In this June 13, 2016 photograph, Wanda Downs, left, assists Christie Purvis of Tallulah, La., with an incline bench press using dumbbells during their training session at Wyatt’s Gym in Vicksburg, Miss. Health clubs and gyms have dropped their rates … and initiation fees sharply in the years since the recession, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.