A top fitness industry trade association and some of its member gyms are promoting the message that health clubs nationwide are “safe and are not contributing to the spread of covid-19” based on the conclusions of a study that experts in public health and research methods say was methodologically flawed and open to conflicts of...
Luxury fitness group Equinox just opened its first-ever outdoor club on a 27,000-square-foot rooftop in the Century City neighborhood in Los Angeles. The gym, branded as Equinox+ In the Wild, was built exclusively for Equinox members; All Access and Destination members can now book work-out slots at the site.
State alliances have been important in reopening clubs, and their importance will continue as business returns and states begin imposing regulations and taxes on already suffering clubs. IHRSA’s toolkit is a resource readily available for clubs
Gyms come together to form Colorado Fitness Coalition advocacy group
For the $94 billion fitness industry to stay afloat amid the widespread closures of core bricks-and-mortar studios and gyms, it’s has had to pivot, relying more heavily on virtual connectivity for community and revenue. For studios operating in New York and New Jersey, the time to reopen has finally come. Governors Andrew Cuomo and Phil...
Of More than 49.4 Million Health Club Visits, Only 0.0023 Percent Tested Positive for COVID-19 - More than 500 Times Less than the Current Estimated U.S. National Average
Without significant data or research, why should gyms be held to different standards than restaurants and other spaces? Others in the fitness industry aired similar complaints, backing a petition that quickly gathered more than 17,000 virtual signatures. The governor’s office heard their grievances and, on August 26, announced a new policy that reinstated the... READ...
While hundreds of New York’s boutique fitness studios are still fighting to reopen, one company is resolute to remain shut through the rest of 2020.
The owners of hundreds of New York City indoor fitness studios are suing Mayor Bill de Blasio for barring them from reopening their businesses along with the rest of the city's gyms last week.
The Yoga Industry Struggles to Pivot, Teachers and Studios Seek Shelter Online as Covid-19 Pulverizes Studios
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