Posted on 12/02/2021 1:36:57 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The Community Gyms Coalition and the Global Health and Fitness Association sent a letter to congressional leaders Thursday urging them to provide pandemic relief to fitness facilities before the end of the year.
The groups said that the emergence of the omicron variant — which experts believe might be more infectious than previous COVID-19 strains — could cause more damage to the fitness industry, which has seen 25 to 30 percent of gyms close permanently since the start of the pandemic.
“The appearance of another COVID variant, coupled with discussions around reinstituting mask mandates and further restrictions to address the increase in COVID rates, demonstrates the ongoing struggle and uncertainty our industry faces heading into January and February, the two most important months of the year for fitness facilities,” the groups wrote in a letter to congressional leaders.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“Every grifter has crawled out of the cracks.”
Two big ones mentioned: The Community Gyms Coalition and the Global Health and Fitness Association. Wow!
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