How do you think gyms wills reopen?

[Anonymous]

Mandatory temperature checks when you check in? Everyone forced to wipdown equipment after use? Limiting number of people allowed in at once? Taking out half the equipment so that they can be spaced?

I'm just not seeing a scenario where going to the gym will be even worth it going forward.

[Anonymous]

I would love it if they all got pricier and more exclusive. That could work.

[Anonymous]

Some gyms like Lifetime don't even have wipes that are rated to kill the coronavirus. I did a search on their brand of wipes, and not on the list from the FDA. And their wipes tend to be dry. I will probably just quit the gym as I am doing fine without it.

[Anonymous]

What equipment do you need at the gym? You can do most of that stuff outside with a few weights

[Anonymous]

Some of the big box gyms may not reopen. They were already highly leveraged in debt, and this shutdown might be the final blow to them.

[Anonymous]

They will open and then customers and employees will test positive and they’ll close again.

[Anonymous]

Our gym is planning on doing a mix of online and in person classes, programming in extra time to clean equipment between classes and between each use, reducing class size, and using outdoor space to further space out. I am holding out hope that they don't go under...

I could see WSC folding after this, and possibly others like crunch/golds.

[Anonymous]

I am a yoga teacher and also help manage a studio. We are hoping to reopen soon with some modifications to protect our staff and students. We will offer more classes per day but reduce the number of students in each class. We want to be able to safely space mats. We will not be able to offer any props. No mats, blocks, straps, etc. Students will need to bring their own. We have some inexpensive props and mats for purchase. We have always kept the studio meticulously clean. We will continue to clean and sanitizer after every class and throughout the day. Our hot room reaches temperatures of 120 degrees. It’s always challenging to keep that room germ free. We have installed additional air purifiers and UV lights to help. Our front desk staff will wear masks and gloves to protect themselves and our clients. We are reminding people not to come to the studio even with mild illness. And of course, we will continue to offer online classes. We are anxious to reopen, but more concerned with the health of everyone who practices with us.

[Anonymous]

I belong to a pilates studio which stayed open until the bitter end...not classified as a "gym" so they got to stay open as a "retail establishment." It infuriated me because I thought it was very irresponsible of them to expose people like that. And with reformer equipment, you are touching all sorts of props and various parts of the reformer, which need to be wiped down after each class. Normally, clients wipe down the mat and the foot bar of the reformer, but in reality, you cannot sanitize a reformer between classes because of the straps. Also, clients are constantly touching the springs and other parts of the reformer too, which also need sanitizing between classes, but this was not happening. I am not sure what I will do when this studio reopens. I really enjoy the classes, but I don't feel confident that I will be safe in the environment until the virus is eliminated and there is a vaccine.

[Anonymous]

Good question. Classes that don't use equipment or mats could run with a pre-registration so they can ensure proper distancing. But still- everyone is breathing heavy in a closed room.

Wiping down mats with those wipes at the gym is comical. You can't even get the mat decently wet by using them which is needed to effectively clean them. Same goes for other equipment.

And the normal parts of the gym, equipment is packed way closer than 6 ft apart. It seems like there is only a foot between machines. I don't know what will happen but social distancing at the gym and sanitizing everything anyone touches between each person isn't feasible in the gym setting.

My thought is they will reopen when the cases drop low enough (what that is I don't know), and with pre registration for all classes and do their best with the cleaning- but you'll have to comfortable with the risk.

[Anonymous]

When they do reopen I will forgo the grocery store and other retail in order to make the gym the one place I do go. I'm also a member of WSC and wonder whether they can stay open. If you do a google search of their parent company TSI they were not in good financial shape even before this.

[Anonymous]

It's almost like someone need to invent some kind of system to spray down disinfectant from the ceiling at regular intervals. Like sound a bell, everyone clears out, and then the disinfectant is released that covers everything in the room. Then people walk back in.

Each type of gym has its own challenges. Solidcore, Orange Theory, etc are tightly packed in a smaller room. However, there is staff right there to control how things are cleaned.

But a normal gym like Gold's or Sports and Health of LifeTime, how do you even approach the problem? You have cardio machines, weight machines, dumbbells, class rooms. Just the dumbbells alone is an impossible task.

I think fitness equipment will continue to be sold out for a year or two forwards as people realize that building up their home gyms is their only option for a while.

[Anonymous]

I have a CorePower Yoga membership and find it difficult to imagine the future, feeling at ease in a class, where people are exerting themselves and breathing heavily in a closed, confined space.

The gyms are going to have to rethink their way of doing business that prioritizes sanitation and spacing and fresh air.

[Anonymous]

Gyms are such a magnet for germs and virus I don't see how they could open anytime soon. They would have to figure something out so members feel safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would love it if they all got pricier and more exclusive. That could work.

So poor people (many lost their jobs) will get fatter?