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Gym apologises for launching 'I Can't Breathe' workout in 'honour' of George Floyd
George Floyd, the black man whose death at the hands of a white police officer triggered global protests.Anytime Fitness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin posted an apology on social media after the workouts, which were advertised on a whiteboard outside the gym, sparked fury."I can't breathe" were some of the last words spoken by Floyd as police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.The adverts also featured a drawing of a person kneeling along with the strapline: "Don't you dare lay down."In a statement, the company has apologised for the workout post, saying the gym owner believed it was in "honour" of George Floyd and was meant to be "so hard that we felt what he felt".The "I Can't Breathe" workout involved a range of
