On Monday, Planet Fitness announced it would require members to wear masks at its gyms at all times starting August 1. Planet Fitness is the first major fitness chain to require masks, although many retailers like Walmart have already implemented their own mask mandates. However, mask mandates aren’t easily enforced, […]
More than 200 people who visited a Planet Fitness gym in Morgantown, West Virginia, may have been exposed to COVID-19, local health officials said. Planet Fitness shares fell as much as 6% following a report on the potential exposure. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Health officials said more […]
The chief executive of gym chain Planet Fitness said in a recent interview that social distancing inside gyms is possible, even as the pandemic has accelerated consumers’ adoption of digital fitness and at-home workouts. Practicing social distancing could include unplugging some equipment to create space between treadmills, for instance, Chris […]
Gym brands like Planet Fitness and Lifetime Fitness are opening in shuttered Sears and Macy’s stores as the retail apocalypse sweeps America. Smoothie chains that once relied on mall foot traffic are also turning to fitness brands, adding more healthy options to the menu and opening near gyms. For gyms, […]
Buying a franchise is a personal decision people make based on a number of factors. If you’re looking for a place to start, Entrepreneur magazine compiles a list of the top 500 franchises in the US every year. Here are this year’s top 10 franchises on Entrepreneur’s 2019 Franchise 500. […]
Kohl’s is bringing Planet Fitness gyms to as many as 10 of its stores. The gyms will fill empty space next to Kohl’s stores that are getting downsized to bring in retail partners. Kohl’s has been one of the few department store chains to avoid mass store closings and report […]
Sears could close hundreds of stores in the coming months as it nears bankruptcy. Mall owners are increasingly looking to attract gyms, off-price retailers, and grocery stores to the spaces left by dead department stores, according to a recent report by the commercial real-estate company JLL. Dead Sears stores have […]
A 34-year-old man was arrested after he stripped at a Planet Fitness gym in New Hampshire, New England Cable News reported Monday. Police say Eric Stagno walked back and forth and started doing poses on a yoga mat before telling officers he thought he was in a “judgment-free zone,” referring […]
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