No official opening date has yet been given for when gyms will be allowed to open their doors, with hopes for a July 4 kick-off being dashed this week. But one Essex gym, Chigwell’s David Lloyd club (which has over 100 clubs across the UK) says establishments like itself should be given the greenlight because … Read more
Deborah Hutton blasts ‘hypocritical’ coronavirus rules supporting pubs opening in NSW but not gyms… after she was caught breaking into a closed beach during lockdown By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:30 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 05:40 BST, 31 May 2020 Deborah Hutton has come out swinging against the NSW Government … Read more
Gyms lose out as fitness fans seek flexibility with pay-as-you-go classes By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 BST, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 08:04 BST, 6 January 2020 Flexible gym memberships are booming at the expense of High Street options, latest figures show. Payment models that allow fitness fans to avoid contracts and pick … Read more
Is this the new normal for gyms? People run on treadmills behind screens in Hong Kong Video shows plastic screens set up in gyms across Hong Kong to stop COVID-19 Anyone going for a workout must follow an extensive range of health protocols Temperature checks and heath declarations are also required in the Asian city … Read more
UK gyms set to stay closed until autumn at the earliest despite Boris Johnson beginning the easing of lockdown next week The UK Government is set to begin concessions on the COVID-19 lockdown Boris Johnson will reveal his five-step plan on easing the lockdown next week Reports say that gyms are unlikely to reopen for … Read more
New coronavirus cases have forced Chinese gyms to close – just weeks after reopening. The country appeared to be getting a stranglehold on the killer bug, which first emerged in the city of Wuhan, but is now facing up to a second wave of infection. People returning to China from overseas are once again being … Read more
Now gyms could be turned into field hospitals: David Lloyd health club chain in talks with government to convert its largest centres into emergency medical facilities The chain is in talks with Government about converting ‘handful’ of its big gyms They will be emergency medical facilities to stop the NHS getting overwhelmed The clubs are … Read more
Hundreds of gyms up and down the country remain open, despite government warnings for people to stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak. With thousands of people off work, Boris Johnson urged the public to avoid all ‘non-essential’ social contact this week as part of plans to control the spread of Covid-19. However, with the … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more