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I am just curious why gyms are not i:ncluded in essential services while massage therapists, dentists, osteopaths etc. are considered essential? I know the gyms in Brandon had been cleaned and were cleaning often and well. One would think they would open the gyms for people's sanity and mental health.

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the gym i go to you have to slot a time on your phone or computer and theres only about 4 at a time and the  
the customers doing the workouts are spread out the tread mills are every second is taped off with a 6 foot space between the other tread mills

that a lot of people don't consider exercise to be a non- multi participatory activity to "be " exercise so they consider gyms as essential. The socialization, group sweat is all a part of the experience. But you know you can exercise.... well just by going for a run, a walk Brandon's walking/cycling paths are second to none there is exercise equipment along the walking paths .as well as down by the riverbank and it is all free, fresh air all done with minimal contact ( sorry) and then you can go home and have a hot shower and your mind is soothed  
 
Edited by delpmb, 2021-01-09 17:56:05

Why are they closed?  
 
Exhalation/coughing/sneezing produces water droplets that may contain the virus. Exercises induces said exhalation to a great degree. Imagine someone going to get a drink of water - they would have to take their mask off. Or, imagine someone catching their breath and taking their mask off just for a minute... Unfortunately, both of these acts would be considered risky behaviour.  
 
I don't care how much you're sanitizing any gym, you can't sanitize the air and that's the main mechanism of spread for this particular virus.  
 
You can go outside for a walk, run, hike and quite a few people have equipment in their homes.  
 
Gyms should stay closed.  
 
Edited by DevilsAdvocate, 2021-01-09 18:12:29

Outdoor exercise may not suit everyone but personally I walk 12kms a day with my dog in all weather year round so have no use for a gym especially as currently outdoor exercise is considered safer and less likely to contribute to the spread of covid as long as distancing protocols etc are adhered to. And yes I do live and walk in town .

I agree.. keep them closed and gyms should be the last to open. You can exericise everywhere.

but start ticketing the the gatherers now then they are the ones bring up covid cases my son is doing highschool classes on line with his class watching teacher lecture  
so close the schools and have online learning because my son is getting lots done since Brandon highschool brought this type of learning since after christmas if you dont dont want gyms open and think germs spread there  
what about the kids at school gathering recesses not wearing masks ive seen it

It's as if you think people who want gyms closed are the same ones that want to keep schools open!?  
 
Close the schools, ticket gatherers, and screw pallister. I'm with you man.

You’ll never seen schools close 100%. There’s a great amount of workers that need there kids to go to school still cause they have been deemed essential. Police, fire, daycare staff, school staff themselves, hospital staff all need the childcare school provides during the day.

In the fall were some increases in schools more than I heard from gyms and kids gathering, moving, playing and talking close to each other in recess. Gyms members do not play and gather in groups like some other sport games and gym classes members stay distance to each other in classes also gym cardio equipments have 1 equipment closed for use every second one

one that uses the gym daily to keep me sane, so trust me when I say this pains me to say this, but, in NO way shape or form should gyms be re-opened until we get numbers lower. To say gyms are not a gathering place is completely wrong! I have been to 2 different 24hr gyms for the last almost 4yrs and both are exactly the same. A core group that workout and might stop for a brief conversation, but there's also a big group that will all gather and spend more time talking than working. There's always the group that takes up 6 different machines and do 1 set then talk (they seem to be the ones that wear big headphones too) for 10 minutes, then slowly walk back over to pound out another set and back over to talk. This goes on for minimum 1.5hrs (cause that's my workout time) and drives me and many others insane. I can even tell you exactly what each talking group looks like and will be the same at every gym.  
People also don't like wearing masks in the gym, cause it impedes their breathing. I found I got a much better workout, as it did make it a little harder to breathe. For gyms to impose the mask rule to walk in and out of the gym was stupid, cause that's really the only time you probably didn't need it. I know 1 of the 24hr gyms even when masks were mandatory, people didn't wear them, cause there's no staff to enforce it, and unless things changed in a year, the cleanliness of the gym was something that was basically non-existent.  
If everyone would follow the rules and keep masks on and clean equipment, it wouldn't be a problem. But that will NEVER happen, considering at GL they had signs on lockers, ziptied lockers closed to maintain social distance, and idiots would just rip the zipties off and use whatever locker they wanted! People are lazy and ignorant and it's those people and the idiot talkers that are ruining it for the serious gym people, that follow the rules. Which are some of the people that need the gym for mental reasons....of which saying "you can workout outside" doesn't help, cause I workout at home and walk outside daily with my dog and it's not even close to the same as doing weights. So stop being ignorant and saying "just go for a walk" cause you do not know what some of us are already doing and why we go to the gym, for some of us, it's a real life support to deal with stress, trauma and other demons that just a walk won't do!

glad adam came on I like it when he gives updates  
stats and reports so I guess I will stay hunkered down at home on my acreage ordering my groceries online making odd trip to town to pick up and checking my son online school classes once in awhile

I think any business should be allowed to be open if they can stay safe. They must follow all safe protocol . A lot of small business are have trouble paying bill. One example would be a tattoo shop I seen on the Winnipeg new. He could be as safe as chiropractor or dentists. If you can operate safely, stay open. No I don’t have any tattoos and don’t plan on getting any. Just used it as an example.  
 
Edited by cooper, 2021-01-10 08:39:31

They visited him yesterday and gave him warnings I heard on the news....

if you asked the families of the 733 people that have died from Covid in Manitoba, they would not be upset that you could not get a tattoo or go to a gym. I sure could be wrong.

3% here, 1% there, 6% here, 2% there.... start adding it up and before you know it we've got a concerning number of additional contacts that would threaten to make the situation into a much bigger problem. The impact on businesses is an awful side of this, but in the interest of public health the line had to be drawn somewhere.