Blink Fitness Reopen 2 Clubs in the Massachusetts Market

Fitness Brand Reopens Clubs with New Social Distancing Guidelines and Enhanced Cleaning Procedures

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Jul 08, 2020, 10:00 ET

BOSTON, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blink Fitness today announced that in accordance with local and state reopening guidelines in Massachusetts, the Medford and Beverly clubs are now open.

The clubs opened on July 6^th, 2020 with modified operating hours:

Monday-Friday: 6:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday: 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

These abbreviated hours will allow for thorough cleaning and disinfecting procedures overnight. With the reopening process carefully developed and executed, Blink is excited to welcome members and employees back into the gym.

The reopened Medford and Beverly clubs will be following local guidelines. Consistent with CDC and local guidelines, Blink requires members wear masks at all times, except where doing so is unsafe due to medical condition or disability or during vigorous exercise that is 14 feet away from other members or staff. All Blink employees will be wearing masks and gloves at all times. Staff will be taking the temperatures of members and employees as they enter the gym. Per local guidelines, any member or employee with a temperature of 100°F or higher will not be given access to the gym. All further protocols and safety details can be found in our new Blink Promise.

When gyms reopen, all memberships will be unfrozen, and billing will resume on a normal schedule. Blink understands that not everybody will be ready to come back to the gym right away, and the company is offering members the option to refreeze their membership for an additional 30 days at no cost.

"We look forward to confidently welcoming our members back," said Blink Fitness Franchisee, Steve Stabile. "I know I speak for my entire Blink team when I say we're all excited to resume playing a supportive role in the fitness journeys of our members."

Blink is asking members to play their part in helping to keep employees and the larger community safe and healthy by following new gym rules, those can be found in the Blink Responsibility rules (below the Blink Promise).

For specific information regarding the reopening of your gym, please visit this FAQ page.

For more information on Blink Fitness reopening plan in your region, please visit our Gym Updates page.

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About Blink Fitness

Blink is challenging conventional fitness stereotypes through its revolutionary philosophy of Mood Above Muscle® by celebrating how exercise makes you feel versus how it makes you look. Blink is the first gym to showcase body diversity and engage people who have been disenfranchised by the clichéd advertising images that feature unrealistic and unattainable bodies. Blink Fitness—a premium and affordable fitness brand—celebrates the positive feelings exercise elicits, along with the physical benefits. Blink has 140 locations open or in development throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California, Illinois, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts and Texas. Blink has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list three times, was recognized as one of the top health clubs by Club Industry, and was selected as the best budget chain by Men's Health.

Blink Fitness has franchise opportunities available nationwide with a focus on the following markets: Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix, Raleigh, Las Vegas and Kansas City. For more information about Blink, visit blinkfitness.com. Franchising details are available on blinkfranchising.com.

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