Gyms that survived pandemic steadily return to normal

COVID-19 has affected a lot of businesses badly, including gyms and fitness centers. In the United States, 25% of gyms and fitness centers have closed permanently since the pandemic began. Unlike bars and restaurants, no government aid was given to gym businesses. As fitness centers closed, customers started working out at home alone. But they began feeling less motivated to work out on their own.

steadily adv)しっかりと、堅実に

permanently adv)永続的に、永久的

unlike  前)～とは異なり

During the pandemic, I felt less motivated to work out.

However, things are getting better for many gyms and fitness centers. In general, the industry is showing signs of stability. The number of customers rose about 32% for the first two weeks of 2023. For gyms like Fuel Training Studio in Massachusetts, attendance is still quite low. But more people are coming in every day.

stability n)安定性、持続性

rise - rose - risen 　v)上昇する

attendance　n)出席者、出席率

For gym businesses to get back in shape, they have to offer new services to attract more customers. One gym in New York began online training while other gym businesses started outdoor classes. As a result, new customers are coming in. Most of them are people who haven't worked out before. Vincent Micele, a personal trainer, believes that more people became interested in being healthy because of the pandemic.

Exercise helps relieve stress.

relieve ﾘリーｳﾞ v)重荷から解放する

relief ﾘリーﾌ n)解放

自転車・バイク・サイクリング

Bike/bicycle/Cycling

ride a bike/ride a bicycle/go cycling/a cycling course/go cycling together/cycling around here/riding into work

When the weather is nice, I go cycling on the weekends.
I cycle over 100kms.

cycling to work/bike to work 自転車通勤
I live too far out in the suburbs for cycling to work to be a viable option for me.
（住んでいる　遠すぎ　郊外の端　自転車通勤　実行可能なオプションではい）
  viable adj)実行可能な バｲｱﾌﾞﾙ　viable option 実行可能な選択肢
I ride my bike to work/to school.
Ｗhy are more Americans cycling to work?

all the ins and outs of cycling 自転車の詳細全て、全ての自転車の一部始終
A friend of mine taught me all the ins and outs of bicycle.
（友人の一人　教える　私に　表と裏　サイクリングの）
　the ins and outs of 表と裏、詳細、一部始終、
　know something inside out 表と裏について知っている
　You know something about Japanese inside out.

the long schlep I don't fancy the long schlep for cycling to work.
　fancy the long schlep
　fancy v)ふと考える　ﾌエﾝｼｲ
　schlep n)きつい道　ｽレｯﾌﾟ

an alternative commuting
That helped encourage many people who'd never thought of cycling as a commuting alternative to realize it could work for them.
（これはヘルプしてくれる勇気づける多くの人　いままで考えなかったサイクリング　通勤の代替案　気づかされる　つかえる）
　a commuting alternative/an alternative commuting
　encourage v)その気にさせる、勇気づける
　commute v)通勤する
　alternative adj)代わりの、二者択一の　ｵﾙターﾅﾃｨﾌﾞ

I think pressuring people to wear helmets may actually discourage them from cycling.
　discourage

Cycling to work has helped me get to know Yokohama really well.


One important thing to keep in mind when you're cycling in a city is that you should always ride defensively.

Never when I'm cycling, I should point out.

So, you guys have been on a cycling trip before, right?

If you can work out a route like that, you come to work less frustrated, and the brisk exercise in the morning makes you more alert and on your toes.
　alert 機敏な、注意を怠らない
Ergonomically speaking, a backpack isn't an efficient way to carry a load in a bicycle.
　ergonomically speaking　人間工学的に言って
　ergonomicallyをhonestly, frankly,technicallyなどに替えた表現もある

But I found the most effective way of finding a good route was to simply go out on my bike in weekends and use the trial-and-error method to find a bike-friendly route.
　trial-and-error  試行錯誤の

One-no-no is riding a bike while listening to music in headphones.
   no-no （口語）してはいけないこと



take a long road trip with my bike.