HealthFitness Celebrates 50 Years of Transforming Corporate Fitness
Posted: November 10, 2025 in Chains
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LAKE FOREST, IL – HealthFitness, a Trustmark company and a leading provider of comprehensive fitness solutions, celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since 1975, the company has partnered with organizations across the country to build healthier, more connected workplaces, evolving alongside the industry while staying true to its passion for people.
“What started as modest corporate fitness centers with treadmills and dumbbells has grown into comprehensive programs that support the whole person,” said Sean McManamy, President of HealthFitness. “Today, workplace wellness is about connection, culture, and creating spaces where employees feel seen, supported, and engaged. That’s been our focus for five decades — and it will continue to guide us for the next 50 years.”
HealthFitness Through the Decades
1970s–1980s: Building the Foundation
Corporate fitness began with simple programs — assessments, incentive challenges, and pedometers — laying the groundwork for today’s health and fitness industry.
1990s: Expanding into Wellness
HealthFitness broadened its scope with prevention programs, nutrition, and smoking cessation, shifting from just movement to whole-person health.
2000s: Growth Through Acquisition
A major milestone came in 2003 with the acquisition of Johnson & Johnson’s corporate wellness business, doubling the size and reach of HealthFitness.
2010s: Technology and Personalization
Trustmark Mutual Holding Company acquired HealthFitness with the goal of rounding out its services to become a comprehensive benefits company.
HealthFitness embraced technology platforms, wearable devices, and tools to deliver more personalized and impactful health and fitness programs.
2020s: Adapting to a New Workplace
COVID reshaped wellness needs, accelerating the shift from fitness centers to wellbeing hubs — spaces for movement, recovery, and connection.
HealthFitness expanded its reach with the acquisition of Corporate Fitness Works, Midtown Health, and Professional Fitness Management, LLC (ProFIT).
Five Decades of Impact
50 years in business
Clients dating back to the 1970s
3,000+ employees nationwide, including some with 35-plus years of service
1 million+ participants
191 clients with average tenure of 11 years
337 managed sites
94 percent client satisfaction rating
95 percent client retention rate
75 Net promoter score
Reflecting on the company’s journey, McManamy points to the power of consistency: “Despite a lot of changes over the years, our mission hasn’t changed, our values haven’t changed. We’re very good at engaging a community and creating great experiences—that’s what we’ll keep building on.”
Looking Ahead
As HealthFitness looks to the future, the company is focused on redefining the role of workplace wellness by embracing movement, recharging, nutrition, and connection.
“HealthFitness is proud of the lasting impact we’ve created—one relationship, one program, and one small step at a time,” added McManamy. “We’re excited to continue helping organizations build cultures of care and belonging that keep employees strong, connected, and thriving.”
