Club One
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Club One Fitness Centers is a San Francisco-based chain of health club
s and in-house gym
nasium facilities managed on behalf of corporate clients.
The chain was founded in 1991 by a husband and wife team who had operated health clubs before. Jill Kinney had been a professional downhill ski racer, before opening a small club, the Physis Gym, in San Francisco. She later became Chief Operating Officer of a nationwide chain, and was responsible for opening the original Sports Club LA Noticing that nearly all health clubs were independent, she worked with future husband John Kinney to write a business plan for a multi-outlet health club. The couple obtained a founding investment from the Kikkoman
soy sauce company, and opened their first gym in the Citicorp Center
in San Francisco. It grew quickly during the dot com
boom as many companies established in-house gyms as a perquisite for employees.
The first corporate facility was started in 1995, after Autodesk, Inc. contacted the couple about opening an in-house gym exclusively for company employees. Similar concessions were opened for The Gap
and Electronic Arts
As of 2004 the chain had 19 public clubs, several dozen in-house gyms with more than 500,000 corporate members, and approximately 1,500 employees in ten states. The company manages health clubs at six Jewish Community Center
s.
Health club
A health club is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.-Main workout area:...
s and in-house gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium facilities managed on behalf of corporate clients.
The chain was founded in 1991 by a husband and wife team who had operated health clubs before. Jill Kinney had been a professional downhill ski racer, before opening a small club, the Physis Gym, in San Francisco. She later became Chief Operating Officer of a nationwide chain, and was responsible for opening the original Sports Club LA Noticing that nearly all health clubs were independent, she worked with future husband John Kinney to write a business plan for a multi-outlet health club. The couple obtained a founding investment from the Kikkoman
Kikkoman
is an international company based in Japan.Founded in 1917, it is based in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is a combination of 8 family-owned businesses founded as early as 1603 by the Mogi and Takanashi families....
soy sauce company, and opened their first gym in the Citicorp Center
Citicorp Center
Citicorp Center can refer to several skyscrapers named after banking conglomerate Citigroup.* Citigroup Center , formerly Citicorp Center* Citigroup Center , formerly Citicorp Center...
in San Francisco. It grew quickly during the dot com
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
boom as many companies established in-house gyms as a perquisite for employees.
The first corporate facility was started in 1995, after Autodesk, Inc. contacted the couple about opening an in-house gym exclusively for company employees. Similar concessions were opened for The Gap
Gap (clothing retailer)
The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
and Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
As of 2004 the chain had 19 public clubs, several dozen in-house gyms with more than 500,000 corporate members, and approximately 1,500 employees in ten states. The company manages health clubs at six Jewish Community Center
Jewish Community Center
A Jewish Community Center or Jewish Community Centre is a general recreational, social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of cities...
s.