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About the Industry
As of January 2010 Through annual surveys, the IHRSA Research Department collects key operational data related to health club industry benchmarks, best practices, and trends. U.S. Health Clubs: 30,022 (as listed in the Yellow Pages as of January 2009; includes YMCAs and community centers) U.S. Health Club Members: 45.5 million U.S. IHRSA Member Clubs: 5,400 U.S. Health Club Members in IHRSA Clubs: 11 million Total U.S. Industry Revenues for 2007: $19.1 billion Total U.S. Industry Payroll and Benefits: $8.2 billion Total U.S. Full-time Employees: 300,000 Total U.S. Part-time Employees: 1.2 million Average Rate of Member Retention for IHRSA Clubs: 75% IHRSA Programs and Initiatives IHRSA is constantly developing and expanding programs that help our member clubs increase membership, retain existing members, and differentiate their club in the marketplace through quality value-added and sampling programs. Learn more about IHRSA's Programs and Initatives More Industry Data For more health club industry data: For media inquiries: please contact IHRSA PR pr@ihrsa.org. For research inquiries: please contact IHRSA Research research@ihrsa.org. Go to: ihrsa.org/research. For the industry's best research, publications, and learning tools: ihrsastore.com. |

