Exercise NZ says recovering from alert level 3 will be harder for Auckland gyms than the first lockdown. Chief executive Richard Beddie said over level 2 and level 1 most gyms recovered to almost 80 per cent of their pre-Covid revenue, but this time things would be different. Most Auckland gyms suspended their membership payments during level 3, Beddie said. But Beddie said level 3 restrictions could be the “final nail in the coffin” for those Auckland gyms that had been struggling before the lockdown. But it’s hard for gyms to innovate when they’ve been forced to completely close.”123rf Public venues, including gyms are closed during alert level 3.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2020 16:52 UTC