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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Establishments exempt from the requirement are those where massage is not the primary source of business, including hospitals, nursing homes, nail and facial salons, health clubs and spas. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 These companies have already converted several hundred machines at dozens of U.S. health clubs and university gyms. IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2011 It’s believed that the COVID-19 pandemic causing downtown workers to transition to working from home contributed to the health club closing. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 The building's new name is Fisher 21 Lofts, and plans also call for an outdoor swimming pool, a health club, a large coworking space, two resident lounges, a coffee shop — and a potential on-site grocery. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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