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Health club. A health club (also known as a fitness club, fitness center, health spa, weight room and commonly referred to as a gym) is a place that houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise. In recent years, the number of fitness and health services have increased, expanding the interest among the population.
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Equinox Explore. Equinox Media. Website. www.equinox.com. Equinox Holdings, Inc. is an American luxury fitness company and health club headquartered in New York City, New York. The company operates more than 300 club facilities in major cities in the United States, as well as in London, Toronto, and Vancouver in Canada.
1,616 (2020) Website. planetfitness.com. Planet Fitness, Inc. is an American franchisor and operator of fitness centers based in Hampton, New Hampshire. [4] The company has around 2,400 clubs, [2] making it one of the largest fitness club franchises by number of members and locations. The franchise has locations in the United States, Canada ...
LA Fitness in Markham, Ontario, Canada. LA Fitness was founded in 1984 by founder Chinyol Yi and Louis Welch in Los Angeles, California. [1] Through the mid-1990s, the company expanded by acquiring under-performing fitness clubs in southern California, and by developing, opening and operating newly constructed properties. [citation needed]
A gym, short for gymnasium (pl.: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term "gymnasion". [1] They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions. "Gym" is also the commonly used name for a "fitness ...