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Gyms are positioning themselves as alternative spaces for socialising, its senior director of leisure and trends Paul Davies says, which is "encroaching on the traditional role of bars and nightclubs".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Gyms and fitness studios have also embraced Hyrox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Gyms offer ice baths and saunas, while Russian-language signs have popped up around busy parts of town.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

Gyms that flung open their doors are doing well, Mr. Thompson said, while those that stuck with virtual, “FaceTime”-like programs fell short.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Gyms would pay the best, she’d figured, and she’d get a little saved and then look for something that would move her up in the world.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart