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September 29

Community Gyms Coalition Announces Fitness is Essential Commitments For White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

In Collaboration with The White House, Community Gyms Coalition Announces Key Commitments to Raise Awareness that Fitness is Essential

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August 5

GYMS Act Garners 150 Co-Sponsors, Reinforcing Bipartisan Support of Relief for Fitness Facilities

Gyms and fitness centers across the country are continuing to struggle because of the ongoing effects of COVID-19.

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July 15

Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA Urge Senate Budget Committee to Provide Direct Support to Gyms and Fitness Facilities

Federal relief programs for small businesses did not provide sufficient support to struggling small gyms, fitness studios and fitness facilities.

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July 12

New Survey Data Shows Four in Five Gyms Are Still Struggling Due to Financial Impact of COVID-19

Two-Thirds of Gym Owners Forced to Go Into Additional Debt, Average of $75k New Debt Per Gym

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May 13

Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA Commend Bipartisan Senate Introduction of Bill to Rebuild Devastated Fitness Industry

Momentum for GYMS Act builds with more than 110 GOP and Dem co-sponsors across House and Senate, more than any small business legislation, including PPP extension

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April 27

GYMS Act Garners More Than 100 Co-Sponsors, Reinforcing Need for Support

Community gyms and studios are essential to our nation’s health and fitness infrastructure.

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March 31

Groupon Joins Community Gyms Coalition

“Small gyms and fitness studios are important neighborhood fixtures that help create vibrant, healthy communities.”

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March 22

New York Gyms and Fitness Studios Need Targeted Relief After a Year of Shutdowns

Today indoor fitness classes in New York City are able to resume at 33% capacity with mask and sign in requirements.

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March 10

Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA Statement on the Passage of the American Rescue Plan

The livelihood of 3.2 million Americans who work in the fitness industry is on the line.

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March 1

Community Gyms Coalition Urges Congressional Leadership to Provide Relief for Gyms, Fitness Studios in American Rescue Plan Act

“By the end of 2020, approximately one out of five fitness facilities has closed permanently.”

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February 27

Community Gyms Coalition Urges Congress to Include Relief for Thousands of Gyms and Fitness Studios in Latest COVID Relief Package

The current COVID relief bill fails to provide this aid.

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February 26

Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA Thank Congressman Quigley for GYMS Act Amendment to American Rescue Plan Act

Congress must act now to include this provision in the American Rescue Plan Act.

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February 8

Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA Call on President Biden to Include Gyms and Fitness Facilities in Latest Stimulus Package

The survival of America's small gyms and fitness studios is at risk.

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February 8

ClassPass and ClubReady join Community Gyms Coalition

New members join CGC as the industry continues to ask for targeted relief from Congress.

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February 5

Community Gyms Coalition and IHRSA Applaud Introduction of Bipartisan GYMS Act to Save Thousands of Gyms and Fitness Studios from Bankruptcy

Fitness facilities could recoup as much as 45 percent of 2019 revenue to replace revenue lost in 2020 if bill is signed into law.

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February 2

Community Gyms Coalition Urges President Biden to Provide Direct Support to Gyms, Studios, and Fitness Facilities

“America’s community gyms and the tens of thousands of jobs they support need tailored, specific relief.”

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January 28

New Data Shows Current Federal Relief Programs Fail to Help Two Thirds of Local Gyms

Survey data also found that fewer than 1 in 2 local, independent gyms and fitness studios do not expect to survive through 2021.

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January 14

Community Gyms Coalition Statement on Biden Stimulus Package

"We call on Congress to include dedicated support for small gyms, fitness facilities and studios in the final legislation."

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January 6

Jazzercise, Retro Fitness, and [solidcore] Join Community Gyms Coalition

New members show public pressure is building for Congress to provide needed federal relief for the fitness industry.

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December 16

Community Gyms Coalition Urges Congress to Consider Specific Needs of Local Gyms in COVID Relief Proposals

“Thousands of community gyms and the tens of thousands of jobs they support will not survive the winter without meaningful federal assistance.”

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December 10

Community Gyms Coalition to Senate Small Business Committee: Thousands of Local Gyms At Risk of Imminent Bankruptcy

Gyms and Fitness Facilities Are Among the Hardest-Hit Small Businesses by Shutdowns

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December 4

Community Gyms Call on Congress to Include Targeted Relief for Struggling Fitness Industry in Bipartisan Bill

Local shutdown mandates have hit the fitness industry harder than almost any other sector, putting thousands of local gyms at imminent risk of bankruptcy

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December 3

New Data Shows Over a Third of Local, Independent Gyms Will Not Survive 2021 Without Federal Relief

Program to Recoup 2019 Losses Would Increase Survival Rate to 88 Percent, Saving 10,000 Local Fitness Facilities

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November 23

Community Gyms Coalition Says New D.C. Gym Closures Will Hurt Residents’ Health, Show Need for Urgent Congressional Relief

“Closing gyms will hurt public health and exacerbate other growing public health challenges like obesity, diabetes, depression, and other chronic illness.”

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November 17

Community Gyms Coalition Statement on New COVID-19 Shutdown Orders for Local Gyms

“Many local gyms have been teetering on the brink of failure, and this new round of shutdowns may be the push that sends them over the edge, unless Congress acts quickly”

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November 9

Thousands of Local Gyms Urge Congress to Include Direct Support for Fitness Industry in Any Post-Election Relief Package

Gyms Face 5x Higher Closure Rates Than Restaurants, Putting Americans’ Health at Risk; Fitness Leaders Rallying Behind Effort Include CrossFit, Mindbody, Orangetheory Fitness, SE Brands, Xponential Fitness, Zumba Fitness

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