Gyms prepare for a new year and new members during COVID-19 pandemic
2021 fitness resolutions may be a bit different with the pandemic By Gabrielle Williams | December 29, 2020 at 11:49 AM EST - Updated December 29 at 7:51 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As a new year approaches, many of us are thinking about our resolutions. Often, that includes better health and fitness, which leaves gyms packed at the beginning of the year.
But it may look different at gyms and fitness centers this year as we continue to battle the coronavirus. Gyms are just one of the many businesses that have struggled in 2020, but trainers say they’re trying to make it work.
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Like many industries, Iowa’s fitness industry has struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the spring business closures, when public officials were only beginning to understand the novel coronavirus, fitness operators saw a decline in membership as people were staying home to slow the spread.
But despite this tough situation, our industry is better positioned to survive the pandemic in Iowa than our counterparts in many states, including neighbors like Minnesota, because Gov. Kim Reynolds took a balanced approach and followed the science when it came to virus mitigation at fitness centers.