Leading the fit life: jobs in health clubs.(Cover Story) From: Occupational Outlook Quarterly | Date: June 22, 1995| Author: Green, Kathleen | COPYRIGHT 1995 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

More people are exercising on a regular basis, and therefore more are making use of health clubs and the services they offer. There were about 12,000 health clubs in the US as of Jan 1995. Details of both fitness personnel positions and non-fitness personnel positions are discussed.

Some athletes compete only against themselves. People who work in health clubs help them make the most of that competition.

Most Americans know that exercise makes us feel better, healthier, an...