Washington Gov. Jay Inslee released updated guidance Monday for gyms and fitness facilities that nearly triples the minimum distance required for patrons exercising indoors, except for those practicing certain team sports.
While existing gyms and fitness studios around the Boston area reconfigured their business models and existing protocols to meet the demands of the COVID pandemic, AXL—a new spin studio in East Boston—was facing a whole other dilemma. In other words: What do you do when your opening day was supposed to be two weeks after...
T'Nisha Symone, founder of Blaque, the first luxury fitness club for Black people in New York City, has worked in the fitness industry for 10 years, and aside from new training modalities, technology, and equipment, not much has changed in the fitness space.
One of the nation’s largest gym chains has revised its mask policy, again.
Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau proposed gyms as “part of the solution” to the coronavirus pandemic, with fitness and exercise helping to combat issues such as obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Three SoulCycle instructors have publicly resigned from their roles while accusing the company of 'supporting racism and bigotry' and 'using the bodies' of black women in 'performative activism'.
The facts support the industry’s mission. Arguing otherwise makes no logical sense.
Industry Leader Strengthens Health and Safety Protocols Globally
Instructor walkouts and motivational messages in a predominantly white industry decimated by the coronavirus.
As they await a green light to reopen, gym owners, like other businesses, have made accommodations to meet new health and social distancing requirements, installing special equipment, reducing capacity and, in some cases, eliminating amenities like lockers.
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