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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.
As of December 2023, Bannatyne has 69 health clubs, 45 spas and three hotels across the UK. [6] On 9 August 2006, Bannatyne Fitness Ltd acquired the LivingWell Premier Health club chain from the Hilton Hotel UK Group. [7] The company also bought Clarice House and Xpect Leisure in 2015, growing its membership by 14% over the year to 186,456. [2]
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The company was founded by chairman and chief executive officer, Bahram Akradi. [1] The company was incorporated in 1990 as FCA, Ltd., a Minnesota corporation, and registered the name Life Time Fitness in March of 1992. [2] In 2017, the word "Fitness" was officially dropped from the brand name, and the company became simply Life Time, Inc.
Virgin Active was founded in 1999. [1] Their first club opened in Preston, Lancashire that year. [2] Initially headquartered in Milton Keynes, in 2013 headquarters were moved to the Barbican in London leaving a small call centre in Milton Keynes which closed in 2018. In South Africa the company bought the assets of the 'Health and Racquet Club ...
Carrie Rengers. February 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM. Courtesy photo. As Genesis Health Clubs owner Rodney Steven II continues his health club buying spree across the middle part of the United States, he ...
24 Hour Fitness is a privately held and operated fitness center chain headquartered in Carlsbad, California. It is the second largest fitness chain in the United States based on revenue after LA Fitness, [3] and the fourth in number of clubs (behind LA Fitness, Anytime Fitness & Gold's Gym), [4] operating 287 clubs across 11 U.S. states.
Club (organization) A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal. [1] A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities. There are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.