CrossFit exercises lobbying clout in beating back District of Columbia bid to regulate trainers
By Eric Morath | The Wall Street Journal
Fitness trainers in the nation’s capital city look set to pull off a feat that has eluded the White House and a number of libertarian groups: stopping the spread of occupational licenses.
A recent push in the District of Columbia to regulate personal-fitness trainers is the latest flare-up in a national fight over whether to police trades as diverse as barbers and auctioneers.
More than a quarter of U.S. workers are now employed in a field licensed at the state level, according to a recent White House study. And regulators continue to add to the roster of more than 1,100 occupations that require a license to operate in at least one state.
