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March 18, 2025 • Dr. Amy Bantham/Mark Harrington, Jr. • Season 6 • Episode 6

An interview with Mark Harrington, Jr., President at Healthworks, Republic Fitness and GymIt

So some of the things we look at is, is, how do we get the word out that we're not we're not just some company from another city or owned by private equity that is coming in here to make a buck. How can we be out front and talk about how we really do care about this, and all of our teams care about this, and we were looking for local community partners that share this vision and we can work together to kind of make the entire community more physically active.

Mark Harrington, Jr.

Healthworks origin story
Running a family-owned business
Building community within clubs
Being a good community partner
Giving back with Healthworks Community Fitness
Advocating for the industry
Overcoming bad perceptions of the industry
Fitness trends for 2025
Focus on advocacy and education as part of the HFA Board of Directors
The PHIT Act

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