
Fitness guru Kayla Itsines has revealed that her company has been forced to lay-off staff and cut costs as people return to gyms post-Covid.
The 31-year-old launched her digital workout platform Sweat in 2015, in partnership with her now ex-fiance Tobi Pearce.
More than 30 staff will be laid off at the company’s Adelaide headquarters, reducing local staff numbers to just 45, down from close to 100 at the company’s peak last year, The Advertiser reports.
The company did not confirm or deny the exact numbers involved in the lay-offs, with a Sweat spokesperson stating that they were still going through a consultation process with employees.
In a statement obtained by The Advertiser, a review of the company highlighted the need to cut costs and “right-size” the organisation.
“Sweat, along with others in the digital fitness industry, has experienced recent headwinds due to changes in customer demand and the effects of gyms returning to pre-pandemic operating levels as pandemic restrictions have eased,” she said.