Les Mills is a story of an extraordinary New Zealand family – the Mills. 


Founded on the dream of Olympic athlete Les Mills Senior, the Les Mills fitness brand has 


become an international success while still proudly New Zealand owned and operated.

Since opening the first club at Victoria Street in Auckland City in 1968, Les Mills has been dedicated to our purpose of 

‘making humans fit for life’.  Now, over 50 years later, we have grown to 12 clubs nationwide and several generations of 

New Zealanders have experienced the mental and physical benefits of the Les Mills fitness offering. 

Inheriting the legacy of Les Mills Senior’s vision, the Mills family has continued to pioneer fitness innovation. 

After witnessing the aerobics phenomenon in the United States in the 1980s, son Phillip Mills and wife Jackie began 

developing high-energy group fitness classes for Les Mills members. Today they are joined by the next generation, 

continuing to revolutionise fitness for New Zealand, and the world.