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  • 11 May 2018
  • Video

Health Care Club

  • 25 Aug 2016
  • Video

Health Care Club

  • November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
  • Background Note

The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details
Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States
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  • October 2016 (Revised January 2017)
  • Background Note

The U.S. Health Club Industry, 2005–2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2015, the U.S. health-club industry generated revenues of $25.8 billion, up from $14.8 billion in 2004. Members of health clubs accounted for 17% of the population, up from 14%. The number of clubs had grown from 26,830 in 2004 to 36,180. In the process, the list of... View Details
Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Business Ventures; Strategy; Health; Investment; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States
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Health & Wellness Club

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Health Care Club

Keywords: Health Care
  • 10 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

Meet the Health & Wellness Club

and hope to engage with a variety of business leaders, entrepreneurs, customers, and practitioners. We want to question assumptions, test theories, and ask questions. We also want our members to make personal connections, explore ideas, and have fun. Why We Started the... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care; Health Care
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Health Care Club | MBA

Health Care Club Our mission is to promote the image of HBS as an institution that produces leaders who have an impact in the business of health care. This mission is achieved... View Details
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Health & Wellness Club | MBA

Health & Wellness Club The Health and Wellness Club at HBS is focused on empowering our members with knowledge, wellness trends, and market... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2019
  • News

Clubs Convene to Focus on Health Care

Clubs News Clubs News Toronto Alumni Compare Canadian and US Health Care Systems In partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Canada, the HBS Club of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; Health, Social Assistance
  • January 2005
  • Teaching Note

Health Club Industry in 2004, The (TN)

By: John R. Wells
Teaching Note to (2-705-445) and (2-705-451). View Details
Keywords: Health Industry
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  • 01 Mar 2015
  • News

Clubs Hopping

Reaching Out The first annual HBS Latino Alumni Association Southern Dinner, held in Dallas last fall, was more than a social occasion for outgoing club president Al Suarez (MBA 2005) and event organizer Eric Calderon (MBA 2013)—it was... View Details
Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Clubs Hopping

with the men: the midlevel skills gap. “That was the spark,” says Kane, who along with Bockmann and other members of the HBS Club of New York launched the HBSCNY Skills Gap Project to translate research into real-world action. The group... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 26 Jan 2021
  • News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Clubs News Clubs News Club Webinars Explore Untapped Potential of FemTech The HBS Women’s Association of Greater New York (HBSWANY), and the HBS Association of Northern... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 06 Feb 2023
  • Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

In 2020, Paul Ampofo (MBA 2020) and Brian Sykes (MBA 2020) founded the Black Investment Club at Harvard Business School to address the massive underrepresentation of Black investors in venture capital, private equity, and investment... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund
  • February 2018 (Revised April 2018)
  • Case

Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity

By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Omar Simmons, managing director of a private equity fund that owns 53 Planet Fitness Health Clubs, has to choose: continue in private equity or shift his career to managing and growing the health clubs. An African-American graduate of Princeton University and Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Diversity Characteristics; Ethnicity Characteristics; Health Club Franchises; African-american Entrepreneurs; Finance; Private Equity; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Motivation and Incentives; Personal Development and Career; Franchise Ownership; Consulting Industry; Boston
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  • 27 Aug 2019
  • Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

Who is PRIDE?  The Class of 2020 students of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Association (LGBTSA) pitched an idea to change the club name to be more inclusive of the full spectrum of queer identities to the View Details
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Student Clubs | MBA

Policy Club Greater China Club H HBS Show Health & Wellness Club Health Care Club... View Details
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Club Conferences | MBA

Club Women in Investing Conference November 17, 2024 Women in Investing Club Health Care Conference December 8, 2024 Health Care View Details
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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

Health & Wellness Club Co-Presidents Jess Haghani jhaghani@mba2025.hbs.edu Sara Gagnon sgagnon@mba2025.hbs.edu Health Care Club Co-Presidents... View Details