Gyms to Reopen 2021???

Vital Transformation wrote: »

Country is going to Level 3, so yeah, they'll be opening again.

I wouldn't take anything for granted yet, in the current climate

That's weird about ben dunne because controlling numbers in the gym should be the top priority, or I should say, one of the safety measures that can be implemented 100%.

radiotrickster wrote: »

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I’ve gained a serious amount of weight now, and I wasn’t light to start with. If I’m exercising regularly, I feel well enough to have the mental energy to eat healthily. But now, it’s just a diet of junk and I’ve swapped using exercise as a release for comfort food. (I’m not going to stop using food as a coping mechanism either, because that’s something for me and a therapist to unpack and I’m not in a position to start therapy right now.)<...>.

This! I'm surprised with myself how disinterested in diet I become when there's no exercise in my life. Cardio isn't cutting it anymore, I did cycling last lockdown and it kept me going for a while but it did nothing to my strength levels and when I got back into the gym last July, I had to start from 0. Dong nothing this time. I'm not in the happy place.

ste551 wrote: »

please keep gyms closed

Troll. FYI, you should say "keep hospitals closed" instead because they're the real hotspots.

I wished they would have opened sooner. Usually takes me 6 weeks to get back into the swing of things. I'll be looking like a sack of spuds over Christmas.

Westwood where I go had no booking systems anyway. I'm just going to try and go as early as possible to avoid crowds, it was getting pretty hectic at certain times during the last window of opening.

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Really looking forward to getting back into the gym next week. I'll be one of the first in the door first morning!

Our gym has timetable up on the app but you can only book two days in advance, I'd be booking 14 sessions a week otherwise, things are getting desperate.

Hunky Monster wrote: »

I wished they would have opened sooner. Usually takes me 6 weeks to get back into the swing of things. I'll be looking like a sack of spuds over Christmas.

6 weeks! It took me 3months to get into it properly again last time, I only started seeing positive changes in my body after that long, so goodbye xmas party dress body this time, that's for sure

j@utis wrote: »

Our gym has timetable up on the app but you can only book two days in advance, I'd be booking 14 sessions a week otherwise, things are getting desperate.



6 weeks! It took me 3months to get into it properly again last time, I only started seeing positive changes in my body after that long, so goodbye xmas party dress body this time, that's for sure

For sure. It takes me 6 weeks to notice anything in the mirror and about 3 months for anyone else to notice. Sack of spuds it is. Hopefully they stay open this time. This year has been a complete write off.

So, are the gyms opening next week? Says me, and puts another piece of the cake on the plate

Grand so, more cake this way!!!

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

So is it next Wed they'll open, or Thursday?

Tuesday or Wednesday. Yet to be confirmed if restrictions will be lifted on 1 December or 2 December.

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Officially end at midnight 1st so in theory the gym could open the 2nd

I know we went into lockdown on a wednesday but i am irrationally annoyed that we are going to come out of it midweek too.... Just get things moving from Monday!

DVDM93 wrote: »

That'll play havoc with all the 'I'll start on Monday' heads.

In saying that, Tuesday is the start of a new month, so a good starting point also.

Thought it was Tuesday night they were lifting so gums open Wednesday morning? Hopefully it's Tuesday day!

DVDM93 wrote: »

This is the email I got off my gym.

Brilliant!

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

National Bench Day will move to Wednesday

Have to leave the gym off until the following Monday so, benching on a Wednesday will throw out the whole week for me.

Damnit NPHET.

Only for individual use is it? No classes.

Gov.ie says Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools may remain open for individual use only

JTMan wrote: »

No classes. However, the government document interestingly and unusually says that swimming classes will be reviewed from January. Hence, it seems swim classes, but not gym clases, might be allowed resume in January.

Ya, makes reference to dance classes not allowed so I'm assuming gym isnt

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Are the gyms open for a few weeks or are they closing in January again?

God knows. The situation will be reviewed before 3 January.

Vital Transformation wrote: »

Masks are now mandatory in my gym, everywhere except the cardio machines.

Ugh. Really hope they don't do that in my gym. Grand gro lads who take two minutes between sets. Not good for me.

is_that_so wrote: »

Yeah, well the US is a really poor example of a country dealing with the virus. No email nor any notification so far but have booked in for sessions as my app is now active again. Indoor mask wearing hasn't actually changed and it's really spaces that already had that requirement in Level 3 - the new thing is outdoors.

Well, the new guidance is that they are "recommended in crowded workplaces, places of worship and in busy or crowded outdoor spaces where there is significant congregation".

However, if numbers are being managed in a gym, then they shouldn't fit into the new guidance