The following statistics should ease your mind:

•  There are 39,570 active gyms in the United States.

• The U.S. gym industry grew 37% between 2008 and 2018, which is an average of 3.7% a year.

• There are 62 million gym members in the US: 1 in 5 Americans hold a gym membership.

• The average American spends $58/month on a gym membership. Gym membership costs experience steady growth as the average price was only $41/month in 2011.

• The fitness club industry in the US is worth $32B/year.

• Average gym member earns $75,000/year.

• 12% of new gym members join in January.

• Gym members recorded 6 billion visits to the gym in 2018.

• Americans spend $1.8B on unused gym memberships a year.