Gym membership cancellations skyrocketed over the past year, and it looks like a good chunk of members don’t plan to return at all.
About a third of gym members have no intention of ever returning to their iron jungles, .
The survey included more than 11,000 gym members globally and found that 71% of respondents still aren’t exercising at their gyms, whether they still have memberships or not.
A total of 28% of international respondents said they don’t plan on ever returning. The U.S. had the highest number of respondents — 35% — who said they won’t ever return, even after being vaccinated.
Local gym goers who answered the survey shared similar results to the national opinion.
In Maryland, 39% of respondents said they don’t plan on returning to their gyms, while another 39% said they would once they’re friends and family get vaccinated. The number of people who plan on returning unconditionally was around 22%.
A majority of respondents in Virginia —Â 72% — said they would return after being vaccinated, but the other 28% said they will not go back.
The findings show gyms still have a long way to go before they can expect to see pre-pandemic numbers.
The experts over at RunRepeat said the longer the vaccination process takes, the more gyms will likely close for good and for a new normal to take over in the world of fitness.
