health club

American  

noun

1. a usually private club that offers its members facilities for exercising and physical conditioning.

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Etymology

Origin of health club

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

In short order, the Salomon Brothers trading floor gave birth to small markets in bonds funded by all sorts of strange stuff: credit card receivables, aircraft leases, auto loans, health club dues.

From Literature

This particular 24 Hour Fitness is a flagship location for the health club chain.

From Los Angeles Times

The Altar, a health club opening in New York this fall, is the brainchild of a group of founders with backgrounds in high finance and fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I wasn't even in the country, never mind I wasn't even in the health club when she had the attack," he said.

From BBC

I clicked my heels together — I happened to be wearing red suede sneakers — and mumbled to myself: “There’s no place like a posh, membership-only holistic health club.”

From Los Angeles Times