Cancel a German gym membership with the right end date
To cancel a German gym membership, enter the start, term and notice period: the tool tells contracts signed from 1 March 2022 apart from older ones that renew for a year.
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Example: membership since April 2025, 12 months — change any figure to see your own result
The contract ends on
14 December 2026
after the minimum term: at most one month from receipt (s. 309 no. 9 BGB)
| End of minimum term | 31 March 2026 |
| Latest receipt for that | 28 February 2026 |
| Rule set | from 1 March 2022 |
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Since 1 March 2022, new contracts for recurring services, which include gyms, follow a consumer-friendly rule (section 309 no. 9 BGB): at most two years of initial term, then no more renewal for a whole year but an open-ended membership that can be cancelled on at most one month’s notice. A twelve-month membership from 1 April 2025 ends on 31 March 2026 if notice arrives by 28 February 2026; a cancellation of 10 February 2027 takes effect on 10 March 2027. Contracts signed before 1 March 2022 stay under the old rules (article 229 section 60 EGBGB): renewal for up to a year and up to three months’ notice. An older contract from April 2021 with three months’ notice, cancelled on 10 February 2027, therefore runs until 31 March 2028. The template detects the case from the start date and prints the letter in German.
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__________________, den 14. November 2026
Kündigung meiner Mitgliedschaft
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
hiermit kündige ich den oben genannten Vertrag ordentlich und fristgerecht zum 14. Dezember 2026, hilfsweise zum nächstmöglichen Termin.
Meine Mitgliedskarte gebe ich zum Vertragsende zurück, sofern sie Eigentum des Studios ist. Eine erteilte Einzugsermächtigung (SEPA-Lastschriftmandat) widerrufe ich zum Vertragsende.
Bitte bestätigen Sie mir den Eingang der Kündigung und das genaue Vertragsende schriftlich oder per E-Mail. Einer Kontaktaufnahme zu Werbezwecken oder zur Rückgewinnung widerspreche ich.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
____________________
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Cancelling a German gym membership: new and old rules
What matters is the day the contract was signed. The calculator uses the start of the membership; if signing and start are far apart, enter the signing day as the start.
| Notice arrives | Contract from April 2025 (12 months, 1 month’s notice) | Older contract from April 2021 (24 months, 3 months’ notice) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February 2026 | 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2027 |
| 20 June 2026 | 20 July 2026 | 31 March 2027 |
| 10 February 2027 | 10 March 2027 | 31 March 2028 |
Pauses, fees and direct debit
An agreed pause, for example during pregnancy, extends the term only if the contract says so expressly. There is no fee for cancelling. The letter revokes the direct debit mandate from the end date; if the gym still collects afterwards, your bank can reverse the debit. If a gym keeps billing after a valid cancellation, a written reply quoting the calculated end usually settles it; the mobile contract page works the same way.