Gym reopening - what was it like?

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Anonymous wrote:Disgusting. Keep spiking the numbers idiots. Well never get back to nornal

Good lord. If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. No one is just going back to normal just like that. We are easing into it and right now that allows extremely reduced capacity at a normal place. No is telling you to go. Virginia numbers have been good even with all the weeks gyms have been open.

As soon as the numbers start to tick up, there will be spikes at gyms. There's no way group classes are safe right now.

Disagree. At LAFitness, the circles ar 10 ft in diameter. The door remains open at all times. Classes like yoga and pilates are very low risk.

What makes yoga and Pilates low risk? Is the door open to outside and circulating fresh air, or is it just open to the rest of the indoor gym? Indoor group activity for an extended period of time is literally the highest risk scenario for transmission.

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I was at Vida Gallery Place mid morning and there were maybe 10 people in the whole place.

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Anonymous wrote:Disgusting. Keep spiking the numbers idiots. Well never get back to nornal

Good lord. If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. No one is just going back to normal just like that. We are easing into it and right now that allows extremely reduced capacity at a normal place. No is telling you to go. Virginia numbers have been good even with all the weeks gyms have been open.

As soon as the numbers start to tick up, there will be spikes at gyms. There's no way group classes are safe right now.

Disagree. At LAFitness, the circles ar 10 ft in diameter. The door remains open at all times. Classes like yoga and pilates are very low risk.

What makes yoga and Pilates low risk? Is the door open to outside and circulating fresh air, or is it just open to the rest of the indoor gym? Indoor group activity for an extended period of time is literally the highest risk scenario for transmission.

I assume it's because you aren't huffing and puffing, as well as the fact that you are staying in your own "breathing space" when you do yoga or pilates.

See here: https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-fitness-dance-classes-south-korea.html

"The number of people in a class also appeared to play a role in disease spread: Typical-size classes, with up to 22 participants, resulted in disease spread, while small classes with fewer than five people did not result in any spread of COVID-19, the report found.

Interestingly, one of the infected instructors also taught yoga and pilates, but none of these students became infected. The authors hypothesized that the lower intensity of these activities did not result in the same level of transmission as the high-intensity fitness classes."

As for the door being open (as I mentioned), it's just open to the indoor gym -- but it helps with the ventilation and air flow.

I don't worry about going to yoga at all. You can wear a mask if you want (I don't), but I am at least 10 ft. away from anyone else --- and sometimes even more. The risk is de minimus.

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Well I'd like to know where that is because the studios where I go squeeze people in head to foot. It's actually one of the tings I most dislike about studios. You don't see that proximity in group fitness yoga classes in gyms.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of local gyms opened today. What was it like? Did you feel comfortable? Did you take a class? How many patrons did you see? What time of day?

[And yes, we all know some of you will not return unless there's zero covid and all vaccine, but your comment isn't going to be useful so maybe resist your the impulse]

I belong to Planet Fitness and I don't plan on returning. I"m not waiting for a vaccine but, we are still in the first wave with the second wave in the future. I"m finding that I am working out just as much or more than when I went. Sure, I miss the instruction and the comradeship but,my health is the most important I also used to go to Barre and yoga classes and the rules are very stressful.

Sorry I don't fit your criteria but, there you go.

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Anonymous wrote:Well I'd like to know where that is because the studios where I go squeeze people in head to foot. It's actually one of the tings I most dislike about studios. You don't see that proximity in group fitness yoga classes in gyms.

LA Fitness Springfield and Beulah St. (Alexandria).

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I hope it works out for everyone, but I imagine it’s a serious blow to the business if there’s a reported case on the premises that leads to contact tracing. Do the gyms have any obligation to inform clients if it turns out a recent visitor has tested positive? I bet they don’t, and that freaks me out.

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A bunch of young douchebags hanging out at the cheaper gyms wearing masks only to cover their mouths . Congregating at the squat rack. The gyms will see huge spikes

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Anonymous wrote:OP: “Did you go? What was it like?”

Next 6 responses: “I didn’t go but here’s my dumb opinion about it anyway.”

Me: I went. They took my temperature up front. Gave me a spray bottle and cloth to wipe equipment. About 15 people there. I worked out. It was satisfactory. I shall return.

The whole temperature taking thing is not particularly effective screening, since an estimated third of COVID-19+ people don't get fevers.

Well, you could see it as 66% effective, and thus worth doing. I hear you though, I wouldn't go to the gym right now. But temperature screenings are still a good idea as long as you understand their limits.

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Gross

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i went to the WSC near me. It was fairly empty; everyone was required to wear masks; every other machines was turned off, etc. I am still not sure I should keep going. Right now it's likely ok since there are about 10 people there at the max but not sure what it woud be like if there are more people.

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Anonymous wrote:I went the day my gym opened (Tuesday) and went back Friday. I went at lunchtime. The first time I was one of two people there other than staff. The second time I was one of four. The manager told me it's busier in the mornings.

They did temp checks at the door and asked me a bunch of questions about possible exposure. The rule is that you have to wear a mask while you're not exercising and as far as I could tell everyone was following it. Every other cardio machine was powered down to enforce social distancing. I disinfected my machine after using it, and then they came around behind me and did it again.

I felt totally safe and will continue to go, as long as they continue to be diligent about cleaning and distancing. I use the treadmill, but I'm not sure I'd be comfortable using weights.

I'm following this, as a weightlifter. I don't have a home set up, and am REALLY missing my gym. But I am nervous.

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Anonymous wrote:A bunch of young douchebags hanging out at the cheaper gyms wearing masks only to cover their mouths . Congregating at the squat rack. The gyms will see huge spikes

Sigh. All I want to get to is the squat rack.

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I’m going bro. Directly to squat rack. Don’t waste time. N95 and 3 masks underneath. In and out in 25 minutes. Squats and deads

[Anonymous]

I'm debating cancelling my membership - I want to go primarily for cardio (I'm a runner, and it's too hot to run outside/I live in a 1BR condo with no room for a treadmill) but I can't wear a mask and run. Sigh. I'm ready for fall...