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Article: Medical Fitness Centers Grow in Popularity
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- July 26, 2004
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JOSEFINA LOZA, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-26-2004
The rising popularity of medical fitness centers is in line with the growth of a wellness culture, said Cary Wing with the Virginia-based Medical Fitness Association.
"The consumer is becoming much more savvy," Wing said. "They're asking questions whether they attend a commercial club or health center."
There were more than 700 medical fitness centers in the United States, Canada and Japan this year, compared with 550 reported in 2000, Wing said. The first medical fitness centers opened in the late 1970s.
After Howard Graff had bypass surgery 11 years ago, he needed a place where he could exercise without having a heart attack.
He ...