76.6K Shares Colorado gyms and health clubs have accounted for “no outbreaks” of COVID-19, according to CDPHE statistics analyzed by researchers at the University of Oregon. (Provided by Planet Fitness) With many gym members still wondering about the safety of their clubs and fitness industry officials warning they are facing a fight for survival, an analysis of Colorado health data by researchers at the University of Oregon suggests there has been little spread of COVID-19 in the state’s gyms. The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, which commissioned the study, reported in October that its data showed a minuscule infection rate in U.S. gyms of 1,155 cases out of 49.4 million gym check-ins (0.0023%). Then it asked the Oregon Consulting Group, based in the University of Oregon’s college of business, to conduct an independent study. Those researchers picked Colorado to study, analyzing data provided by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.