Actualizado el 25 de mayo de 2021. Esta lista muestra el estado conocido de los gimnasios y centros deportivos por continente y país. Se actualizará periódicamente. Desde los picos de casos de COVID-19 registrados en octubre y noviembre en la mayor parte de Europa, la Federación Rusa, Estados Unidos, Canadá y América Latina, se ha producido una tercera ola (cuarta ola en algunos países) con nuevas cepas...
Part of IHRSA’s mission is to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful. To expand on this mission, we have tailored our resources to meet the needs of studios, small gyms, and boutique fitness facilities. Jump to the resources you need by topic: Fitness Programming & Facilities Group Purchasing [PROGRAMS FOR…
The timely innovations of five of Taiwan’s industry-leading fitness companies—Johnson Health Technology, Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd., Strength Master Fitness Tech Co., Ltd, Netown Corp., and Gee Hoo Industrial Corp.—took centerstage on April 28 at the 2021 Smart Fitness Online Product Launch livestream. As fitness enthusiasts seek to adapt and improve their gym and at-home exercise…
Perhaps no piece of cardio equipment has had a more storied—or diverse—history than the treadmill. In fact, before anyone ever got on one to improve cardiac performance or endurance, animals and prisoners were the machine’s chief users. Ancient Roots and Animal Power The origins of the treadmill are not in exercise, but in engineering and…
Según el informe «20 Million by 2030» (20 millones para 2030) de la IHRSA, el bienestar corporativo ofrece un gran objetivo para los operadores de clubes que buscan aumentar sus ingresos y la retención de socios. Si tenemos en cuenta que el 56 % de la cobertura de los seguros médicos en Estados Unidos depende de las empresas, este objetivo tiene mucho sentido. En la actualidad, aproximadamente el 70 % de las empresas cuentan con algún tipo de programa de bienestar, mientras que entre el 90 % y...
Tras alcanzar cifras récord en 2019, el sector de los gimnasios en Estados Unidos tuvo un comienzo prometedor el año pasado. Nadie habría imaginado que, en primavera, prácticamente todos los gimnasios y estudios estarían cerrados. La pandemia ha tenido graves consecuencias para los operadores de gimnasios, los empleados y los consumidores. Y puede que se necesiten años para que...
Up until very recently, it wasn’t that hard to find specs for sizing a group fitness room. The late club industry icon Michael Scott Scudder put them as follows: First, establish your Maximum Room Capacity (MRC). Take that number less 100, divide it by 35, and you get the maximum number of participants per group…
Updated February 12, 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic—including new, more transmissible variants—continues to spread, health authorities emphasize the importance of wearing masks or cloth face coverings in indoor settings, and even crowded outdoor settings. This is because masks can be an important strategy to reduce the spread of the virus in the community, given the…
The author of this article, Paul Hackett, is a chartered safety & health practitioner and OSHCR registered consultant with extensive international experience and a former sports, fitness, and aquatics facilities operator. He is also a member of the IHRSA-led experts group who developed the key considerations and risk assessment tools to help clubs reopen and stay…
We’re testing a new feature. Click the play button above to listen to this article! Updated January 5, 2021 Note: Important further updates have been made to this article as more research and data becomes available around COVID-19, including the latest statement and infographic from the World Health Organization (WHO), which reiterates that swimming pools…
We know that ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Indian cultures practiced forms of body-weight and yoga-based exercises. The ancient Greeks developed among the first free weights, hand-held weights with a hole for gripping rather than a handle, called “halteres.” As history goes, fitness and the tools we use to achieve it have been somewhat of a…
This is an IHRSA featured article, brought to you by Matrix Fitness. Throughout the travails of the last year, two certainties have emerged: the future of the health club industry is closely tied to increasing inclusivity, and clubs need to strengthen their alliance with wellness and healthcare. These are not new concepts. In fact, earlier…