Anyone hazard a guess for when the gyms will re-open

Sunrise_Sunset · 06-08-2020 10:10PM

And then there's the gym instructors. Absolutely bored out of their brains. Ticking boxes on name lists, cleaning and tidying all day long. They are palpably depressed.

RangeR · 07-08-2020 09:06AM

Sunrise_Sunset wrote: »

And then there's the gym instructors. Absolutely bored out of their brains. Ticking boxes on name lists, cleaning and tidying all day long. They are palpably depressed.

And they do it for you, and some minimal interaction with guests to brighten their day.

FlubberJones · 07-08-2020 10:27AM

Back in the gym and going early, its a small weights area so being early means very few people so no worries. Doing my cleaning as expected, it is a hassle and seems redundant if you are keeping your hands clean etc. Good to be back and able to be socially distant

faceman · 07-08-2020 12:26PM

Thought I’d share my experience of what my gym is like here in Spain. My gym reopened mid June.

Masks are mandatory except when doing an exercise although this is being tightened a bit. (I use a very light mask from Decathlon so it doesn’t bother me) Cardio is exempt.

Hand santiser and disinfectant everywhere. Gym staff regularly patrols with thermometer and hand santiser

Gym busy hours are a little different than Ireland. Busy is throughout the morning and it gets quieter from lunch on for the rest of the day (with the exception of classes). I usually go in the afternoon when it’s quiet

I don’t really think about the virus while I’m there because hygiene is paramount.

bada_bing · 07-08-2020 02:09PM

been back in flyefit now for 2.5 weeks, at the start everyone was doing their part to clean their machines after use . But now some people aren't even doing anything at all, i lost the rag yesterday with a latino couple using a machine between them for 15 minutes and they didn't bother cleaning it after them. I realised it was a losing battle cos a lot more people were doing the same thing and staff are not even monitoring the gym users. So i'm now cleaning everything before and after using them and regularly use santizers on my hands cos some people are not making an effort.

i expect there will be another lockdown as a result and gyms will close again and we'll will hear these people moan about the gyms being closed.

givyjoe · 07-08-2020 02:27PM

bada_bing wrote: »

been back in flyefit now for 2.5 weeks, at the start everyone was doing their part to clean their machines after use . But now some people aren't even doing anything at all, i lost the rag yesterday with a latino couple using a machine between them for 15 minutes and they didn't bother cleaning it after them. I realised it was a losing battle cos a lot more people were doing the same thing and staff are not even monitoring the gym users. So i'm now cleaning everything before and after using them and regularly use santizers on my hands cos some people are not making an effort.

i expect there will be another lockdown as a result and gyms will close again and we'll will hear these people moan about the gyms being closed.

Absolutely zero clusters linked to gyms so far. Even if folks wipe down absolutely everything, the net benefit is minimal. They are still breathing out aerosols which are going to lead to infection if someone has it. Im not having a go at you, but being over fixated on wiping down equipment is kind of ignoring the much bigger risk factor. You dont even need to have used the same machine as someone, to catch it from them if they're infected. Masks really should be mandatory but I would wager that will massively put off what's left of the gym going population.

Side note, has anyone watched the off the wall rant Ben Dunne has posted on FB? https://www.facebook.com/282401818539221/posts/3075013725944669/

el Fenomeno · 07-08-2020 02:31PM

faceman wrote: »

Gym staff regularly patrols with thermometer and hand santiser

Surely a thermometer is only useful at the entrance?

Wouldn't most people have a higher temperature when exercising?

givyjoe · 07-08-2020 02:35PM

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Surely a thermometer is only useful at the entrance?

Wouldn't most people have a higher temperature when exercising?

Again, mostly futile anyway due to the amount of asymptomatic patients. They have to do something or at least appear to be. Though any measures to minimise spread are a good thing.

Sunrise_Sunset · 07-08-2020 08:25PM

RangeR wrote: »

And they do it for you, and some minimal interaction with guests to brighten their day.

Yes, I feel a bit sorry for them. Must be excruciatingly boring.

07-08-2020 08:55PM

I'm just very reluctant now to use the gym, seeing the situation redeveloping. As it is, the last occasion I used it before lockdown there was a guy on the next machine who, to my horror, had a very bad cough and was wiping his face in a cloth and handling the surfaces of the equipment with hands which had just been used to help catch the snot. 10 days later I was very ill with breathing difficulties in a desert location in Africa, far from medical assistance, a weird illness that then went in for 5 weeks. Still do t know if I had Covid and of course where I might have picked it up. Can't rule out that gym session. Then I returned in recent times, and another guy was coughing out, unmasked. Small gym, small space, breeding ground with the carry-on.

jrosen · 07-08-2020 10:03PM

I have felt totally safe in my gym. There is hardly anyone there. Dont think there has been more than 8 on the gym floor when ive been there. Most people are wiping down. BUT I am unsure whats in the spray bottle, Looks like water and nothing else. So I dont touch my face and I bring my own hand sanitizer. I stop on the way out to wash my hands. Been back 3 weeks now.
Live in Kildare so gym will be closed again for 2 weeks.

Im thinking about cancelling my membership at this stage. If this opening and closing is to stay for the foreseeable Id rather invest and work out from home.

Zillah · 08-08-2020 05:23PM

bada_bing wrote: »

been back in flyefit now for 2.5 weeks, at the start everyone was doing their part to clean their machines after use . But now some people aren't even doing anything at all, i lost the rag yesterday with a latino couple using a machine between them for 15 minutes and they didn't bother cleaning it after them. I realised it was a losing battle cos a lot more people were doing the same thing and staff are not even monitoring the gym users. So i'm now cleaning everything before and after using them and regularly use santizers on my hands cos some people are not making an effort.

i expect there will be another lockdown as a result and gyms will close again and we'll will hear these people moan about the gyms being closed.

I totally get where you are coming from but just make sure to sanitise your hands on the way in and out and that's the problem solved, no? A mask, which most people aren't using, is much more important in my opinion, in a room full of people heavily breathing.

Also not sure what them being latino has to do with anything...

DareGod · 09-08-2020 04:16PM

Zillah wrote: »

I totally get where you are coming from but just make sure to sanitise your hands on the way in and out and that's the problem solved, no? A mask, which most people aren't using, is much more important in my opinion, in a room full of people heavily breathing.

Also not sure what them being latino has to do with anything...

Masks do absolutely nothing to stop a virus being projected by means of heavy breathing.

Alf Veedersane · 09-08-2020 05:14PM

DareGod wrote: »

Masks do absolutely nothing to stop a virus being projected by means of heavy breathing.

Absolutely nothing?

Hmmm.

DareGod · 09-08-2020 06:15PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Absolutely nothing?

Hmmm.

Absolutely nothing.

Why? You have evidence to the contrary?

Alf Veedersane · 09-08-2020 06:23PM

DareGod wrote: »

Absolutely nothing.

Why? You have evidence to the contrary?

There's plenty of scientific evidence to say it does reduce respiratory droplets carrying the virus. Not saying there is a consensus yet but the fact there are scientific papers saying they do have a positive impact suggests that a statement that they do absolutely nothing is false at this point in time.

givyjoe · 09-08-2020 07:28PM

DareGod wrote: »

Absolutely nothing.

Why? You have evidence to the contrary?

Go put one on, then try blowing out your birthday cake from a few feet away there Doctor.

billyhead · 10-08-2020 11:51AM

Just wondering why can't gym users shower even if social distancing is maintained?

givyjoe · 10-08-2020 01:05PM

billyhead wrote: »

Just wondering why can't gym users shower even if social distancing is maintained?

Don't get that one myself. Toilets are far more of a risk factor with infectious plumes being blasted around the place with a toilet flush.

Alf Veedersane · 10-08-2020 01:34PM

givyjoe wrote: »

Don't get that one myself. Toilets are far more of a risk factor with infectious plumes being blasted around the place with a toilet flush.

There's unlikely to be a whole lot of virus in the jacks to cause an infectious plume when flushed.

Showers are possibly just out of bounds where people are in closer proximity or where water passes from one shower area to the next

givyjoe · 10-08-2020 04:25PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

There's unlikely to be a whole lot of virus in the jacks to cause an infectious plume when flushed.

Showers are possibly just out of bounds where people are in closer proximity or where water passes from one shower area to the next

Plenty of virus present in feces. There's even been tests done on sewage to help trace prevalence of the virus in a given area. (read articles on this/done in Italy), Was supposedly a (shudder).. easier way to check for the prevalence in the early days, when testing wasn't getting done quick enough.

ibrahimovic · 10-08-2020 05:47PM

Do you need a face mask in the gym now?

Alf Veedersane · 10-08-2020 05:47PM

givyjoe wrote: »

Plenty of virus present in feces. There's even been tests done on sewage to help trace prevalence of the virus in a given area. (read articles on this/done in Italy), Was supposedly a (shudder).. easier way to check for the prevalence in the early days, when testing wasn't getting done quick enough.

In it. And submerged. There won't be an 'infectious plume'.

But toilets are a facility they probably wouldn't get away with not offering

givyjoe · 10-08-2020 05:58PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

In it. And submerged. There won't be an 'infectious plume'.

But toilets are a facility they probably wouldn't get away with not offering

:rolleyes: Not sure why you keep insisting this isn't a thing.

Alf Veedersane · 10-08-2020 06:15PM

givyjoe wrote: »

:rolleyes: Not sure why you keep insisting this isn't a thing.

I'm not saying you don't get aerosols when you flush the toilet. It's why I keep the toothbrushes well away from the toilet.

When I use 'plume' usually, the concentration of particles is high and I'm not necessarily sure it would be

So yeah, I'm not saying it's not a thing. I just use 'plume' differently so I misinterpreted to some degree what you were saying

The Davestator · 10-08-2020 06:20PM

ibrahimovic wrote: »

Do you need a face mask in the gym now?

No. Not included in new legislation

ibrahimovic · 10-08-2020 07:26PM

The Davestator wrote: »

No. Not included in new legislation

cheers

Skidfingers · 11-08-2020 01:46PM

Was there any update on when GAA club gyms can open?

rpurfield · 12-08-2020 09:07AM

Skidfingers wrote: »

Was there any update on when GAA club gyms can open?

This is in the GAA safe return document 1.Preparation of facilities
Dressing Rooms, Gyms and Social areas should remain closed in Phase 3 and until further notice.

I know they are hoping to go to crowds of 500 whenever we get to Phase 4, and I could've swore that clubhouses were opening then too but from a quick Google I can't see it anywhere.

Skidfingers · 12-08-2020 10:44AM

rpurfield wrote: »

This is in the GAA safe return document 1.Preparation of facilities
Dressing Rooms, Gyms and Social areas should remain closed in Phase 3 and until further notice.

I know they are hoping to go to crowds of 500 whenever we get to Phase 4, and I could've swore that clubhouses were opening then too but from a quick Google I can't see it anywhere.

Yeah I remember hearing that a month ago. By the way things are going, we won't be seeing club gyms / dressing rooms opening for a long time.

Anyone hazard a guess for when the gyms will re-open

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