Teens can work out for free all summer at Planet Fitness

CHICAGO (WGN) — Large school learners involving the ages of 14 to 19 can function out for free of charge at any of Planet Fitness’ golf equipment this summer season.

The enterprise claims the application, which operates from May perhaps 16 to Aug. 31, is portion of their High School Summer season Go Initiative and aims at bettering teens’ psychological and physical overall health.

The application was formally recognized as the Teen Summer months Obstacle, which introduced in 2019 and noticed extra than 900,000 teens signal up and comprehensive extra than 5.5 million workouts more than a 3-and-a-half-thirty day period period, according to the corporation.

Superior schoolers can visit the website to pre-sign up and get a reminder to formally indicator up when the system kicks off on May 16. 

Teens less than 18 have to sign up with a parent or guardian online or in-club.

According to the American Health-related Association (JAMA) Network Open, much less than 15% of teens met the 60-moment day by day bodily exercise advice all through the pandemic.

All members who sign up are quickly entered into the Planet Fitness Superior School Summer months Go Sweepstakes. 

The business will award a person $500 scholarship in every state, and the District of Columbia, and one $5,000 scholarship grand prize at the stop of the summertime. The scholarships can be made use of for tutorial or athletic routines or packages.

The enterprise also has COVID-19 protocols in spot:

• Touchless verify-in through the totally free Planet Conditioning app – accessible to all Superior University Summer Move participants
• A Group Meter on the Earth Health App that makes it possible for associates to check out club potential in genuine-time
• Increased sanitization to continually thoroughly clean and sanitize higher-touch parts, with cleaning stations available for member use
• Mask procedures in accordance with neighborhood suggestions