Mask Up: Which coverings will and won't work at the gym?

A local trainer weighs in on guidance for gyms and how masks could affect your workout.

IN JUST A MATTER OFDAYS... THE SOUND OFSPINNING CYCLES...AND CLANKING OFWEIGHTS...WILL BEFILLING THE AIRACROSS NEW YORKSTATE..BUT GYMS OPENINGON MONDAY NEED TOFOLLOW A LIST OFSTRICT GUIDELINESINCLUDING WEARINGTHE APPROPRIATEMASK.ADAM UNGER RUNSDOWN WHAT YOU CANAND CANNOT WEARWHILE WORKING OUT..AFTER MORE THANFIVE MONTHS JUSTFIVE MORE DAYSSTAND IN THE WAY OFTHE REOPENING OFGYMS IN NEW YORKSTATE.

AND NOW WEKNOW EXACTLY WHATGYMS MUST DO TO BEIN COMPLIANCE.GYMS CAN ONLYOPERATE AT ONE THIRDOF MAXIMUMOCCUPANCY.

SIGN-INS WILL BEMANDATORY TO HELPWITH CONTACTTRACING.

BUTTEMPERATURE CHECKSARE OPTIONAL.EVEN SO, S-T-A SPORTPERFORMANCE INELMA IS TAKING THINGSA STEP FURTHER."WE'RE ALSO SPACINGOUR GROUPS OUT ASWELL WITH 15 MINUTEWINDOWS WHERE WECAN GO AROUND ANDWIPE DOWN ANDSTERILIZE EVERYTHINGTHAT'S BEENTOUCHED."OTHER SUGGESTIONSBUT NOTREQUIREMENTS -INCLUDE NO SPOTTINGWHEN USING FREEWEIGHTS, USINGRESERVATIONS TOHELP WITHOCCUPANCY, ANDHAVING CLASSESOUTSIDE.

ONE OF THEBIGGEST MANDATES,THOUGH, IS A MASK.BUT NOT EVERYMASK WILL DO.HOMEMADE CLOTHMASKS, ORDISPOSABLE MASKS,ARE PERFECTLY FINE.BUT BANDANAS,GAITER MASKS, ANDBUFF MASKS, ARE NOT."THE CONCERN I HAVEIS WHEN YOU'REBREATHING AT AHIGHER RATETHROUGHOUT YOURTRAINING, YOU'REALSO PERSPIRATING ,SO DOES THATPERSPIRATION TENDTO BUILD UP ON THEMASK INSIDE LAYER OFITSELF, WHICH WOULDCAUSE HIGHERINTENSITY TO GET AIRIN."WOODS SAYS THE C-O-2 LEVELS WOULDNOT AFFECT SOMEONEWHO'S IN GOODHEALTH DURING THEIRWORKOUT.

BUTANOTHER OPTION FORTHOSE WHO CANNOTWEAR A MASK FORMEDICAL REASONS IS AFACE SHIELD.

BUT NOMATTER WHICHCOVERING YOUCHOOSE, IT'S ANINVESTMENT GYMGOERS WILL HAVE TOMAKE."I DONT KNOW MANYPEOPLE THAT WANT TOWORK OUT, SWEAT IN AMASK, AND WEAR ITTHE NEXT DAY.

IT'S ACOST EFFECTIVENESSTHING, TOO FORPEOPLE.

IT'S AN ADDEDCOST FACTOR THATYOU HAVE TO LOOK ATWHEN PEOPLE GO TOTHE GYM."COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENTS MUSTGIVE EVERY GYM THEGREEN LIGHT BEFORETHEY OPEN THEIRDOORS.

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