Out of shape: From gyms to yoga centres, the pandemic has completely transformed the fitness industry

For Nikhil Kakkar, COO of fitness chain Gold’s Gym, time seems to play on repeat mode. He recalls how gyms and fitness centres were the first ones to shut last year and the last ones to open. This year too, the situation has been no different. At a time of acute uncertainty and hardship amid Covid’s severe second wave that has gripped the nation, it is the fixed costs such as rentals, salaries and electricity which are playing heavily on