“It’s critical we support the fitness industry to help bring back jobs and provide Americans with opportunities to improve their fitness during this public health crisis. I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan bill that will help ensure gyms and fitness centers have the resources they need to get to the other side of this pandemic,” Duckworth said in a statement.
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The Community Gyms Coalition, which represents 15,000 gyms struggling through the pandemic, has endorsed the House and Senate legislation. The coalition includes big-name fitness studios such as CrossFit, SolidCore, Pure Barre, Orange Theory and ClassPass.
The Global Health and Fitness Association has also endorsed the legislation.