Many states continue to limit capacity and have instituted new requirements. The benefits of gyms are clear. Regular exercise staves off depression and improves sleep, and staying fit may be a way to avoid a serious case of COVID But there are clear risks, too: Lots of people moving around indoors, sharing equipment and air, and breathing heavily could be a recipe for easy viral spread.
There are scattered reports of coronavirus cases traced back to specific gyms. But gym owners say those are outliers and argue the dominant portrayal overemphasizes potential dangers and ignores their brief but successful track record of safety during the pandemic. At NW Fitness in Seattle, everything from a set of squats to a run on the treadmill requires a mask.
Every other cardio machine is off-limits. The owners have marked up the floor with blue tape to show where each person can work out. He said he feels comfortable in the gym with its new safety protocols. He and his wife, Jessica, purchased NW Fitness at the end of last year.
John and Jessica Carrico run NW Fitness, a small gym in Seattle that has struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic. Their membership has plummeted in recent months, in part because the gym has been closed and subject to strict coronavirus requirements. Will Stone. Meanwhile, the cost of running the businesses has gone up dramatically.
The gym now needs to be staffed round-the-clock to keep up with the frequent cleaning requirements, and to ensure people are wearing masks and following the rules.
Given her medical background, Jessica Carrico was initially inclined to trust the public health authorities who ordered all gyms to shut down, but gradually her feelings changed. Even after gyms in the Seattle area were allowed to reopen, their frustrations continued — especially with the strict cap on operating capacity.
He believes he could responsibly operate with twice as many people inside as currently allowed. Public health officials have mischaracterized gyms, he added, and underestimated their potential to operate safely. Gyms seem less risky than bars. The fitness industry has begun to push back at the pandemic-driven perceptions and prohibitions.
About of those said they had been to the gym - that's 2. We don't know if they caught it at the gym - we just know they visited the gym. Is that a lot? It's hard to tell - you need to take into account how many people visit a gym regularly compared with, for example, a supermarket. The point is that for the latest week, gyms came sixth on the list of common locations, ahead of people attending universities, people working in care homes and people going shopping for clothes.
Its scientific advisory group Sage estimated in September that closing indoor gyms and leisure centres could potentially reduce the R number that's the average number of people each infected person infects by 0. Gyms in the Liverpool City Region closed earlier than the rets of the country, when the region went into tier three - the highest Covid alert level.
It's the same kind of consensus among everybody there. As well as working in a gym, Nathan says exercising is hugely important for his physical and mental health. Nathan says people in the gyms he trains in have followed the rules. But year-old Jack Occleshaw, from Nottingham, isn't as confident. Jack was frustrated by members not wiping down equipment after use and thinks staff should have enforced the rules more strictly.
But you'd see people walk past the pool and say 'I reckon I could fit in there'. Jack's concerns about people not following advice meant he was put off from using the gym. But this is no longer a choice he, or other gym users, will have. As you'd expect, gyms aren't happy about being forced to close, with Anytime Fitness among those calling on the government to review its decision.
The chain says the announcement is "difficult to take" given people have been using gyms for the last four months. It adds that if the government goes ahead with plans to shut gyms and leisure centres, then "comprehensive financial support will be needed. Call Vaccine Appointment Support : 8a-8p.
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