{"id":16992,"date":"2020-12-28T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T17:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/?p=16992"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T17:47:21","slug":"take-your-pod-to-the-gym-with-new-model-for-fitness-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/editorials\/take-your-pod-to-the-gym-with-new-model-for-fitness-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Take your ‘pod’ to the gym with this new model for safety in fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pandemic has completely reshaped the world around us. Our 9-to-5 work office life shifted to a work from home<\/a> one, and most, if not all, our social gatherings turned virtual. Shops and restaurants that didn\u2019t do so before started offering delivery or curbside pickup. Movie theaters got creative and started renting private theaters<\/a> to small groups. And now, the pandemic has inspired one new business to bring fitness in a private gym straight to you.<\/p>\n

BOLD<\/a> is a fitness startup that offers Chicago residents \u201csafe private modular gyms\u201d they can reserve. These 320-square-foot shipping container gym pods are \u201coutfitted with High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) equipment from premium manufacturers.\u201d The pods are also equipped with two-way cameras which will allow customers to be coached by their trainer virtually. The pods are deep cleaned<\/a> before and after each use using photocatalytic air filtration solutions with UV-A LED technology.<\/p>\n

BOLD was founded by Jake Goldstein, a former Wall Street hedge fund investor and investment banker. Goldstein started the company to revolutionize fitness workouts<\/a>. He wanted to fill in the gap between the \u201cbig box gyms\u201d that the pandemic destroyed and offer more than what at-home \u201cdigital solutions\u201d<\/a> could.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a large pool of consumers who are growing tired of Zoom and Instagram Live workouts or being on their Peloton bikes,\u201d Goldstein said<\/a>. \u201cPeople are tired of their lives existing within 2,000 square feet. They want to start rebuilding those other experiences outside their home in a safe and controlled way.\u201d<\/p>\n

BOLD is opening its first facility in Fulton Market, Chicago in January. There will be three pods in the initial rollout, which can be pre-booked<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

You can book appointments on the company\u2019s mobile app, Train Bold. Each private session is 60 minutes long and can be booked by trainers, coaches, athletes, and gym-goers. Each session costs $35 per hour, and you can bring a plus one for $10 more.<\/p>\n

According to the company\u2019s website, BOLD is the \u201cfuture of post-pandemic fitness.\u201d Although a COVID-19 vaccine is already being distributed, the importance of cleanliness isn\u2019t something that is leaving anytime soon. As a result, BOLD\u2019s portable gym could potentially be a long-lasting one post-pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(OPINION \/ EDITORIAL) With new COVID restrictions and safety measures, business models have had to reinvent themselves, and this fitness startup is one of the latest examples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":337827,"featured_media":16993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[254],"tags":[1927,888,1234,643],"class_list":["post-16992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","tag-covid-19","tag-fitness","tag-real-estate-news","tag-safety"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/FitnessWoman.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/337827"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16992"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17004,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992\/revisions\/17004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}