Madeline Stone
Apr 16, 2020

Gold's Gym is closing more than 30 locations across the US, the company announced on Wednesday.

The closures include locations in Alabama, Colorado, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

"While the 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, we know that we will emerge from this stronger and ready to grow," the company said in a statement on its Facebook page.

"Gold's Gym has been the world's trusted fitness authority for more than 50 years, and we're absolutely not going anywhere," Adam Zeitsiff, Gold's Gym president and CEO, said in a statement. "While the 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, we know that we will emerge from this stronger and ready to grow. This decision affects only company-owned gyms, mainly in our St. Louis, Alabama and Colorado Springs markets, 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 you back as soon as it is safe for our members, team members and communities."