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Gyms, fitness centers in Florida to reopen Monday; restaurants, retail can operate at 50% capacity

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Gyms, fitness centers in Florida to reopen Monday; restaurants, retail can operate at 50% capacity
Gyms, fitness centers in Florida to reopen Monday; restaurants, retail can operate at 50% capacity

Gyms and fitness centers throughout the state of Florida can reopen on Monday, and restaurants and retail stores will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity, Gov.

Ron DeSantis says.

FITNESS CENTERS WILL BEALLOWED TO OPEN WITH SOCIALDISTANCING IN MIND - STARTINGMONDAY.

WPTV NEWS CHANNEL 5'SDEREK LOWE SPOKE WITH THEOWNER OF AN ORANGE THEORYFITNESS STUDIO IN PALM BEACHGARDENS WHO SAYS THEY'RE READYTO SEE THEIR FITNESS FAMILY.<< NOW THAT GYMS ARE ALLOWEDTO REOPEN, THE STAFF HERE ATORANGE THEORY FITNESS IN PALMBEACH GARDENS SAYS THEY'REREADY AND WILL BE TAKING VERYMETICULOUS MEASURES TO MAKESURE THOSE WHO DO CHOOSE TOWORK OUT WILL BE SAFE.

PEOPLEWIPE DOWN EVERYTHING THAT THEYTOUCH.

PEOPLE HAVE ASSIGNEDSPACES.

OWNER MELISSA MEDRANOSAYS ORANGE THEORY FITNESS HASA CULTURE OF CLEAN.

WE EVEN DOSOMETHING CALLED ELETROSTATICSPRAYING WHICH IS ANADDITIONAL MEASURE THAT MAKESSURE THAT VIRUSES AND BACTERIAARE KILLED ON ANY OF THETHINGS THAT PEOPLE MAY COME INCONCTACT WITH.

SHE SAYS ONCEHER GYM RE-OPENS, THEIR NEWPROCEDURES WILL GO INTEFFECT.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THATWE HAVE LESS PEOPLE SO IT WILLREDUCE OUR CLASS SIZES.

WE'REGOING TO PUT 15 MINUTES INBETWEEN THE CLASSES SO THT WEARE ADDITIONALLY CLEANING INADDITION TO WHAT MEMBERS AREDOING THEMSELVES... WE'READDING UV LIGHT AIR FILTRATIONSYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE THATWE'RE GETTING ADDED SAFETYMEASURES THERE.

SHE SAYS EVERYMEMBER WILL HAVE THEIRTEMPERATURE TAKEN AND....EVERYONE ALSO IN THE STUDIOWILL BE WEARING A FACE MASK.THOSE ARE REQUIRED AT ALLTIMES.

CO-OWNER TREVOR FROBOSESAYS HE'LL BE COACHING FROM ADISTANCE FOR THE FORSEEABLEFUTURE, USING MIRRORS AND THEGYM'S HEART RATE MONITORINGSYSTEM.

THE COMMUNITY IS READYTO REALLY REVAMP AND GET BACKINTO FITNESS.

FITNESS, LIKE YOUSAID, IS SUCH A BIG ON THEFRONT LINES PART OF OUR HELTHAND WELLNESS IN OUR BODIES,NOT ONLY FOR OUR BODIES BUTFOR OUR MINDS.

SO OUR WHOLETEAM IS REALLY EXCITED.

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