Gold’s Gym International has closed 30 corporate-owned clubs, mostly in Alabama, Colorado and Missouri, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused the company to evaluate the viability of some of its locations.
As governors around the country start making plans for how to reopen their states once the COVID-19 pandemic numbers decrease, a health department in northern Utah is already allowing some businesses, including health clubs, to reopen after a two-week order to close.
2020 IDEA World Convention and associated events scheduled for July 8-12 in California have been cancelled due to lack of clarity on whether bans on travel and existing stay-at-home orders will be lifted in time.
Virtual Health Partners (VHP) CEO Jillian Cohen participated in Club Industry's April 1 virtual town hall, "How to Engage Members with Virtual Solutions During the Coronavirus Shutdown." Some of the submitted questions went unanswered during the call due to time constraints. Cohen and her team have responded to many of the unanswered questions here.
Two Life Fitness employees put their sewing skills to use to make masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it led to a company effort that has resulted in 3,000 masks so far given to healthcare organizations and Life Fitness team members.
As the fitness industry navigates shutdowns due to COVID-19, Club Industry is here to help. We have developed a coronavirus resource page where you can find links to coronavirus news articles, information about COVID-19 legislation and loan options, town halls and outside resources for the fitness industry.
If you have missed any of the past Club Industry Town Halls on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the fitness industry, you can now watch them on-demand. The first four town halls as well as a Master Class webinar on how to be proactive during the crisis are viewable through links on this page. You can also find upcoming town halls and register for those here.
Join us Oct. 14-16, 2020, for the 2020 Club Industry Show, which will be held in a new city—St. Louis, Missouri. Register now for the education and networking event that welcomes the entire fitness industry.
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