Health Club News

• Pure Gym close to shelving £1.5bn float amid market volatility
  
  Pure Gym, Britain's biggest health and fitness club chain, is close to abandoning a £1.5bn stock market listing amid growing signs of jitters among investors.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 14 Oct 2021.
• Washington DC city employee, 33, shot dead in a Planet Fitness parking lot by man who killed himself
  
  Nikiesha Thomas, 33, was sat in her car outside the Planet Fitness gym in DC when suspect Antoine Oliver, 36, ran up to the parked vehicle and fired at least one shot through the car window. She later died.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 8 Oct 2021.
• Los Angeles passes one of the strictest COVID vaccine mandates in the US
  
  The sweeping measure would require shots or negative COVID tests for everyone entering a bar, restaurant, nail salon, gym or even a Lakers game.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 6 Oct 2021.
• Upgrade Your Home Gym With Dior And Technogym Equipment
  
  Because of the pandemic, working out from home and having a semblance of a home gym has been a top priority for many who have missed the gym.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 6 Oct 2021.
• Princess Margaret's hunky grandson Arthur Chatto says rowing 2,000 miles was 'mental'
  
  Princess Margaret's grandson, Arthur Chatto, 22, told a video Q&A for the inclusive gym he works at, BoundFtiness, that preparing for the challenge had been 'mental' and very physically demanding.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 5 Oct 2021.
• WATCH: Firefighters walk up 110 flights to honor those killed on 9/11
  
  Firefighters at a New Jersey gym walked up 110 flights to honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks.
  ABC News.  Monday, 13 Sep 2021.
• Finally, a gym of their own in Little Tokyo
  
  Decades in the making, the Terasaki Budokan will be a gathering place in a historic neighborhood threatened by assimilation and gentrification.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 23 Aug 2021.
• Lady Leshurr: Rapper used lockdown to focus on mental health
  
  The 32-year-old says life sometimes feels like a running machine at the gym with no stop button.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 18 Aug 2021.
• Pair sentenced for murder of gym owner Gary More
  
  The two men took part in the fatal shooting of Gary More outside his North Lanarkshire home in 2018.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 18 Aug 2021.
• Trey Murphy III Shows Off Polished Game In Debut For New Orleans Pelicans
  
  David Griffin moved down seven spots, shed two contracts, and the New Orleans Pelicans still got their main target in the 2021 NBA Draft. Now fans can feel at ease. Trey Murphy III impressed everyone in the gym from the very first shot. ...
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 11 Aug 2021.
• Kyle Kuzma shares special Kobe Bryant memories in farewell letter to L.A.
  
  Kyle Kuzma talks about how Kobe Bryant put him at ease in their first meeting and how a morning in the gym with Bryant was "the hardest workout I've ever had."
  Los Angeles Times.  Tuesday, 10 Aug 2021.
• Gyms fear they'll go the way of Blockbuster stores
  
  Some 9,000 health clubs have closed since the pandemic. The industry is stretching for $30 billion in relief from Congress.
  CBS News.  Monday, 9 Aug 2021.
• Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Going to the gym was always part of Kari Hamra’s routine until last year’s government-ordered shutdowns forced her to replace the workouts with daily rides on her Peloton stationary bike. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 9 Aug 2021.
• A Fitness Community Rooted in Experience and Education
  
  Amanda Volker and Juan Martinez opened their own strength training gym and nutrition business with a focus on giving back to the military members and first responders in their community.
  Entrepreneur.  Thursday, 5 Aug 2021.
• Equinox and SoulCycle to require proof of vaccination starting in September
  
  Equinox Group said its gym members, SoulCycle riders and staff will be required to show proof of vaccination to enter its facilities beginning next month.
  CNBC.  Monday, 2 Aug 2021.

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