A rendering of the interior of Planet Fitness’s upcoming location at 7297 Battle Hill Drive in Mechanicsville. (Image courtesy of Grand Fitness Partners) A new Planet Fitness operator is expanding its orbit with new gyms in Mechanicsville and Bon Air after it bought its way into the Virginia market less […]
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Text size ‘Consumers are headed back to the gyms,’ according to Jefferies analyst Randal Konik. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Planet Fitness stock is a Buy as people return to the gym, said an analyst from Jefferies, who called the at-home-fitness craze a thing of the past. Jefferies analyst […]
D.C. gyms and fitness studios have been faced with a daunting realization: winter is coming. See how they are making changes, building workout pods, opening new facilities and also closing for good due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students joined Betsy Poos of Realignment Studio on Capitol Hill for one of […]
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fitness-equipment maker Technogym TGYM.MI is working to supply more of its exercise machines and virtual trainers to peoples’ homes to offset a drop in sales to gyms and studios due to the pandemic. Restrictions to contain the new coronavirus, or even just fears of contagion, have […]
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 […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said his administration will release guidelines “in a week or so” for allowing gyms, yoga studios and other fitness facilities to reopen, though stringent safeguards will need to be adopted to protect customers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Newsom cautioned that the state directives will be […]
SAN FRANCISCO — When do gyms reopen in California and what will they look like when they do? Gov. Gavin Newsom held a roundtable discussion on Wednesday to talk about reopening the fitness industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants shared how they are dealing with the crisis, how they […]
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, […]