Group yoga at Boom Island Park. Photo: David Joles/Star Tribune via Getty Images As exercisers return to in-person workouts, some gyms and studios are emphasizing a more holistic approach to fitness, which can only elevate community and overall wellness. Why it matters: In addition to being good for your body, […]
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Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape
One day in January, a once-regular customer at Fuel Training Studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts, stopped in to take a “shred” class. She hadn’t stepped foot in the gym since before the pandemic. The customer told owners Julie Bokat and Jeanne Carter that she had been working out at home alone […]
Visits to gyms, restaurants and hotels account for the build of COVID-19 infections, says new study
An “occupied” signs hangs in a closed hotel in Salzburg amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on November 2, 2020. barbara gindl/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Most COVID-19 cases in large US cities stem from visits to just a few types of places, a new study suggests. Restaurants, gyms, hotels and houses of worship are […]
24 Hour Fitness bankruptcy: Which gyms are closing?
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc. sought court protection from its creditors, unable to keep up with debt payments after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down gyms nationwide. The company will permanently close about 130 gyms, including 18 locations around the Greater Los Angeles area and Orange County. For the record: 1:31 […]
Top 10 Gyms in Los Angeles
If there’s anything we are not lacking in Los Angeles, it’s places to work out. But finding the perfect gym to tone, slim down or — dare we even say it — find a date is a highly subjective decision. Then there’s that old real estate rule of location, location, […]