health club

noun

Synonyms of health clubnext
: 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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The owners of the bathhouse, known as Watergarden, blamed the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic for the demise of the venue after 43 years of operation as a men’s health club. George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 The West Loop building, first completed in 1966 and now called The Bell, includes reconstructed offices, a health club with a cold plunge, several tenant lounges and bars, pickleball courts, a rooftop deck and Solette, a ground-floor casual restaurant. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 At the heart of the center, an open staircase wraps around a circular courtyard and leads down to the lower level, where three swimming pools, a health club, an open cafeteria, and a multifunctional deck are located. New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026 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. Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 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 25 Apr. 2026.

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