Jack Raglin, a kinesiology professor at the Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health, has been a weightlifter for 45 years. But he stopped going to the gym during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now has “no interest in going back to the university weight room.”
Since Glassman stepped down, there have been two major changes within the company structure: a new program to represent the affiliate gym owners across the US, and the return of top executive and longtime CrossFit leader Nicole Carroll... READ MORE @ Business Insider
Orangetheory Fitness Chief Executive Officer David Long says 70% of its facilities are open again and members are looking for more flexibility as they return. Watch @ "Bloomberg Markets."
With better ventilation and more space available, experts believe that outdoor fitness classes can help people stay safe while exercising.
"We've got to keep gyms open -- people need that outlet and they need to stay healthy," he said.
Capitalizing on the stay-at-home workout trend, Lululemon has decided to go all-in on its previous investment last year in 2019 with the Mirror home gym to increase its “digital and interactive capabilities” as they mentioned in a press release. With yoga, boxing, meditation, a $40 personal training session which was introduced last year, live stream, and on-demand...
Today, over 60 of America's top fitness industry leaders signed an open letter calling on all United States governors to allow gyms to remain open safely as states take action to curb the COVID-19 crisis.
Celebrity trainers Isaac Calpito and Stacey Griffith have signed on to be a part of a new outdoor fitness program called CLUBHOUSE at Topping Rose House in the Hamptons that is launching this weekend and will run through the summer, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Tellwut surveyed over 2,500 people about the effects of COVID-19 on the fitness industry and found that following the end of the stay-at-home measures, 27% of physically active people report they will not be returning to the gym, and 12% report they will return but less frequently.
Until or unless we get this virus under control — which it most certainly isn't now — "safe" reopening is never going to be completely safe. This seems especially true for businesses that push people together in enclosed spaces where they may be breathing heavily.
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