The strategy would see its centres take on half-measures, such as allowing a limited number of people inside its gyms during allotted times.
Elle Fitness and Social, a fitness studio for women, has been banking on donations to continue providing one-hour classes on Instagram Live. “We wanted to make our classes accessible for our clients,” said owner Michelle Epstein. “Many of them have lost their jobs because of the pandemic. “We started a GoFundMe, we’ve reached out to our community and said, ‘We want to open our doors to you when this is over, so after every class could you offer a small donations just to help keep us going?'” Epstein said the donations have been enough to cover one month’s rent so far, but there’s no guarantee it’ll