I walk past a big box gym and a specialty gym (climbing) regularly. The big box gym has had a lot less of the "return to normal" but the specialty gym is packed.
Part of it may be due to economic changes, people less likely to forgo their specialty workout/activity/hobby but would skip their routine cardio sessions, people who splurged on their own home equipment, or those who tried cardio outside in 2020 and stuck to it.
I wonder if we'll see another bump in gym bankruptcies or closures, after the initial one from the pandemic.
I kind of really like the trend towards specialty training spaces, and most other people who go to specialty gyms probably find more community within that specific niche. I personally just forewent a gym membership for a hybrid physical therapy/workout space, and I love it!
Part of it may be due to economic changes, people less likely to forgo their specialty workout/activity/hobby but would skip their routine cardio sessions, people who splurged on their own home equipment, or those who tried cardio outside in 2020 and stuck to it.
I wonder if we'll see another bump in gym bankruptcies or closures, after the initial one from the pandemic.