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https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/22/2149667/0/en/Colorado-Data-Shows-No-Link-Between-Gym-Attendance-and-COVID-19-Cases.htmlNew study confirms fitness centers are a safe place to maintain physical activity and mental health
A new study conducted by the Oregon Consulting Group through data collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) found that visiting health clubs poses a very low risk of COVID-19 transmission. The analysis confirms what health clubs have been communicating with their data; gyms have one of the lowest transmission rates of all industries.
The Colorado Fitness Coalition (CFC) is working with the CDPHE, the Colorado General Assembly and local communities to ensure this data is considered in its efforts to support business recovery and allow health clubs to operate at higher capacity levels.
Researchers compared 32 weeks of Colorado gym attendance data representing nearly 8.5 million check-ins to the publicly available COVID-19 case counts. In their study, OCG discovered no correlation between COVID-19 case rates and gym attendance. They found no association to traditional gyms or fitness centers of the 59 different outbreak locations Colorado officials identified from more than 9,700 positive COVID-19 cases. A similar analysis of contract tracing data out of New York State discovered that gyms accounted for a low 0.06% of COVID-19 infections—one of the lowest of any business sector in the state. As such, Governor Andrew Cuomo eased capacity restrictions on gyms.
