Lucille Roberts
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Lucille Roberts was an American businesswoman and entrepreneur who founded the Lucille Roberts chain of health club
s. A self-proclaimed "exercise nut", she turned turned her passion for working out into a health club empire worth $30 million at the time of her death.
. Her goal was to offer affordable exercise facilities geared towards women. Following confusion that it was an auto repair business she renamed it Lucille Roberts, eventually opening gyms in 50 other locations in the north eastern United States.
Roberts also wrote and published the books, Computercise and The Lucille Roberts 14 Day Makeover.
on July 17, 2003, aged 59, at a Manhattan hospital. She was survived by her husband, Bob Roberts and their two children, Kevin & Kirk Roberts.
Health club
A health club is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.-Main workout area:...
s. A self-proclaimed "exercise nut", she turned turned her passion for working out into a health club empire worth $30 million at the time of her death.
Early years
Born in 1943 near St. Petersburg, Russia, she and her family emigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University and was one of the first women to earn a degree from Harvard's OPM business school.Career
In 1969 she and her husband opened a spa in midtown Manhattan next to Macy'sMacy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
. Her goal was to offer affordable exercise facilities geared towards women. Following confusion that it was an auto repair business she renamed it Lucille Roberts, eventually opening gyms in 50 other locations in the north eastern United States.
Roberts also wrote and published the books, Computercise and The Lucille Roberts 14 Day Makeover.
Death
A non-smoker Lucille Roberts died from lung cancerLung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
on July 17, 2003, aged 59, at a Manhattan hospital. She was survived by her husband, Bob Roberts and their two children, Kevin & Kirk Roberts.