WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The closing of all non-essential businesses is shutting some of them down for good. A Winston-Salem Gold's Gym location is one of the latest casualties of the fight against coronavirus. On their Facebook page, they posted the below statement.
It says in part "As our global community continues to navigate the impact of COVID-19, today this includes sharing the news that we have made the difficult decision to permanently close about 30 company-owned gyms across the United States, including this location."
The statement goes on to say that members will get emails about their pre-paid dues and services. The company says members will be able to transfer their membership to another location. They also say there will be plans on what to do if a member doesn't live near another location.
This is the only North Carolina Gold's Gym on the list of closures. Here is the full statement from the company's president and CEO.
"Gold’s Gym has been the world’s trusted fitness authority for more than 50 years, and we’re not going anywhere. The unprecedented COVID-19-related closures have caused us to reassess the viability of some company-owned locations and make the difficult decision to permanently close about 30 gyms, including 1 in North Carolina. This decision affects only company-owned gyms and does not have an impact on any of our franchise-owned gyms. Our focus is and always will be on our members in nearly 700 gyms in 29 countries around the world, and we look forward to welcoming them back into the gyms across North Carolina that will reopen as soon as it is safe for our members, team members and communities."
–Adam Zeitsiff, Gold’s Gym President & CEO