Planet Fitness has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by drawing down its $75 million variable funding notes to provide additional liquidity for the company, reducing salaries for the C-suite team members and furloughing most employees at corporate-owned clubs.
Find out what Blair McHaney of Worx, Maria Turco of Honor Yoga, Eddie Johnston of Chelsea Piers and Dr. Bruce Sherman of GymValet have to say about cleaning and disinfecting protocols for health clubs and studios as you reopen. Watch the new incarnation of Club Industry’s series of town halls at 1 p.m. Eastern on May 13.
The first in-person event to bring the fitness industry together in 2020 could be the Club Industry Show. The show staff is developing protocols, much like what you are developing for your gyms, to keep you safe while providing the quality education and networking for which this event is known.
If you have missed any of the past Club Industry Town Halls on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the fitness industry, you can now watch them on-demand. The first four town halls as well as a Master Class webinar on how to be proactive during the crisis are viewable through links on this page. You can also find upcoming town halls and register for those here.
As the fitness industry navigates shutdowns due to COVID-19, Club Industry is here to help. We have developed a coronavirus resource page where you can find links to coronavirus news articles, information about COVID-19 legislation and loan options, town halls and outside resources for the fitness industry.
Health club, YMCA, university rec center and other operators are working their way through the COVID-19 pandemic and the related facility closures with little experience on how to survive. Suppliers want to help. Club Industry has included links to articles that fitness industry suppliers have posted on their websites to help guide you through these trying times.
