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Members and employees at five Southern California branches of Equinox Fitness Clubs have tested positive for COVID-19, but not all members have been told about the infections, according to company emails obtained by the NBC4 I-Team.  “If they’re not transparent, then people are going to be afraid to go back there. It’s all about transparency,” said longtime Equinox member Michael...

The I-Team is learning more about coronavirus infections at several SoCal gyms, where some members say they’re not being told about the infections. Joel Grover reports for NBCLA at 5 p.m. Thursday July 2, 2020.

Joel Grover reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2020.

Some fitness instructors and trainers at the Equinox gyms, with 23 locations in Southern California, tell the NBC4 I-Team they’re refusing to go to work because they are afraid of getting infected with COVID-19. This comes in the wake of a COVID-19 infection at the Beverly Hills branch of Equinox. A member–who worked out in the group fitness studio,...

Joel Grover reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2020.

As states across the U.S. lift coronavirus lockdowns, gyms are starting to reopen their doors – within limits. We talked to David Thomas, Director of Infectious Diseases for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Natalie Bushaw, spokeswoman for Lifetime Fitness, to find out how safe you should feel at the gym.