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For a long time, Carmen Hernandez has incorporated weightlifting, and classes at her local gym, into a larger effort to stay healthy and set an example for her adult daughters.

In conjunction with a healthy diet, the exercise is meant to prevent some of the medical issues the Hernandez family is vulnerable to, including high blood pressure. But breaking a sweat has never been more important than since she started working from home in March and saw her workload increase.

Its a big difference when youre home 24/7, said Hernandez, a Camden County resident. You dont leave the house, only when you really need to, not seeing other people it starts taking a toll on your self, your head, your way of thinking. For me, my stress-reliever is exercising.

Still, her beloved gym, as well as barre studios, climbing gyms, and swimming pools across the region, have been closed for the past few months to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

That may soon no longer be the case. Gyms in New Jersey could open as early as next week, pending the green light from the state. Southeastern Pennsylvania gyms will be able to open once counties enter the green phase of recovery.

Which leaves Hernandez and others like her with a choice: Do they return to their workout facilities?

The answer is complicated and can depend on the facility of choice and personal fitness goals, as well as how much people invested in personal home gyms during the coronavirus shutdowns.

Between 30-minute virtual sessions with a personal trainer twice a week and fitness challenges she does with a Latina fitness group, Hernandez has figured out a way to break a sweat from home.

Reports of gym owners who reopened ahead of state orders permeated the news cycles a few weeks back. One gym-goer was arrested as he squeezed a workout in, but recent national polls suggest the majority of fitness aficionados might not be as eager.

An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in mid-May found that if gyms are allowed to reopen over the next few weeks, just 24% of the more than 1,000 people surveyed said they would probably or definitely return.

A more recent Morning Consult poll, conducted last week, didnt move the needle by much. That poll found only 22% of the 1,500 people it surveyed were comfortable going back to the gym.

For now, Hernandez stands with the majority and plans to wait at least a month to see what precautions facilities take, how they work out glitches, and how gym-goers respond to changes. Pre-pandemic, Hernandez said, there were plenty of members who ignored machine etiquette.

How many times do you see somebody get off a treadmill and just walk away, dont even wipe it down? she asked.

Nelly Gonzalez, a fitness enthusiast in Philadelphia who teaches group classes after work, plans to wait until 2021. She misses the sense of community her group classes offer, she said, but its that very communal environment she sees as a potential way to spread the coronavirus.

Its just harder to control your breathing when in the thick of an exercise, Gonzalez said.

As an instructor, youre yelling and screaming out into the gym with your microphone on, and its very challenging for anything not to spread, especially if youre asymptomatic, she said.

Erica Bernal, another Philly resident, said shell also delay her return to the gym, even though she desperately wants to go because her facility offered child care, which her two toddlers looked forward to, and helped Bernal work out without distractions.

[My husband will] say, Oh, go for a run by yourself, and Ill stay here with the kids, Bernal said. But its always in the back of my head like, I have to hurry up back home because the kids are so used to now me being with them.

The very perk her popular gym franchise offers is also a risk for her children in this climate, she said.

Toddlers are not going to adhere to all the guidelines that are necessary to keep them safe, said Bernal. They put everything in their mouth, theyre not going to keep their mask on when they see other kids, theyre not going to stay six feet away from them.

Bernal is currently using a phone app to guide her workouts, and she has a twin running stroller she pushes when exercising with her children. She said it feels like the public is learning something new about COVID-19 every day, so shed rather wait to hit the gym again.

Of course, there are some exercises that cant be replaced easily at home, including swimming. Triathletes in the region and people who prefer low-impact exercises said theyve been struggling.

Nancy Lopez, a New Castle resident, has already been back to the pool after three months without Delaware allowed its gyms to open at 30% capacity June 1.

I feel accomplished when I swim, as opposed to doing land exercises, she said. Its something you could work your way up to, as far as stamina, quicker.

There are a couple of reasons Lopez was eager to get back into the water: She already thought her facility was clean beforehand, she has always been the type of person to sanitize the doorknob, and shes happy with the precautions her gym is taking.

Swim times have to be scheduled in advance, and people have to wear masks when they come into the facility to check in. Lopez said there are plans to incorporate temperature checks in the future.

I feel more confident in going to the fitness center than going to a restaurant right now, like I dont plan to go to a restaurant for another 30 or 60 days, till I see how everything pans out.

Lopez is of the mindset that living with COVID-19 is the new normal. So at the risk of being punny, she said shed rather just dive into life.

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Yasmin Ofekwill now be offering her previously-scheduled gentle fitness and balance classes for the Scotch Plains Public Library live online via Zoom!

The first session will be held on Friday, June 26 at 10am, with additional sessions following in July and August.

When you develop better awareness of your body through exploring a variety of gentle movements, you can increase your range of motion and achieve better and safer movement in your daily activities.

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Yasmins classes integrate principles from the Feldenkrais Method, to help create a better connection between the brain and bodywhile also strengthening the muscles that keep the body upright.

The class will involve sitting and standing alternately, so please have a chair available and wear good sneakers. Registration is required for each session.

Registration for the June 26 session is now open at http://www.scotlib.org/events. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link via email a day or two in advance.

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A $23,134,000 Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) project to redevelop Reedbird Park in Cherry Hill is set to break ground this summer. The park, which was once a trash incinerator and landfill, will be the site of a 40,000 sq. ft. Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center and four new multi-purpose fields.

Adam Boarman, chief of capital development for BCRP, told SouthBMore.com he and BCRP Director Reginald Moore were looking around Cherry Hill two years ago after a recreation center was proposed to be built at Patapsco Elementary Middle School. They wanted to see to see if there was a better location for the community. They thought Reedbird Park would be a special opportunity because the recreation center could connect with athletic fields and the Cherry Hill Splash Park.

Reedbird Park is located on the southern end of Cherry Hill along the Patpasco River and adjacent to Potee St./Rt 2. Boarman said its a beautiful site, but very underutilized. Along with the splash park, it has two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a playground, paths connecting to the Gwynns Falls Trail, and a large grass field. It also has a small fishing pier on the river.

The current location of the playground and sports courts, which sit adjacent to Potee St., will be replaced a new turf field with lights and bleachers. BCRP is partnering on this project with South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP), which manages half of South Baltimores casino Local Impact Funds, and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation.

Adjacent to the turf field, will be three grass fields. In a second phase, lights and a walking path around the fields will be added. The fields will eventually have a field house.

The fields will open before the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center is completed.

The Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center will be located at Reedbird Ave. and Seamon Ave. It will be fronted by a new community plaza. The center will have three separate pools including a lap pool, a plunge pool with a slide, and a wading pool for kids; an open area with fitness and gym equipment; studios for fitness classes; a gymnasium with a basketball court; and a maker space. A second-story walking track will travel through all the different sections of the building.

A 100-space parking lot will be built just west of the center and just north of the three grass fields. The parking lot will need a City Council ordinance to move forward. With the City Councils schedule in flux due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the ordinance has put the project several months behind schedule.

Knowing that parking lots in parks can sometimes receive push back, Boarman said the parking lot has 10 different letters of support from stakeholders in the community. Boarman said many Cherry Hill residents were worried users of this redeveloped park would fill up the existing parking spaces in the neighborhood.

BCRP has teamed with GWWO Architects and Floura Teeter Landscape Architects on the plan.

Construction will start in late August or early September. It will start with a mass grading of the site and a new two-foot cap of clean dirt will be added.

A second phase of the project will add a dog park and two outdoor basketball courts along Reedbird Ave. and a playground located in-between the sports fields.

Boarman said he would eventually like to see some evasive spices management along the waterfront which currently blocks views of the water. He also said it would be great to do a boardwalk along the water one day, but said that is not currently in the budget.

SBGP has committed $2.2 million to the project. We want to create a world class center that is beloved by the people of Cherry Hill, but also by the entire South Baltimore area, and can host major tournaments and events for the region, said SBGP Executive Director Brad Rogers. During this pandemic, we are seeing how critical it is for mental and physical health to have high-quality parks.

The redevelopment of Reedbird Park is a key aspect of the the soon-to-be-created Middle Branch Waterfront Master Plan. This plan is being led by SBGP along with the City of Baltimore, the Parks and People Foundation, and West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture. The plan will design a network of world-class parks, trails, and public recreation opportunities along the Patapsco Rivers 11-mile shoreline in South Baltimore.

Rendering courtesy of BCRP, GWWO Architects, and Floura Teeter Landscape Architects (click to enlarge)

Renderings courtesy of BCRP, GWWO Architects

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Buying Barre Forte in LoHi was the realization of a dream years in the making for Sage Fennig. She had longed to own a business that empowers people and makes them feel good about themselves, but only 15 days after she took ownership in March, her dream took a nightmare turn when Colorados fitness industry was shut down due to the coronavirus.

I live right down the street, Fennig said. Ive lived in downtown Denver for the past 16 years, so I really know the area. I know the clientele really well. If I had a dream situation, this was it. Then COVID-19 happened.

Twelve weeks after being shut down, Fennig reopened this past Monday. According to state guidelines, she can only operate at 25% of capacity, which for her studio means five students with one instructor. For Monday evenings class, five came to the studio while eight more participated online.

In the studio, it felt like a reunion.

Its kind of like family to me, member Sherry Ewing said. Im just really excited to be back and see everyone. I think its a good step to start moving forward. Its all about the community, just being together, seeing each other, having those conversations. Its just wonderful.

Ewing felt relatively safe, too.

I feel more safe coming to the studio than I do grocery shopping, she said.

Gyms, fitness studios and rec centers across Colorado are beginning to reopen in limited fashion under strict guidelines, but many are not. Gyms and rec centers managed by the cities of Denver and Lakewood remain closed until further notice, while Englewoods two rec centers will reopen next week. In Arvada, the Apex Recreation District has begun staged reopenings of its facilities.

Denver recreation centers remain closed due to the public gathering limitations, physical distancing, and cleaning and disinfecting requirements, according to Cyndi Karvaski, a public information officer for Denver Parks and Recreation.

But the Englewood Rec Center will reopen on Monday, by reservation only, for hour-long workout blocks. Each block will be followed by 15 minutes of cleaning with spray sanitizers by workers, according to Englewood senior recreation supervisor Allison Boyd, and the facility will be closed from 1 to 4 p.m. for deeper cleaning. A similar plan will be followed at Englewoods Malley Rec Center, a facility for people 55 and over.

The new state guidelines allow gyms to operate at up to 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is fewer. Complicating matters is that some counties have received variances with different sets of rules. In Lakewood, officials are still trying to determine whether they can open any rec centers before August.

The city is working to balance the ability to operate safely under the limitations, recall employees from furloughs to open the facilities, and pay the cost of operating the facilities with limited users at a time when the citys revenues have dropped significantly, said Stacie Oulton, a public information officer for the city of Lakewood.

Planet Fitness gyms inCastle Rock, Loveland, Parker and Greeley have reopened, and all but one Denver location will open next week. Fourteen metro-area 24 Hour Fitness gyms are scheduled to reopen June 22, according to the corporate website.

Kindness Yoga will begin a phased reopening on July 1 with only one location operating at first, the South Broadway studio. Members received an email this week from Kindness conceding that we face the reality that not all nine studios will be reopening, but founder Patrick Harrington said no decisions have been made on which ones will close permanently.

Evo Rock + Fitness in Louisville will reopen on Monday, June 15..G1 Climbing + Fitness, a new facility in Broomfield that had been open for a month when gyms were closed by the state, reopened June 4 the day the new state guidelines went into effect. Earth Treks climbing gyms will reopen June 22.

Some studios will never reopen, though, and their owners are devastated.

Before the pandemic, Andora Freedom owned three Samadhi Yoga locations that she said were thriving. But after 18 years in business, she is shutting the businesses down.

It was much more than a yoga center, Freedom said. It was a spiritual center. It was peoples church, it was peoples sacred space. If your life was falling apart, you could go, you could just cry. You would be held in the energy of the space. Those people now are giving me the hope that one day Im going to get a life back, because now my life is destroyed. Ive got nothing left, and I dont know how the hell Im going to get through this.

She says she has been through a hellish experience and blames government officials state and federal for lack of support.

Its deeply upsetting to me because I find that my greatest responsibility is creating a sense of community for people, and I find that to be vital for peoples thriving, Freedom said. Knowing that I can no longer be that for people, thats pretty devastating.

Another studio that will not come back is Flex Yoga + Barre. Co-owner Sarah Mellick said the financial numbers just really werent there to operate within the severely limited capacity restrictions mandated by the state.

It was not an easy decision, Mellick said. So much has been put into the space and the community, and theres a lot of emotion behind it. Its hard to go out on terms that werent necessarily yours. When we closed doors on March 16, never in a million years did I imagine that it would be for good. We all thought it was just going to be a few weeks and we would be back up and running.

Freedom said she would be surprised if any yoga studios make it through this transition, and long-term financial viability is still a worry for Fennig despite the excitement of reopening her Barre Forte location on Monday. She has spent $1,000 to enhance her online streaming equipment in hopes of generating more revenue.

Were not going to cut it moving forward if we have to maintain at 25% and are not able to make up some lost revenue through live streaming and on demand-services or outdoor classes, Fennig said. I dont know if were ever going to truly make it, and if I am going to be able to fully see out my dream, no matter how hard I work.

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[Deerfield, IL June 11, 2020] While events across the world were being cancelled at a staggering rate, SCW Fitness Education charged full-stream ahead and announced the first-ever fitness convention of its kind, Live Stream MANIA. American ingenuity at its finest emerged in late May with 1,125 fitness pros from across the globe logging-in to learn, grow and connection. Earning continuing education credits and engaging with like-minded fitness professionals during this difficult time was a by-product of this Live Stream phenomena. Another 290 dedicated and driven fitness professionals were certified by SCW & their partners all without ever leaving the safety and convenience homes. Living rooms, dens, basements, and backyards were all transformed resplendently into state-of-the-art exercise studios. This online education accomplishment was an astounding success over the course of the monolithic three-day event. Personal Trainers, Group Exercise Instructors, Gym and Studio Owners, Fitness Managers and many more clamored to absorb the latest in Group Exercise, Active Aging, Body/Mind, Cycle, Aqua, Nutrition & Business focusing on survival and conquering this unprecedented pandemic.

The top fitness pros, like Abbie Appel, Jeff Howard, Leslee Bender, Keli Roberts & Len Kravitz gathered to share the hottest new programming, top nutrition tips and the best in business practices. Nine meeting rooms, on the Zoom platform, housed hundreds of participants, with many averaging over 200 hungry participants clamoring for a taste of something new. Having 150 activity and lecture sessions to choose from, attendees ventured from session to session at liberty to choose from the best and the brightest our health and wellness industry has to offer. These exuberant fitness professionals jumped, lifted, pumped, plunged and drilled all while social distancing. By the end of the third day, they were happily satisfied and completely spent.

Overall feedback for this ground-breaking fitness event rose through the roof! It was only through the generous support of industry companies that made this possible: CORE Health & Fitness, LaBlast Fitness, MASHUP, BOSU, TaijiFit, Motosumo, The Women In Fitness Association & WATERinMOTION. This affordable fitness conference provided continuing education credits that professional are required to maintain their certifications through nationally recognized providers like, SCW, AFAA, ACE, NASM, and AEA. But maybe the most impressive aspect of the show was the post-event survey revealing over 99.44% of attendees would recommend Live Stream MANIA to others!

As everyone knows, all things must come to an end. But do they? Not for SCW. Just announced is Live Stream MANIA Summer, this July 24-16. It promises to be even bigger & better with all new workshops, more amazing sponsored programming, new presenters & twice the certifications!Registration is open now for $100 off at http://www.scwfit.com/LiveStreamMANIA!

SCW Fitness Education has been in business for 35 years and is the largest provider of continuing education conferences in the world focusing on Group Fitness and Personal Training with an emphasis on leadership and management.

For more information about SCW Fitness Education, online education, and MANIA Fitness Conventions, visit our website at http://www.scwfit.com.

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DCR Opens Spray Decks, Playgrounds, and Fitness Areasto the Public

BOSTON The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced that it has opened agency-managedspray decks,playgrounds, andfitness areasfor public use in accordance withsafety standardsissued by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) as part of Phase II of the Baker-Polito Administrations reopening plan.

The department will be conducting periodic cleanings of spray decks, playgrounds and fitness areas and has posted signage providing visitors with guidance when using the facilities.

Furthermore, when visiting these facilities and other state park locations, DCR asks the public to adhere to the following guidance:

The department also recentlyopenedPonkapoag Golf Course in the Town of Canton and Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course in the Town of Weston.

In an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the facilities have several new measures in place aiding users with social distancing.

Additionally, to inform visitors of COVID-19 impacts on the state parks system, DCR created a Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Updateswebpage. Prior to visiting a state parks property, members of the public should review the contents of the webpage.

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Youd be forgiven if youre lacking the fitness motivation to do yet another at-home workout right now. Many of us are well into the third month away from our fitness studios (among other aspects of our pre-quarantine life), and have been relegated to living rooms for longer than feels comfortable. Plus, its still very TBD whenif everthings will return to some sense of normalcy, and we can be back to high-fiving our fitness trainers the way we used to. I dont know about you, but Im feeling this in a big way right nowas I write this, Im trying to mentally pump myself up to whip out my mat and do some sort of Instagram workout before my next meeting.

If youre struggling to keep up with your usual right now, you can take solace in the fact that youre not the only one. And for what its worththatsokay. Were living in wildly uncertain times, and you have every excuse to give yourself a break. But if you do want a little fitness motivation, we tapped three of the top fitness execs in the industry during our latest Well+Good Talk focused on The State of Fitness to share their tips on how to get it doneeven when working out is the last thing you feel like doing. Read on for what they had to say.

None of us know when life will return to normal, so the best thing to do right now, says Ethan Agarwal, founder and CEO of Aaptiv, is to act as if your current routine will be a longterm one. Assume that thats going to be your environment for the next six to 12 months, and start a habit that incorporates whats around you, he says. Whatever equipment you have access to, whoever youre stuck with, whatever your schedule youre onassume that thats going to be your environment for a while. This, he says, will help you develop a real routine that regularly integrates exercise into your day, which will make it easier to stick with.

The best part about at-home workouts, especially righ now, is that there are so many different ones to choose from, which means theres no reason not to do only the ones that spark joyand say forget it to the ones you hate. Whats going to help people stay committed is to make sure theyre having fun, says Barrys CEO Joey Gonzales. Especially in these times, when theres just so much darkness around us, during those 30 to 60 to 90 minutes of your workout, you just need to be in a positive frame of mind. Enjoy what youre doing, and stop thinking so much about Will I get the results I want to look the way I want right now?' With all of the options out theremany of which you can access for freetheres never been a better time to experiment and find the things you really, really love. Consider this your excuse to Marie Kondo your workout routine once and for all.

If youre used to meeting your workout bud for a morning megaformer class, its likely been frustrating to have to get up every morning and tune in, via laptop screen, without them. But working out at home doest haveto mean going it alone. You can do virtual workouts with someone, whether thats through Zoom or on a different platform, says Gonzales. Even better? Get a big group together, and host a Zoom workout of your own.

With so much going on in the world, its more important than ever to listen to your body. The best way to do this, says Barre3 co-founder and CEO Sadie Lincoln, is to engage in a noticing practice and plan your workouts accordingly. Notice your body as it is, and how you feel sensationsyour feet on the ground, your heartbeat, the feel of your breath, where you feel dominant burn in the bodyand channel your awareness to those areas, she says. Then, choose a workout that targets what you need on a given day. Need some chill stretch time? Press play on a yoga video. Need to sweat and forget the world? Try some HIIT. Tune into your body, and it will make getting through a workout feel like a treat instead of a chore.

There are countless studies that link music to motivation. As Lincoln puts it, music is medicine. She suggests hooking up your favorite playlist to a set of speakers, blasting it on loud, and throwing yourself a dance party (because, yesthat counts as cardio). I think creating joy is so important, because motion creates emotion, she says. When we move we can flesh out cortisol and stress hormones and draw back and serotonin and all that good energy that all of us really need right now. Commit to dancing it out for one songchances are, youll want to keep going when the next one pops on the speakers.

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The Indo Athletic Society (IAS) a Pune-based social and sports NGO, has held a bicycle wari accompanying the pilgrimage from Dehu to Pandharpur, undertaken by devotees of Tukaram and Dnyaneshwar.

The Covid-19 pandemic altered the warkari tradition this year and there is no public pilgrimage, or cycling event possible.

The cycle wari built over the last years in terms of participation, beginning with five participants in 2016, cycling 12 hours a day to cover the 245km from Pune to Pandharpur.

In 2019 the cycle wari had 690 participants.

Most of us are at home. We are either doing some sort of indoor workouts or outdoor run-walk with Covid-19 safety measures and physical distancing. We had to abandon the cycle wari, but instead came up with this concept of a fitness wari, said Giriraj Umrikar (39), co-ordinator for the fitness wari.

Health is the key and we are encouraging people to keep their tradition intact by remotely being part of the wari, which began on June 14 and will end on Ashadi Ekadashi on July 1, said Umrikar.

To be part of the fitness wari, a participant needs to register and then undertake daily indoor/in-house/home workout activity.

Yoga, climbing of stair cases and stationary cycling, all count, as long as there is no group activity, IAS clarifies.

Sushil More (36), an investment analyst, said, This year because of Covid-19, we will not able to go on the cycle wari, hence, when team IAS came up with the fitness wari, I immediately signed up for it. I am also teaching my son Kanishk how to do indoor exercise.

Kapil Patil, a 38-year-old software engineer, who is also participating in the fitness wari, said, I will do a fitness routine to support the wari. I will be walking, running, and doing yoga.

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What happened: Steve Nash Fitness World announced Tuesday that a group of investors has acquired the rights toSteve Nash Fitness World & Sports Clubs.

Why it matters: The announcement precedes BC Supreme Court approval of the sale, but commits to re-opening clubs as quickly and safely as possible under COVID-19 protocols.

Steve Nash Fitness today announced that a group of investors has acquired the rights toSteve Nash Fitness World & Sports Clubs.

Company CEO Chris Smith, who will remain CEO, said in a news release the new ownership team has committed re-opening clubs as quickly and safely as possible. Company management says it will honour all existing service agreements, including prepaid memberships and personal training services.

Business in Vancouverreported earlier today that the value of existing prepaid memberships and personal training services is worth millions of dollars.

More information regarding the chain's re-opening strategy will be communicated in the coming weeks, according to the company.

"We have plans to rebrand the clubs and create incredible value for the communities that we serve," Smith stated in a news release. All locationsoperated by the chain's parent company SNFW Fitness B.C. Ltd. have been closed since mid-March.

The identity of the new ownership team has not been publicly announced, but has extensive experience in the fitness industry, according to The Bowra Group, which was appointed as the proposal trustee in the insolvency proceedings of SNFW Fitness.

Under those proceedings, all legal actions against the company which owes more than $44 million to creditors are stayed. SNFW Fitness filed a notice of intention to file a proposal to creditors on April 3. After an initial deadline extension, the company was to submit that proposal by end-of-day June 17.On Wednesday, the company will ask the BC Supreme Court to extend its deadline for filing a proposal by a month and a half. If the company does not file a proposal by deadline, is is deemed bankrupt under federal bankruptcy and insolvency legislation.

During this process, the BC Supreme Court also approved plans by SNFW Fitness and its trustee to attempt to sell the company.

According to court documents obtained byBIV, three companies initially submitted bids as part of thecourt-approved sales process.

After evaluating the bids, SNFW Fitness, The Bowra Group and MNP Corporate Finance determined none of the three bids were acceptable. All potential bidders were given the opportunity to withdraw or re-submit bids.

Four re-submitted bids were received by May 28, and the successful bidder was notified on June 8.

Court documents indicate that the buyer is in the process of setting up a new corporate structure. It is anticipated that approximately 65% of former SNFW Fitness's 1,300 former employees will be offered employment, depending upon locations that can be re-opened, according to a notice of application filed by SNFW Fitness.

The sale of the company has not yet been approved by BC Supreme Court.

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With the summer solstice mere days away, we can finally look in our rearview at one of the weirdest springs on record. When COVID-19 forced us out of gyms and fitness studios, it helped us figure out how to get fit at home, and many of us rediscovered the joys of running and biking.

With the warmer months ahead, well all be exercising a lot more outside anyways. Thankfully theres a slew of new gear to help.Recently, New Balance released its new Pride Month shoe, Rapha revealed innovative bib shorts, Nike made a shoe for riding inside and more. (Oh, and congrats to San Luis Obispo on being named the best city for cycling in the country.)

June is Pride Month, but New Balances celebratory runners will look good all year. The semi-translucent design tops the sneaker brands recently improved FuelCell midsole, which is both bouncy and supportive.

So technically were late to the chase on this one, but Raphas Pro Team Powerweave Bib is too cool to leave out based on a small detail like its release date. Its the most advanced bib short ever from the company thats saying something and its made with the same tech Rapha integrated into its latest shoe.

Just in time for the warm summer months, the Wildcat AT is the lightest running short from the direct-to-consumer brand Path Projects. Its Airtastic fabric is breathable, stretchy and helps it weigh in at a remarkable 2.2 ounces. And even though the Wildcat is running minimalism at its best, it still includes pockets for your phone and keys.

Honey Stingers new batch of energy chews comes with a kick of caffeine and is available in flavors youll actually want to eat, like Stingerita Lime, Lemon Ginger and Mango Melon.

Nuun recently complemented its mid-effort Endurance formula, which is already replacing other energy drinks on marathon race courses, with pre- and post-workout drink mixes. The three types make up the Podium Series and provide a rounded hydration and energy formula made of all-vegan ingredients.

It seems like lore at this point, but Nike did make cycling shoes once upon a time. The SuperRep Cycle, its new indoor spin shoe, might signify that its planning to enter the peloton once again.

Whereas the SuperRep is dedicated to the indoors, this collaboration between Pedaled and Fizik is about getting outside and going off-road. The shoe features the stiff power-return characteristic of performance cycling shoes but also includes features like dual-Velcro for easy adjustments and rubber tread when hiking is necessary.

After a long winter, many mountain bikers dedicate the beginning of summer to knocking the proverbial rust off their riding. Knee pads help in that process, and Pearl iZumis new set expertly balances light weight with real protection. Theyre plenty flexible and breathable, too.

Tanner Bowden is a staff writer at Gear Patrol covering all things outdoors and fitness. He is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School and a former wilderness educator. He lives in Brooklyn but will always identify as a Vermonter.

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