I hated to do it, but I recently canceled my membership at a health club I’ve belonged to for a decade. I’m sticking with outdoor exercise, YouTube classes and a home gym for now — a personal decision partly based on advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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CDC Just Issued a Warning About Gyms
Over the last several months, there has been a great deal of debate surrounding the safety of gyms and fitness classes, due to the potential airborne nature of the virus. While health experts have remained cautiously skeptical, warning that exercising in an indoor space around others could potentially expose you […]
Riverside County gyms and fitness centers cleared to reopen at reduced capacity under red tier
Members are working out once again at Power of Fitness in Palm Desert. Those who spoke with News Channel 3 said at least now they can resume their fitness routines interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. “I think it’s great. People need to get out and exercise and keep a healthy […]
Colorado Fitness Clubs Join Forces To Keep Members Safe And Gyms Open
DENVER (CBS4)– They fiercely compete for customers, but now, 30 fitness brands have joined forces to fight the spread of COVID-19. The new Colorado Fitness Coalition is working to keep members safe and businesses open. © Provided by CBS Denver (credit: CBS) At the Colorado Athletic Club Tabor Center, Tyler […]
Troubled Boston Sports Clubs abruptly closes several of its gyms
Members of Boston Sports Clubs got unwelcome news: that three locations were closing, effective Thursday. © Shaun Ganley/WCVB-TV Boston Sports Clubs The gym is closing its Bradford, Canton and West Newton locations. Members of BSC Canton received an email about the news. Some members at all three locations were notified […]
SFPD gyms stayed open during pandemic. Why are private ones still closed?
San Francisco police officers and other city employees have been able to use a dozen gyms during the pandemic, mostly inside police stations, despite the fact that private gyms have been closed to the public for the past several months. © Mason Trinca / Protesters chant outside the Hall of […]
Gyms Are Open Again, With Restrictions : Shots
Gyms are reopening with fewer people and more protocols, and they want to rehabilitate their pandemic-battered image. Although there’s not much evidence, they say the science is on their side. Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images […]
Central Coast gyms and fitness centers share concern for continued outdoor operation this fall
Gyms and fitness studios along the Central Coast are eager to get back indoors, especially as weather changes this fall may affect their only allowed operation. Making the transition from indoors to outdoors is easier said that done. Snap Fitness in Nipomo said they move their workout equipment including squat […]
18 businesses including two fitness gyms fined for violating COVID-19 guidelines
© Provided by Gulf News New fines Dubai: Following intensified inspections of commercial establishments, the Dubai Economy (DED) announced on Monday that it has imposed fines on 18 shops, including six in the retail sector, two in trading ready-to-wear garments, four shops in textiles […]
American Gyms Willfully Misleading Members About COVID
Research firm MXM and the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) are currently under fire for disseminating misinformation about the spread of COVID-19 in gyms across North America. According to a collaborative study released by the two agencies earlier this month, the ratio of COVID cases in health clubs […]