We’re all trying to be more sustainable – but eco-friendly fitness can be tricky.
There’s all that plastic in the water bottles, your steadily growing gym wardrobe, and the energy you use travelling to and from city-centre classes.
But one gym is attempting to offset the ecological impact of the fitness industry and has vowed to plant a tree every time a member books a fitness class.
So not only will you be improving your fitness levels if you hit the gym a few times a week, but you’ll also be improving the planet.
For each class or session a client books at Rumble in London, a tree will be planted to help offset their carbon footprint. This, combined with other eco-friendly initiatives such as sustainably sourced products and no single-use plastic on site, makes it a ‘gym with a conscience’.
The good news is that you can still do your bit to help the planet without even getting sweaty.
Rumble will also be planting a tree for every follow they receive on Instagram – the aim is to highlight that something as simple as browsing the internet increases our carbon footprint too.
The Dalston-based gym is London’s first carbon-neutral fitness studio, and offers boxercise, HIIT, spinning, yoga, Cross Fit and climbing.
The fitness space offers pay-as-you-go classes, memberships and personal training options, meaning that you can give their classes a try even just as a one-off.
Rumble Gym have planted a total of 2,764 trees from December to 31 January. The trees have been planted in Australia – in areas affected by the bushfires.
More gyms and fitness brands are now looking to become more environmentally conscious – whether that’s by ditching plastic or using more natural materials for products and clothing.
It’s a trend that is likely to continue as customer demand for eco-friendly fitness grows year-on-year.
Rumble Gym is also holding a Hi-Speed Dating HIIT Class Valentine’s Day event on 14 February – if you fancy getting sweaty and looking for love.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/06/gym-will-plant-tree-every-time-book-class-12194564/
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