It’s usually around this time of year that outdoor workouts start to lose their appeal. The knowledge that in a few weeks you will have to pull on an extra layer and dodge a downpour traditionally signals a rush for warmer, dryer indoor classes, but this year the return is likely to be more tentative. A post-pandemic report about fitness trends published on August 20 by the website Health Club Management, the bible of the UK fitness industry, says that outdoor workout classes have grown rapidly since gyms reopened in England and Wales and are now being “creatively weather-proofed” by gyms and trainers. At selected David Lloyd gyms, many open-air classes — from spinning to yoga — will remain on the timetable and the chain

Source: The Times August 31, 2020 23:01 UTC