Medical and public health experts speak on the critical need to keep gyms open. Lawmakers loosen restrictions on health and fitness clubs. From the start of the pandemic, lawmakers depicted health clubs in a negative light and the public’s perception of clubs turned dismissive. Since then, the health and fitness industry has been fiercely advocating…
The United Health & Fitness Federation brought pertinent IHRSA resources to Indian lawmakers in hopes of reopening health and fitness clubs. Now members can return and work on improving their overall health. For the first time in months, India’s health and fitness clubs can reopen their doors to the public. With the approval of stakeholders and the…
There’s been an outbreak of COVID linked to a spin studio in Canada. It has the markers to look like a superspreader event with at least 50 cases tied to the studio. The studio was following Provincial protocols and has been working with the local public health authorities to investigate the cause, and steps moving…
IHRSA’s Executive Vice President of Public Policy Helen Durkin shares details of what IHRSA expects to happen in Washington D.C., where the industry’s lobbying efforts are focused, and action you can take today to support efforts to get relief. Keeping track of what’s happening in Washington can be a lot, so allow me to help…
On September 17, we’ll (virtually) come together with the best minds in the fitness industry to innovate, connect, and thrive. Here are five reasons you can’t afford to miss it. To innovate, by definition, is to make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. 2020 has flipped our world upside…
Maximize your health club’s reopening efforts by lobbying on behalf of the industry using IHRSA resources. Back in March when the COVID-19 shutdowns in the U.S. began, most of us were expecting closures to last a couple of weeks or a month at most. Now, here we are in June, and clubs in several states…
Serving as an example, these clubs and suppliers are leading the way in the fight against injustice and racism. Over the past several weeks, we’ve been moved by the call to dismantle our society’s racial injustices that has swept the U.S. and other countries around the world. As both a global trade association and an…
Health clubs and fitness suppliers are using their resources to aid the community during the coronavirus crisis. See how. The fitness industry has been a hot spot for innovation—even through a crisis. As we’ve seen in previous Fitness Industry Roundups, manufacturers have quickly shifted their facilities into making personal protective equipment to donate to local hospitals, and…
The fitness industry doesn’t quit when it comes to helping communities, members, and employees. We’ve highlighted a few more efforts by gyms, members, and employees who are going above and beyond to give support. As the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt daily life and while reopening plans begin to take shape, the members of the…
In a recent press conference, the White House coronavirus task force announced that health clubs are to be included in Phase 1 of reopening. IHRSA sends gratitude to President Trump for recognizing the importance of the fitness industry. Although reopening U.S. businesses is a process that will not happen overnight, and will differ throughout each…
It can be hard to keep track of everything happening in Washington D.C. as the coronavirus crisis upends Capitol Hill. We’ve highlighted all that IHRSA has been doing federally on your behalf in the last month. It has been a wild and tumultuous month. The novel coronavirus has spread across the globe, putting people’s health…
The coronavirus pandemic has virtually shut down the globe, causing governments to jump into action. The federal stimulus package has dominated national media, but do you know what relief your state is offering? With mandated health and fitness facility closures spanning the globe, the fitness industry is on the frontline of the impact of COVID-19….