Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Company founder and CEO John Foley thinks it's inevitable that technology-driven home fitness will become dominant much like how streaming services have changed movie watching, calling the idea of going to a gym “a broken model of yesteryear.” Its next steps include bringing more of its equipment into gyms at hotels, apartment complexes, and college campuses and launching new workouts through its app. “Now there's an expectation for it,” said Michael Stack, CEO of Applied Fitness Solutions, which has three fitness centers in southeast Michigan. The pandemic has changed how the fitness industry evaluates itself and right now “everyone's making decisions just to survive,” Sanders said. “And I don’t have to add an extra half-hour for my commute.” Fitness industry leaders say research has shown that health clubs pose no more risk of spreading the virus than other public spaces.
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