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January 20, 2003
Less than 25 percent of school-age children get even 20 minutes of vigorous daily physical activity, well below the minimum doctors prescribe
January 10, 2003
Sixty percent of U.S. adults are overweight, and the government blames 300,000 deaths a year on weight-related diseases.
December 31, 2002
In urban markets, where parking is limited and car travel is constricted, the primary trading area for a club extends no further than an 8-10 minute walk (approximately one-half to two-thirds of a mile) from the facility. Source: IHRSA's Guide to the Health Club Industry for Lenders & Investors
December 26, 2002
According to IHRSA, more than 8 million Americans joined a health club in 2001, with almost one million doing so in the month of January. In 2001, an estimated 33.8 million people belonged to a health club, with the average member logging 93 days per year working out at a health club.
December 15, 2002
From 1971 to 1999, the number of obese adults increased from 14.5% to 30.9% of the population.
November 28, 2002
Two out of three adults are obese or overweight and the number of overweight kids has jumped by 50 percent in the past decade in the US.
November 20, 2002
Americans over age 55 are the fastest-growing age group among gym members, up more than 266 percent since 1987 -- more than twice the rate for U.S. health club members as a whole
November 10, 2002
The U.S. Surgeon General, which estimated the economic cost of obesity in 2000 at $117 billion.
October 31, 2002
Overweight and obese people have medical bills up to $1,500 greater a year than those of people of healthy weight.
October 17, 2002
Vigorous exercise was defined as any physical activity that significantly raised heart rate or increased breathing for more than 20 minutes. Only 30% of women ages 18 to 49 said they met that level of activity at least three times a week.
October 10, 2002
1 in 3 American adults are afflicted with Arthritis. An aging population, the obesity epidemic and the country's sedentary lifestyle are adding to the arthritis burden.
October 3, 2002
With over 70 million Americans now aged 6-24, health clubs can expect strong growth in the young adult market over the next decade and beyond. Source: IHRSA Trend Report
September 26, 2002
IIn its annual industry data survey of North American health and sports clubs, IHRSA found that the clubs surveyed grew their total revenues by 5.8% (median) in 2001, and remained profitable last year.
September 19, 2002
Dividing the 18-34 age demographic into two segments allows us to conclude that the 25-34 age segment has decreased by 14% since 1997, while the 18-24 age segment grew by 28% in the same period. Source: IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
September 12, 2002
The number of health clubs and gyms in the U.S. has increased consistently over the past five years, up 39% from 13,097 businesses in 1997 to 18,203 in 2002. Source: IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
September 5, 2002
Strength training is among the fastest growing fitness activities, with nearly 20 million frequent participants, (participated at least 100 days a year), up 53% over the past ten years. Source: SGMA International
August 29, 2002
Hand weights are a popular trend in physical fitness, with 27.1 million people using this form of exercise in 2001, an increase of 16% from 1998. Source: SGMA International
August 22, 2002
The greatest beneficiaries of the fitness movement have been health clubs, which boast a 63% increase in membership from 1990-2001, and a corresponding jump of 104% in the numbers of frequent participants who worked out at a club at least 100 times in a year. Source:SGMA International
August 15, 2002
Memberships were up by 3% for the year, but the number of patrons including non-members increased by 7%; and during 2001, they logged more than 3.1 billion visits to clubs, a 25% increase over the figure for 1998. Source: American Sports Data
August 8, 2002
Older Americans, when supported with reminders of the benefits of exercise, a recent study found adherence rates as high as 80%! Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
August 1, 2002
In 2001 club members reported an average of 93 days at their gyms and the number of members who logged 100 days in 2001 reached a new record high of 13.9 million. Source: IHRSA ASD/Health Club Trend Report
July 26, 2002
Non-profits continue to dominate the Midwest and South (30% and 39% of its members), commercial facilities continue to dominate the west, with 32% of its membership in that region, versus 14% and 15% for non-profits and miscellaneous for-profit clubs. Source: 2001 IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
July 19, 2002
According to IHRSA's 2001 Profiles of Success, clubs derive 20% to 30% of their total business from non-dues related sources.
July 12, 2002
lAlthough cardiovascular exercise remained a core focus, it slid 2% during 2001, while strength training increased by 12%, and flexibility/stretching (e.g., yoga, pilates) jumped an impressive 23%. Source: ASD Superstudy of Sports Participation
July 5, 2002
By 2030, the number of older Americans is expected to double from 35 million to 70 million. Given this aging trend, the impact of a lack of physical activity on medical care costs is likely to grow as a result of an aging population, unless trends in physical activity change.
June 27, 2002
In 2001, nearly two-thirds of all training sessions (66%) were conducted at a health club, 7% were held in the client's home, 3% were conducted at the trainer's studio, 14% were performed at some other location. Source: IIHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
June 20, 2002
IIn 2001, a projected 1.9% of the US population over the age of 6 (4.8 million people) paid for the services of a personal trainer. Source: IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
June 13, 2002
Total number of health club patrons,including both members and non-members,climbed 7% from 54.5 million in 2000 to 58.3 million people in 2001. Source: IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
June 6, 2002
According to the National Center of Health Statistics, adults who live in the suburbs are more likely to be physically active than adults in urban and rural areas.
May 30, 2002
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 8 out of 10 adults with graduate level degrees engaged in at least some form of leisure time activity, twice as many as those with less than a high school diploma.
May 23, 2002
IIf health club membership continues to grow over the next ten years at its current compound annual growth rate of 4.6%, then U.S. health club membership will reach 51.4 million. Source: IHRSA Guide for Lenders and Investors
May 16, 2002
The largest country in Europe, Germany is considered the country with the greatest potential outside the UK. Currently, only 4.6 million of the country's 82 million people belong to health clubs. Source: IHRSA Global Report
May 9, 2002
The current industry wide U.S. membership penetration rate for adults 18-34 is 17.6%, as compared with 14.7% for adults age 35-54, and 12.6% for adults age 55 and over. Source: IHRSA Guide for Lenders and Investors
May 2, 2002
iDiabetes, obesity and smoking together kill 1 million Americans annually, and cost the economy about $270 billion more than it costs to run Medicare for an entire year Source: Health & Human Services
April 25, 2002
In men, about 15% of deaths from heart disease occur before the age of 55, note researchers in the April 22nd issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
April 18, 2002
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, rates of obesity and adult-onset diabetes are increasing. Both conditions can be worsened by inactivity, and ameliorated by exercise.
April 11, 2002
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 7 in 10 adults don't regularly exercise and nearly 4 in 10 aren't physically active at all.
April 4, 2002
According to American Sports Data, the total number of Americans who indicated that they worked out at a club at some point in 2001 grew by 7% to 58.3 million.
March 28, 2002
According to American Sports Data, in 2001, the total number of U.S. members rose from 32.8 million to 33.8 million, 3% growth in light of a tough economy.
March 21, 2002
According to IHRSA's new Guide to the Health Club Industry for Lenders and Investors, today approximately one out of every eight Americans age six and over is a member of some type of athletic or fitness center.
March 14, 2002
As of Jan. 2000, 61% (approximately 122 million) of American adults were classified as being overweight or obese; of these, 54 million were classified as clinically obese and 68 million were classified as overweight or pre-obese. Source: Surgeon General
March 7, 2002
According to IHRSA's new Guide to the Health Club Industry for Lenders and Investors, membership penetration rates for people who live or work within one mile of their facilities often approaches 30%.
February 28, 2002
Nine out of 10 elderly Americans develop high blood pressure, a new study estimates. But experts say many can still beat the odds with diet and exercise. Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
February 21, 2002
According to American Business Information Inc., the number of clubs in the U.S. rose by 5.1% in 2001 and that the count is currently at a record 17,807 clubs.
February 14, 2002
This year congress has appropriated $50 million, a 1000% increase from the $5000 appropriated last year. The funds will be used to benchmark and broadcast "best practices" among elementary and high school P.E. programs.
February 7, 2002
An annual consumer report sponsored by IHRSA determined that the 33 million americans who currently belong to health clubs visited the gym an average of 89 times per year, translating into nearly 3 billion visits last year.
January 31, 2002
Few Americans are completely satisfied with the things they cite as most essential-physical health (14%), appearance(13%), fitness(8%), and the amount and quality of exercise they get (7%). Source: Fitness American-Style
January 24, 2002
Americans who exercise cite big physical and psychological payoffs,such as, better health, more physical and mental energy, and feeling good about themselves. Source: Fitness American-Style
January 17, 2002
Walking, in fact, may be the perfect exercise. If everyone in the U.S. were to walk briskly 30 minutes a day, we would cut the incidence of many chronic diseases 30% to 40%. Source: Time Magazine-Medicine and Prevention Jan. 2002.
January 10, 2002
The average American life expectancy has reached a new high of 76.9 years, primarily because fewer people are dying of heart disease and cancer. Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
January 3, 2002
Frequent health club attendance (100 days) has soared to a new high of 13.5 million. While they already account for 23% of the total memberships, people over 55 represent 28% of all frequent attendees. Source: IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
December 19, 2001
The holiday season is the busiest time for clubs. According to the 2001 Profiles of Success in December 7.8% of accounts are added per month (as a percentage of the annual total) and in January that number climbs to 12.4%
December 12, 2001
Number of Americans working out with a personal trainer jumps by nearly one-third in 2000. Source: IHRSA/ASD Health Club Trend Report
December 5, 2001
Americans place maintaining good physical health and keeping up their physical appearance among the top of their personal priorities (97%, and, 91% respectively, say it is essential/important to them) Source: Fitness American Style-Roper Starch Worldwide
November 28, 2001
Now there's yet another reason to get off the couch and on to the track. A new study has found that regular physical activity dramatically lowers blood levels of the fat hormone leptin, which, in turn may boost heart health. Source: msnbc.com
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