Gyms in Rochester gear up for influx of winter clients

Gyms have pandemic plans in place

"*15 mph as tempuratures begin to drop... people are considering whether its safe to take their workout indoors.

Kimt news three's anthony monzon is live outside 125 live in rochester with how gym owners are preparing for an influx of visitors this winter.

Anthony?

Katie... george... gyms have been through a lot this year... between closures... new regulations... and coronavirus concerns.

Now they're preparing for another challenge... a new wave of seasonal guests.

"we've actually added additional fitness spaces."

"we have a reservation system as well that our members have to use."

"we're also offering a lot more online services, zoom programing."

"and everybody in every department has turned into a cleaner."

The list of new safety measures can feel endless when asking rochester gym officials how they plan to keep members safe this winter.

"the planning... the processes... it has actually been absolutely horrifying trying to figure out ways that we could accommodate everybody."

With tempuratures outside gradually descending... gyms are expecting an influx of visitors... creating concerns about the spread of coronavirus within crowded indoor spaces.

But managers say they're prepared for this winter... and have done their due diligence to protect guests.

"everything we're doing, everything we're talking about, all of our processes we have in place are 100% for the safety of our members, and we spent a lot of time before we opened in june just trying to figure out how we were going to do this."

With new systems in place... gym officials want community members to know they're taking covid?

"* nineteen seriously... and are committed to not becoming another health hazard.

"we take everything very seriously, and we want to make sure everyone knows that we care for the individuals, but we also care for our community, and we want to make sure that we can get back to a better normal than what we've been doing."

"we understand that everybody's concerned.

Everybody should be.

We invite people if they're in speaking with both of these officials... they understand there's pressure on getting these safety plans right.

Not only because of people's health... but because if a coronavirus outbreak does occur... gyms across the area may be shut down.

Thank you anthony.

The gym officials we spoke to say it's important to evaluate each facility's coronavirus preparedness plan.

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