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Global research from RunRepeat this year has found that about 71% of gym members are not using their subscriptions and that more than a quarter don’t plan to return, even after being vaccinated. Locally, gyms are hanging on, but are adapting.
Nick Rizzo, fitness research director at RunRepeat, says he was expecting a more positive response.
“What this shows us is that the fitness industry has changed permanently, and a return to ‘normal’ is impossible.”
Of South African respondents, he says, 35% do not plan to return, regardless of whether they are vaccinated. Less than half of South Africans with gym memberships are using them in person, and 29% have cancelled or paused their subscriptions.
Deur Teboho Setena 25 Februarie 2021 06:22 Fitness enthusiasts of the Dream Team Gym show off their chiselled bodies. From the left are Timo Fourie, Moleboheng Pholoana, Rethabile Modise, Brandon Molony, Lebohang Mahoko and Dylan Jackson. Photo: Teboho Setena
Global data has revealed that gyms and fitness clubs are not super-spreaders for Covid-19.
Findings were made by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), a trade association serving the health and fitness club industry.
The organisation’s research results prove gyms and fitness clubs play a significant role in strengthening immune systems to fight off disease, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and minimising the risk of infection by Covid-19 and other opportunistic illnesses.
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SA businesses insist they are not charging âhiddenâ Covid fees
By Sameer Naik, Karishma Dipa
Feb 13, 2021
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Johannesburg - While the Covid-19 pandemic has financially devastated almost all sectors of the economy, South African businesses are insisting that they are not charging âhiddenâ coronavirus-related fees to make up the fiscal shortfall.
Those who do require additional fees to be paid in order for a particular service to be provided during a global health crisis, such as some of the countryâs dental practices, say they are only doing so in the best interest of practitioners and patients and that they are operating with full consent.