Girls and Boys programs, and middle/high school classes. Classes operate on a school-year schedule with autopay billing cycles.
2. Open Gym Sessions: Non-instructional open gym time for practice and play. Charged at $20/hour or requires a make-up class token. Pre-registration required via parent portal.
3. Mini Private Lessons: 30-minute one-on-one instruction with a Senior Coach. Cost ranges from $50-$60 depending on coach. No class registration required but annual $65 registration fee must be current.
4. Summer Camps: Week-long summer camp programs offered at both gym locations for ages 6-12. Registration through parent portal.
5. Annual Registration Fee: $65 annual registration fee required for all participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gymnastics East is a gymnastics training facility that delivers structured in-person gymnastics classes for children ages 18 months through high school, alongside competitive team training at Compulsory, Optional, and Xcel levels. The company supplements instruction with Open Gym practice time, week-long summer camps, and 30-minute one-on-one Mini Private lessons with Senior Coaches, all conducted at its Bellevue and Issaquah, Washington locations.

Product overview

Gymnastics East is a gymnastics training facility offering a comprehensive range of programs since 1979. The core offerings include Parent-Tot Classes for toddlers (18 months-3 years), Tiny Tot Classes for preschoolers (3-kindergarten), and recreational Boys and Girls Classes for elementary through high school students. The competitive program includes Developmental, Compulsory, Optional, and Xcel levels with a track record of state, regional and national awards. Additional offerings include Open Gym sessions, Summer Camps, and Mini Privates for personalized instruction. The company operates two gym locations (Bellevue and Issaquah) and is owned by Kim Thomson since 2000.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parent-Tot Classes Structured parent-and-toddler gymnastics classes for children aged 18 months to 3 years, focusing on early motor development, social interaction, basic tumbling, balance, and playground-safety reactions. Designed for caregivers seeking developmental activities for their toddlers.
• Tiny Tot Classes Introductory gymnastics classes for children ages 3 through kindergarten, structured into skill-based levels (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Bumblebees, Hummingbirds) and using beam, bars, floor, and trampoline to develop balance, strength, hand-eye coordination, and focus.
• Boys and Girls Recreational Classes Recreational gymnastics classes for boys and girls in 1st through 5th grade plus middle and high school girls, covering floor, bars, beam, vault, and trampoline through a progressive, leveled curriculum. Skill evaluations are required for intermediate and advanced placement.
• Competitive Gymnastics Program Competitive gymnastics team program operating at Compulsory, Optional, and Xcel levels, aimed at athletes pursuing competitive success and collegiate scholarship opportunities. The team consistently earns state, regional, and national awards.
• Developmental Program Entry-level competitive program designed to develop young gymnasts' foundational skills and prepare them for advancement to higher competitive levels within Gymnastics East's team structure.
• Xcel Program Alternative competitive gymnastics track offering flexible scoring and requirements relative to the traditional Compulsory and Optional competitive levels, allowing athletes to compete at a pace suited to their skill development.
• Open Gym Non-instructional supervised gym time for kindergarten through middle school children (current students and general public) to practice skills and play in a safe environment with trampolines, balance beams, bars, and foam pit access. Charged at $20 per hour or via a make-up class token.
• Summer Camps Full-day, week-long summer camp programs for children ages 6 to 12, offered at both the Bellevue and Issaquah locations with multiple themed offerings including dance-integration and tiny-tot tracks.
• Mini Privates 30-minute, one-on-one personalized gymnastics instruction with a Senior Coach for children ages 6 through 5th grade, priced at $50-$60 per session depending on the coach. Does not require class registration but requires a current $65 annual registration fee.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Gold Medal Gymnastics: Multi-location gymnastics training centers offering recreational and competitive programs for children; directly comparable to Gymnastics East in product mix (classes, teams, camps) and customer segments.
• Twin City Gymnastics: Regional gymnastics facility offering recreational and competitive team programming for children; competes for similar parent-and-child gymnastics customers with comparable class structures and team-track offerings.
• Capital Gymnastics: Established gymnastics club offering recreational classes, competitive team programs, camps, and private lessons; direct overlap in product offering, age segments served, and community-sports positioning.
• World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA): Prominent competitive gymnastics academy offering recreational and elite team training with a track record of producing collegiate and national-level gymnasts; comparable competitive team structure and scholarship-oriented value proposition.
• Park Avenue Gymnastics: Children's gymnastics center providing progressive recreational classes, competitive teams, and summer programming; similar age range, class progression structure, and competitive pathways.
• Marina Gymnastics: Family-oriented gymnastics club offering classes, teams, camps, and birthday events for children; comparable product mix and parent-buyer customer segment, though operating in a different regional market.

Broad incumbents

• The Little Gym: National franchise offering gymnastics, motor-skill, and sports classes for children from toddler age through early teens; competes for the same parent-child gymnastics enrollment dollars and operates at significantly greater scale via franchising.
• My Gym Children's Fitness Center: Franchise network providing structured movement, gymnastics, and fitness classes for children from infancy through early elementary; comparable target market and recurring-class business model, but broader fitness/movement scope.
• Goldfish Swim School: National franchise delivering year-round swim lessons for children 4 months to 12 years using a recurring-class subscription model; highly analogous business model and customer demographic to youth gymnastics instruction.
• British Swim School: Franchise providing children's swim instruction with a similar subscription-style recurring class model and parent-buyer persona; comparable youth-instruction business model even though the sport differs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gymnasticseast
• Instagraminstagram.com/gym_east

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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