Planet Fitness locations have hosted a cumulative 30 million workouts since gyms began opening up across the country, and they’ve led to few COVID-19 cases: Less than 1 in 135,000, according to board member and former New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson.
“We have contact tracing. Every person who comes into our club, we know who they are, we check them in,” he said. “[The low rate] is because we’re very strict about the way we do things that we feel we’re able to offer people the benefits of exercise without the risks of COVID.”
Benson joined eight fitness center executives