Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape
Associated PressNEW YORK — One day in January, a once-regular customer at Fuel Training Studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts, stopped in to take a “shred” class. During the “dark days” of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Bokat and Carter moved equipment outdoors to hold classes in parking lots and a greenhouse they built for the winter. “We had to change the model in order for us to succeed -- almost take a step back, to take another step forward.” Now, he’s back to six trainers, but plans to keep the new business model renting out space to hedge his bets in case of another downturn. “If a person is feeling worried there are measures we take, we do have masks or we have them in during different hours when there’s less amount of people,” he said. “I think it just gives everyone a little bit more space like, you know, just having a couple extra inches between mats, people really appreciate that.” When the pandemic first hit, Vincent Miceli, owner of Body Blueprint Gym in Pelham, N.Y., expected that 30% of his clients wouldn’t come back.
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