Se presenta en el Congreso la Ley GYMS, nace una organización de fitness inclusiva y mucho más.

La industria de la salud y el fitness recibió una chispa de esperanza con la presentación de la Ley GYMS en el Congreso. Ahora, el sector y los consumidores deben actuar para convencer a sus congresistas de que apoyen la inclusión de la Ley GYMS en cualquier paquete de medidas de alivio.

En otras noticias, un negocio de fitness inclusivo está despegando en Wisconsin, estudiantes universitarios entablan relaciones a través de entrenamientos en línea y eventos sociales, y otro gimnasio más se transforma en centro de vacunación para combatir la pandemia de coronavirus.

El Congreso presenta la Ley GYMS para reactivar los gimnasios en crisis

The Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA reported the introduction of the bipartisan Gym Mitigation and Survival (GYMS) Act (H.R. 890) by Congressmen Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “The GYMS Act provides owners like myself with meaningful and specific relief that previous federal relief programs failed to address,” said Debra Strougo, co-founder of RowHouse. “Passing the GYMS Act will save thousands of small businesses from going bankrupt and help ensure the fitness industry survives the pandemic to continue making our communities healthier.” The GYMS Act would establish a $30 billion recovery fund specifically for fitness facilities impacted by the pandemic.

Contact your Congress member to ask that they support the GYMS Act’s inclusion in the next relief package.

Una madre de Big Sky crea una organización sin ánimo de lucro para acercar el ejercicio a las personas con necesidades especiales

Monique Prevel of Townsend, MN, recently founded the Big Sky Autism Project (BSAP) to provide access to adaptive exercise programs for individuals with ASD (autism spectrum disorder), other special needs, and their families. The organization hits close to home, as Prevel’s son lives with non-verbal autism spectrum disorder and sparked her inspiration for BSAP. “Our aim is to strengthen, stabilize, strengthen and build endurance in these individuals muscles and joints so that they can live (as) independently as possible,” Prevel told KHQ.

Learn more about the Big Sky Autism Project.

Una organización nacional conecta a los universitarios a través del fitness

With more than 100 chapters across the nation, CHAARG (Changing Health Attitudes + Actions to Recreate Girls) helps college students “find their fit” on campus through the power of health and fitness. According to kentwired.com, through the pandemic, CHAARG has evolved to offer virtual services, such as weekly workouts, SLAM (self-love and meditation) events, socials, and more. “We are a student organization that adheres to anyone and everyone and allows students to ‘find their fit’ on campus with not only just fitness, but also really connecting with others and making amazing friendships,” said Marjorie Sovacool, Kent State CHAARG treasurer.

Find out more about CHAARG.

Un gimnasio se convierte en el mayor centro de vacunación del condado de Iowa, WI

As stated in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Comer Center, a 91,500-square-foot facility at Lands’ End Inc. corporate headquarters, recently became the largest vaccination site in Iowa County, WI. The facility is able to vaccinate 160 people in a four-hour period and will soon have the capacity to immunize 1,600 people over eight hours. Jerome Griffith, Lands’ End CEO, said, “The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is a critical step toward supporting Wisconsin’s vibrant culture and business community, and we are grateful to be able to utilize Lands’ End’s facilities to help fight the pandemic.”

Read the full story.