Northern VA gyms can open starting Friday!

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would go into my gym to work out if other people are there without masks.

You think people should be wearing masks while they run on the treadmill, etc?

Actually yes. In fact, best would be not to make any of the cardio equipment available, just weights. People can walk, run, and bike outdoors.[/quote]

With high temperatures, high humidity, and strong sun.... no, many people cannot.

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I think its crazy to expect people to wear masks while they are working out. And dangerous. If you aren't comfortable with the risk, then YOU can work out outside.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would go into my gym to work out if other people are there without masks.

Don't but it's allowed if people are 10' apart. It stinks for smaller places but I can't work out with a mask on!

Particles can go as far as 20+ feet so 10' is an arbitrary number when breathing heavily.

They can open whatever they want but I am not going!

At some point, you're going to have to address your agoraphobia. Because whatever you're dealing with mentally does not correspond to actual risk.

You're an idiot and I'm fine with that. Concern about being in a space that is not adequately ventilated where other people are working out without masks is a very reasonable concern. So is trusting that employees who aren't paid very well are going to keep up with the necessary cleaning. Admit it, YOU'RE the extremist prior poster.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would go into my gym to work out if other people are there without masks.

Don't but it's allowed if people are 10' apart. It stinks for smaller places but I can't work out with a mask on!

Particles can go as far as 20+ feet so 10' is an arbitrary number when breathing heavily.

They can open whatever they want but I am not going!

At some point, you're going to have to address your agoraphobia. Because whatever you're dealing with mentally does not correspond to actual risk.

DP. But there is an actual risk here if the room isn’t very large (e.g. a class). There are people exhaling forcefully with no masks, and the particles have nowhere to go which means they will be hanging around in that room, and you are in there for more than a few min. Yikes.

We all need to remember that many things are opening due to economic pressure rather than safety, and make smart decisions.

But you're assuming that this will be in a room of all infected people, or that your risk is high. Numbers are going down dramatically in NOVA, people who are symptomatic must stay home, and temperature checks will be required. And numbers will be reduced. The risk still seems quite low. Even if you get covid, if you're a reasonably healthy person, you're highly unlikely to experience serious issues or consequences.

Everyone ought to make the best decision for themselves, but there's a lot of irrational anxiety and fear that isn't rooted in sense.

It doesn't need to be a room full. Just one presymptomatic (or asymptomatic, depending on how much they can spread the disease) person, in a room where people are exhaling forcefully and inhaling deeply with no masks, is all it would take. The downside of avoiding the gym when it really would be fine is that I don't get as good of a workout as I want. The downside of going to the gym, getting infected, and possibly having a severe case is that my lung capacity is compromised for weeks or possibly months, which would mean not working out at all for a very long time.

And I agree with the PP about not doing unnecessary things that can contribute to community spread. Every little behavior change matters. There are some things we all need to do to maintain sanity. Maybe the gym is that thing you need to do. But if you go that route, maybe think about other things you can avoid doing because you don't really NEED to do them. Others need to do things like send kids to childcare in order to be sane and productive. So maybe those people avoid the gym until community transmission is very low or nonexistent. There are many things we can do with masks and social distancing, but some things where this isn't feasible (e.g. gym, kids at daycare). It seems we should all do our part to limit our engagement in the higher risk activities as much as we can, so we can get back to normal faster.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would go into my gym to work out if other people are there without masks.

You think people should be wearing masks while they run on the treadmill, etc?

Actually yes. In fact, best would be not to make any of the cardio equipment available, just weights. People can walk, run, and bike outdoors.[/quote]

With high temperatures, high humidity, and strong sun.... no, many people cannot.

It's not fun but it is possible. I've been running and some days feel like I am running in soup. And I have asthma. If I can do it, a lot of people can. You just have to find the right time of day. No one says you have to go at high noon.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would go into my gym to work out if other people are there without masks.

You think people should be wearing masks while they run on the treadmill, etc?

Actually yes. In fact, best would be not to make any of the cardio equipment available, just weights. People can walk, run, and bike outdoors.

I agree with this. A lot of people are really missing access to weightlifting equipment, which is either too expensive or out of stock. Access to the weights area only, masks and social distancing required, would have been a logical first step for places like Lifetime, Gold's etc. Of course, the studio type places would have had a fit because it would leave them out. Those really shouldn't open until phase 3 (and I say this as someone who is in OTF withdrawal).

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Our governor has been one of the most extreme in reopening. If he says we can go at 30% I will trust that and go.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way I would go into my gym to work out if other people are there without masks.

You think people should be wearing masks while they run on the treadmill, etc?

Actually yes. In fact, best would be not to make any of the cardio equipment available, just weights. People can walk, run, and bike outdoors.

I agree with this. A lot of people are really missing access to weightlifting equipment, which is either too expensive or out of stock. Access to the weights area only, masks and social distancing required, would have been a logical first step for places like Lifetime, Gold's etc. Of course, the studio type places would have had a fit because it would leave them out. Those really shouldn't open until phase 3 (and I say this as someone who is in OTF withdrawal).

It's not any different than missing cardio. You can use body weight, books, jugs, sand, snow melt (seriously heavy). Everyone misses their routine, and while there's some modification we can all do (cardio vs. weights), everyone's longing for accessibility of a gym. And neither is necessarily more/less risky. But maybe the grunters will take it down, and maybe people will finally realizing leaning/holding the cardio machines is a waste.

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Anonymous wrote:Our governor has been one of the most extreme in reopening. If he says we can go at 30% I will trust that and go.

I think someone else alluded to this, but the "capacity" limits by law are pretty high. So 30% might still feel crowded in a gym setting. I think it's really up to the individual gym to be responsible in closing alternate treadmills, for example, to limit spread and make people feel comfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:Our governor has been one of the most extreme in reopening. If he says we can go at 30% I will trust that and go.

I think someone else alluded to this, but the "capacity" limits by law are pretty high. So 30% might still feel crowded in a gym setting. I think it's really up to the individual gym to be responsible in closing alternate treadmills, for example, to limit spread and make people feel comfortable.

I also wonder if capacity will be broken down by area. My gym is pretty big, but even when the parkign lot is full certain areas don't feel that crowded because people are in spin class, the aerobic studio, playing basketball, swimming, cardio, lifting.... So 30% overall is a large amount. But if that 30% are now only in one area that is actually a lot of people in a small space.

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My gym, though in MoCo, gets as hot as hell in the summer when I am doing cardio. There is absolutely no way I am wearing a mask and going to the gym. I could not breathe from the grocery store to the car on Thursday, due to heat, with a mask.

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Anonymous wrote:Our governor has been one of the most extreme in reopening. If he says we can go at 30% I will trust that and go.

I think someone else alluded to this, but the "capacity" limits by law are pretty high. So 30% might still feel crowded in a gym setting. I think it's really up to the individual gym to be responsible in closing alternate treadmills, for example, to limit spread and make people feel comfortable.

I also wonder if capacity will be broken down by area. My gym is pretty big, but even when the parkign lot is full certain areas don't feel that crowded because people are in spin class, the aerobic studio, playing basketball, swimming, cardio, lifting.... So 30% overall is a large amount. But if that 30% are now only in one area that is actually a lot of people in a small space.

One Life will have every other cardio machine blocked off, so that will automatically make those areas no more than 50%.