Grace Health and Fitness in East Kilbride understands the struggles of working in the industry, she told the News: “It’s been really tough year for everyone. “Gyms and fitness classes were forced to close and I moved classes online but for others in the industry, the demand might not be there from clients, or simply, you can’t take your sport or fitness class online.“Things like football, swimming and contact sports can’t be taken online and this has left people without jobs.“It’s really sad and it’s an impact of the pandemic.”The research used fitness instructor insurance data compiled during the first national lockdown in the spring and compared it to the same period in 2019, with an overall sample size of 2000 fitness professionals from.