Our History

Kieser was established by Werner Kieser in Zurich over 50 years ago. Legend has it that Werner discovered the therapeutic benefits of strength training after suffering injury as an amateur boxer. In 1967 Werner opened his first gym in Zurich and the adventure began. Today the company operates over 160 studios in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Australia.

In 2006 Kieser came to Australia and opened a pilot centre in Sydenham. Today, we have grown to a network of nearly 30 clinics across 5 states and continue to follow Werner's original belief in strength for health. 

Early History - Europe

  • 1966 - Werner Kieser opens his first studio in Switzerland
  • 1978 - Nautilus equipment introduced to Kieser studios
  • 1980 - Werner purchases patents for Nautilus and manufacturers in Germany
  • 2000 - Werner Kieser opens his first Austrian studio

Early 2000's - Kieser comes to Australia

  • 2004 - Gary Harley signs and founds Kieser in Australia
  • 2006 - Our first clinic in Australia opens in Sydenham
  • 2008 - Sydenham relocates to South Melbourne (1)
  • 2010 - Kieser Australia focuses on medical intervention. 4 full-time physios are employees
  • 2010 - Kieser Camberwell opens (2)
  • 2011 - Kieser Mont Albert opens (3)
  • 2012 - Kieser Essendon opens (4)

2010's - Kieser rebrands and opens in NSW

  • 2013 - Kieser Brighton opens (5)
  • 2014 - Kieser Geelong opens (6)
  • 2015 - A re-branding sees Kieser Training become “Kieser”in Australia
  • 2015 - Kieser Caulfield opens (7)
  • 2016 - Kieser opens its first interstate clinic and celebrates its 10 year anniversary
  • 2016 - Kieser Pymble (8) & Kieser Malvern opens (9)
  • 2017 - Kieser Sandrinham opens (10)
  • 2017 - Kieser Collins Street (11), Kieser Fitzroy (12), Kieser Heidelberg (13) & Kieser Torquay opens (14) 

Early 2020's - Rapid growth across Australia

  • 2019 - Kieser Ringwood (15), Kieser Cammeray (16) & Kieser Bundall (17) opens
  • 2020 - First of its kind partnership is signed with private health insurer, GMHBA
  • 2021 - Kieser Mornington (18), Kieser Ocean Grove (19), Kieser Mosman (20), Kieser Northcote (21) & Kieser Werribee (22) opens
  • 2021 - Kieser implements an industry leading Parental Leave Policy
  • 2022 - Kieser rebrands to unify all clinics worldwide
  • 2022 - Kieser Hobart (23) & Kieser Ascot (24) opens
  • 2023 - Kieser Burwood East (25) & Kieser Norwood (26) opens