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  A construction company and its owner who admitted failings in the death of a worker who fell from a defective scaffold have been fined €40,000 and €5,000 respectively. Andezej Buraczewski fell to his death from the fourth level of a scaffolding structure, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Friday. The construction company owner on the site – Colin Wendel – had sought permission from the architect to have that particular level built by a scaffolding company for a price of €500, but the architect told him to have his own workers build it instead. A subsequent rep...

Hans Muench has formally assumed the role of Director of International Business Development for the Fitness Industry Technology Council (FIT-C)

Comic Relief / BBC Children in Need via Getty Images It is 9am on a drab Monday morning. Between desperate yawns and frantic gulps of coffee, tens of thousands of people are shaking off their lockdown fug by doing chest-pounding rounds of toe touches and mountain climbers. Putting them through their paces is a beaming, bouncy instructor cast onto their screens, alternating exercises with shoutouts to his virtual class. The stream will go on to clock up more than 300,000 views – the comment thread will feature more praise than an evangelical church service. The instructor is Joe Wicks. “Th...

Will COVID Stifle Usual January Rush to Gyms? By Jay Croft Dec. 30, 2020 -- In most years, January means gyms are packed with newbies and their resolutions to finally get in shape. But this year amid the pandemic, that New Year’s rush could instead be spread out over the coming months, industry experts, owners, and gymgoers say. Like almost everything else, the fitness industry took a big hit this year. Many states ordered gyms and studios closed or restricted to stem the spread of COVID-19. Some closed permanently; a handful of chains closed or filed for bankruptcy protection. Even ...