health club

noun

: a usually commercial establishment having members who pay a fee to use its health and fitness facilities and equipment

Examples of health club in a Sentence

plays racquetball at the nearby health club
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Eager to be around others, 56 percent of Gen Z and 50 percent to Millennials prefer working out in a gym or health club setting. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 Published in the American Economic Review, the authors’ intent was to better understand how consumers choose contracts, though analyzing a database of U.S. health club members and day-to-day attendance might just leave one more confused. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 The business is also growing by working with health clubs and spas looking to create an elevated experience for guests. Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Fitness hubs and gyms were in high-demand in 2024, as small business owners looked for ways to cash-in on record health club memberships, Brandon Kochkodin reports in his story on the best small businesses to buy now. Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for health club

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of health club was in 1961

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“Health club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20club. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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