WASHINGTON, D.C.—January 28, 2022—This week, IHRSA, the Global Health & Fitness Association, unveiled new industry data showing yet another increase in the number of health clubs, gyms, studios that have closed since this time last year. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, 25% of all fitness facilities have closed across the…
The Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers, here’s what you need to know. On Thursday, January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to block the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing mandate for large employers. This decision marks the end of the legal battle over the current iteration of the vaccine-or-test…
Since the start of the new year, media outlets have been interested to learn more about the fitness industry’s struggles and what it will take to recover. Here are some of those stories. The battle to obtain financial relief for the fitness industry is not over. IHRSA continues to receive numerous media inquiries weekly and…
A ClassPass report highlights fitness and wellness industry trends. Among the key findings, fitness reservations have grown by 329% since January 2021. We’re dialing in on some important fitness industry news to share with you. Keeping an eye out on consumer trends is vital for the fitness industry, and ClassPass just gave us all a…
This week’s Fitness Industry Roundup covers new deals and ways fitness facilities are giving back to their community. With the holidays right around the corner, we’ve wrapped up a few fitness industry stories that revolve around scoring deals and giving back. Inertia Wave Scores a Partnership With Gronk Fitness Inertia Wave Products, set to be…
TIME relays positive data for the fitness industry, sports and lifting help people overcome life’s challenges, and more. There’s nothing our industry likes to hear more than people taking control of their lives and finding an exercise routine that works for them—and sticking with it! We’re seeing more positive data each day that shows people…
While it may seem like things in Washington are at a standstill, behind the scenes the push for relief for the industry is still going strong. There has been a lot of noise in Washington, D.C., over the past month or so. It can be easy to think that this means nothing is happening with…
Would you work out in self-driving fitness pods? Or how about enrolling in a mental health gym to exercise your body and mind? These may be the future of well-being. I’ll keep the introduction short and sweet for this week’s roundup. Throughout the pandemic, actions and thoughts have, understandably, been reactive to the things happening…
Submit your best caption for your chance to win a free registration to the IHRSA 2022 Convention and Trade Show and have your caption appear in a future issue of CBI magazine. We invite you to join in on the fun of the IHRSA 2021 Caption Contest (the “Contest”) by submitting your best caption for…
BOSTON, MA—October 22, 2021—After a daunting two year hiatus, last week, fitness industry professionals gathered for IHRSA 2021, the 40th Anniversary IHRSA International Convention & Trade Show. “It was great to meet so many industry leaders in person,” said IHRSA President and CEO Liz Clark. “They not only showed their commitment to the industry by…
From working to expand inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in the fitness industry to conducting studies to better understand the barriers related to physical activity, the IHRSA Foundation has accomplished a lot in just the last few months. Here are some of those accomplishments. The IHRSA Foundation was established in 2012 with a core…
Whether it’s enhancing physical fitness, rehabilitating those with neurological conditions, improving mental health, or reducing mortality risk, exercising does it all. We often talk about the benefits of physical activity because an active lifestyle comes with so much good. Another reason we won’t let you forget about the overall benefits is to help motivate the…