Take Action to #SaveOurGyms
During this time, we promoted a campaign to #SaveOurGyms. Our industry understood the dire need for relief, but Congress left health and fitness facilities out to dry. The bottom line is that America’s health clubs, gyms, and studios needed immediate relief.
The collective health and fitness industry serves as the best advocate to save our industry.
At the time, we asked for readers, members, and industry professionals to participate in our one-click campaign and share the link with their network—staff, members, partners, etc.
Even if participants and their fellow advocates have already participated in our one-click campaign before, we asked for action. We needed all the attention we could get from Congress, and with more actions taken, any campaign gained more traction on the hill.
These days, social media holds quite a lot of power in gaining politicians’ attention. To create a united front and ensure that Congress paid attention to the fitness industry and our needs, campaign supporters used #SaveOurGyms in all advocacy-related social media posts.
We fought a hard battle to provide health clubs, gyms, and studios with financial support, and greatly appreciate everyone who took action. Although the GYMS Act may not have passed as we hoped, several other bills provided pieces of our industry with a portion of funding and grants. Our advocacy efforts will continue in 2023 as we fight for a seat at the table.