Mid-Market Fitness Concepts the Most Likely to Feel the Burn of COVID-19
The once-booming fitness sector is taking a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic as big-box gyms and boutique fitness studios shutter across the United States.
During normal times, fitness is big business. In 2018, U.S. health club industry revenue totaled $32.3 billion and more than 71.5 million U.S. consumers used health clubs, which hit an all-time high, reported the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.
The number of fitness centers in the U.S. increased by 24 percent since 2010 to 111,055 locations, according to IBISWorld data, as reported in January by real estate services firm JLL. The figure was expected to jump further, to nearly 121,000 locations by 2024.
Read more here: https://www.nreionline.com/retail/mid-market-fitness-concepts-most-likely-feel-burn-covid-19
Should You Avoid the Gym During the Coronavirus Outbreak?
As coronavirus cases—and related anxiety—accumulate in the U.S., many people are looking at exercise with new eyes. Typically a pillar of health and wellness, the gym in the age of coronavirus seems to many like a petri dish of contagion.
But do gym-goers actually need to worry about their daily workout? The short answer is no, says Dr. Paul Sax, medical director of the division of infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “The gym is not a place that’s necessarily riskier than other communal areas,” Sax says. “I wouldn’t say there’s anything particular about people sweating that makes them more contagious.”
Read more here: https://time.com/5795492/gym-fitness-studio-coronavirus/