as in gyms
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
plays racquetball at the nearby health club
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Recent Examples of health clubs
Nieto, co-founder and former CEO of Life Fitness, helped pioneer the modern commercial fitness equipment industry and was instrumental in bringing exercise technology into health clubs around the world.
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Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Simon also said that darkening retail doors can be filled by growing businesses as Life Time health clubs, House of Sports, which is a relatively new concept from Dick’s Sporting Goods, and space can be repurposed to mixed uses, including outdoor uses.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Now, Wisconsin saunas are no longer just enjoyed Up North, at health clubs, and in spas.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Simon also said that darkening retail doors can be filled by growing businesses as Life Time health clubs, House of Sports, which is a relatively new concept from Dick’s Sporting Goods, and space can be repurposed to mixed uses, including outdoor uses.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Now, Wisconsin saunas are no longer just enjoyed Up North, at health clubs, and in spas.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for health clubs
Noun
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More than a quarter of American men joined orders like the Knights of Pythias, and gyms grew in popularity.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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How gyms are adapting Gyms are clearing out some of their cardio equipment to make way for more weight racks, according to Petrzela.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From Fayetteville gymnasiums to professional courts in Rwanda, Canada and now China — and soon back to a Charlotte stage — Cole continues to remind North Carolinians that one of their own never stops reaching.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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The facility would include three swimming pools, exercise rooms, gymnasiums, and a walking and jogging track.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Oxford Center is among the alternative medical centers or health spas that, in recent years, have offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions that it is not proven to benefit.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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Sara Kopinski, a member of the city’s planning services team, said health spas are allowed in B4 but restricted by code to the second floor or above.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Health clubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/health%20clubs. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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