Fitness Studios Moved Outside to Stay Afloat. Now Winter is Coming.
Fitness enthusiasts figured out a way to work out together again. So what happens when winter comes?
In the shadow of the Vessel, the sky-scraping copper honeycomb structure in New York City’s Hudson Yards, is a huge tent full of bikes that go nowhere. In the parking lot of the Beverly Center, the famed Los Angeles shopping center, there’s a blocked-off section peppered with treadmills and benches. And this summer, the Southampton Arts Center’s west lawn was transformed into a dance-workout space.
These outdoor gyms are the new normal of group fitness.
Because companies like SoulCycle, Barry’s, and the up-and-coming dance-inspired workout FORWARD__Space haven’t been allowed to reopen in… READ MORE @ Vox