WAUWATOSA -- An Anytime Fitness in Wauwatosa caught major heat over posting a workout titled, "I Can't Breathe," TMZ reported Wednesday, June 10.
Jen Dunnington, co-owner of the Anytime Fitness gym in Wauwatosa, told TMZ one of her trainers attempted to "honor" George Floyd by posting the 35-minute workout for members. The sign featured the words, "I Can't Breathe" and, "Don't you dare lay down" with a drawing of a kneeling person.
According to TMZ, Dunnington said the group of exercises was meant to "be a workout so hard that we felt what he felt." Dunnington told TMZ she regrets the sign's verbiage, saying, "I deeply apologize." Members told FOX6 she posted a tearful, five-minute video apology on Facebook that was later deleted.
In a statement from Anytime Fitness corporate on Friday, June 11, co-founders Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortenson announced that the trainer who promoted the workout has been terminated by the owner of the Wauwatosa location. That trainer had previously been placed on leave by the company on Wednesday.
Full statement from Anytime Fitness -- Runyon and Mortenson: