New York City boutique fitness studios staged a protest, saying it is 'biased' to exclude majority-female exercise classes from gym reopenings

As New York City gyms prepare to reopen September 2, fitness classes are still closed, and studio owners say it's a gender-based double-standard.

Afghan women defy Taliban gym ban with secret fitness clubs

Hidden in the basement of a private home in the Afghan capital Kabul, gym instructor Laila Ahmad takes a group of women ...