{"id":10754,"date":"2024-10-16T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2024-10-22T19:53:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T23:53:59","slug":"u-s-fitness-facility-membership-reaches-historic-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/ihrsa\/u-s-fitness-facility-membership-reaches-historic-high\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Fitness Facility Membership Reaches Historic High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-300x72.png\" alt=\"The Health and Fitness Association\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10014\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-300x72.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-200x48.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-768x185.png 768w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association-800x192.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Health-and-Fitness-Association.png 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Health and Fitness Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOSTON, MA<\/strong> &#8211; As more Americans prioritize their health and wellness, U.S. fitness facilities reached a record 72.9 million members in 2023, representing 23.7% of the U.S. population aged six and older, according to new data from the Health &#038; Fitness Association (HFA). These findings are detailed in the 2024 U.S. Health &#038; Fitness Consumer Report, which outlines trends in membership growth, participation and emerging opportunities for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The number of fitness facility members increased 5.8% year-over-year, marking the highest annual growth rate since 2017. Growth was strong across all facility types, with fitness-only gyms, multipurpose centers, and boutique studios all seeing gains. Additionally, the total number of facility and studio users\u2014including both members and non-members\u2014rose by 9.7% year-over-year, reaching 90.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year\u2019s robust growth underscores the increasing demand for fitness services nationwide,\u201d said HFA President &#038; CEO Liz Clark. \u201cAs more Americans recognize the benefits of fitness for both physical and mental health, our industry continues to play a vital role in promoting healthier lifestyles across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond membership growth, fitness facility attendance increased for a third consecutive year. The average member visited a facility 81 times in 2023, up from 78 visits in 2022 and 72 visits in 2021. Although attendance has risen steadily, it remains below 2019, when members averaged 119 visits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOSTON, MA<\/strong> &#8211; As more Americans prioritize their health and wellness, U.S. fitness facilities reached a record 72.9 million members in 2023, representing 23.7% of the U.S. population aged six and older, according to new data from the Health &#038; Fitness Association (HFA). These findings are detailed in the 2024 U.S. Health &#038; Fitness Consumer Report, which outlines trends in membership growth, participation and emerging opportunities for the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[682],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10754"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10755,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10754\/revisions\/10755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}