“The YMCA is a different kind of club, altogether, with significantly different goals than your standard gym. This is important to note, because while there are many similarities between what the YMCA offers and what Boost and Worcester Fitness offer, it is equally unfair to paint both using the same brush. Where fitness clubs generally hold health and fitness to be the most critical component of what they offer, the YMCA tends to focus more of its energy on community building. Additionally, unlike most fitness centers that are private businesses, the YMCA is a world-wide nonprofit organization.”

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