Randall Hunt founded the Athletic Apex, a fitness club that has branches in New York, Florida, and Texas. As the company head, Randall Hunt developed Bionetics, a program that matches a person’s biology with the appropriate fitness plan. This resulted in the fitness center being featured in publications such as the International Health Racquet and Sports Association (IHRSA), an organization that supports the health and fitness industry.
In October, the IHRSA published an article highlighting the significance of the fitness center in helping members cope with stress. The backdrop to the article was the pandemic, and the author used data to support the effect of gym closures on people who had memberships looking at various factors including stress.
The figures show that many people (57 percent) were not as active during the stay-at-home orders. With more time at home, people had plenty to stress about during this time away from work and the gym. Some of the most common stressors included health-related issues (76 percent), the economy (65 percent), the presidential election (58 percent), their own immunity (49 percent), and racial inequality (39 percent).
Now that many establishments have re-opened some people have chosen to return to the gym. The data shows that people who returned to the gym have experienced less stress in comparison to those who chose to cancel their membership or refrain from attending the gym. For instance, forty-four percent of those who returned to the gym were concerned about their immunity as opposed to 54 percent of people who have this same worry but do not work out at the gym.
In October, the IHRSA published an article highlighting the significance of the fitness center in helping members cope with stress. The backdrop to the article was the pandemic, and the author used data to support the effect of gym closures on people who had memberships looking at various factors including stress.
The figures show that many people (57 percent) were not as active during the stay-at-home orders. With more time at home, people had plenty to stress about during this time away from work and the gym. Some of the most common stressors included health-related issues (76 percent), the economy (65 percent), the presidential election (58 percent), their own immunity (49 percent), and racial inequality (39 percent).
Now that many establishments have re-opened some people have chosen to return to the gym. The data shows that people who returned to the gym have experienced less stress in comparison to those who chose to cancel their membership or refrain from attending the gym. For instance, forty-four percent of those who returned to the gym were concerned about their immunity as opposed to 54 percent of people who have this same worry but do not work out at the gym.
