News

This page includes a list of Club Industry's coronavirus-related coverage to date, as well as additional resources for fitness business professionals. The page will be updated as more coverage is added.

LA Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness, Life Time, Equinox and corporate-owned Gold's Gym locations are among the companies that are temporarily closing their facilities in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, despite not all of their locations...

On March 12, IHRSA officially canceled its 2020 event after a recommendation from the California Department of Public Health to cancel or postpone gatherings of more than 250 people. Since March 6, more than 40 exhibitors had withdrawn from IHRSA...

The 15th annual Bash for Augie's Quest to Cure ALS, originally scheduled to be held March 20 in conjunction with IHRSA 2020, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. However, the Bash's auction is still being held virtually. Bidding is now...

SoulCycle's new bike will be available for pre-sale on March 13 to customers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Austin, with additional cities being added at later dates, according to SoulCycle's website. Its subscription-based...

On March 9, IHRSA confirmed that 40 exhibitors—including Life Fitness, Precor, Technogym and Myzone—had withdrawn from its 2020 event, scheduled for March 18-21 at the San Diego Convention Center, citing concerns related to the coronavirus...

Life Fitness, Precor, Keiser and Freemotion announced they have withdrawn from IHRSA 2020, which is scheduled for March 18-21 in San Diego. Some health club companies are putting a hold on travel due to concerns related to the coronavirus, which...

IHRSA is proceeding with its event later this month and has offered a variety of recommendations for keeping attendees safe. On March 4, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to the spread of the virus across the...

Fitbit reported decreases in its fourth quarter 2019 revenue as well as its year-end 2019 revenue. However, the company acquired 2 million new users during the year, and CEO James Park is encouraged by the company's future prospects under new...

The 24 clubs will become franchised locations owned by Matt Clifford, former senior vice president of eastern U.S. operations for Gold’s Gym International, along with Brenda Jorgensen and Josh Fuglsby, who also came from Gold’s Gym corporate.