A gym in Redondo Beach, CA created workout pods with shower curtains and PVC pipes to keep clients distant and safe

Making Gyms Safer: Why The Virus Is Less Likely To Spread There Than In A Bar

After shutting down in the spring, America’s empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure wary customers, owners have put in place — and now advertise — a variety of coronavirus control measures. At the same time, the fitness industry is also trying to rehabilitate itself by pushing back against what it sees as a misleading narrative that gyms have no place during a pandemic.

By Will Stone, NPR.org

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