It is hard to not notice the feeling of impending doom when you read and watch all the news regarding Corona Virus. However, I feel that we need to demonstrate a certain level of calm and remain living our lives as best we can until advised otherwise. With that in mind, I will keep running classes and Personal Training Sessions until I feel that it is no longer advisable to do so, based of Government information.
The benefit I have is that I run small, outdoor classes and Corona Virus does not survive well outside, so gyms will have to fight a losing battle of trying to constantly sanitise equipment. So below are my guidelines for continuing to run classes.
- All group sessions will now be run entirely outdoors (I have done small sessions indoor when it has been very wet)
- Equipment will be sanitised before each session.
- If you have your own workout mat that you are happy to use, then please bring this with you. Otherwise I will give each person their own mat to use for that session.
- Please wash your hands or use a alcohol based hand gel before and after each session.
- I will not do any close partner exercises during this period. Clients need to be at ‘least’ 1 metre a part throughout the session.
- More bodyweight only sessions will be included, especially as the virus progresses.
- If you feel unwell, particularly with a cough and/or temperature, please do not come to the class. And this will apply to myself as well and I will advise accordingly should I need to cancel.
Outdoor exercise is great for building immunity and generally feeling well, both physically and mentally, so I do not want to stop running sessions until absolutely necessary. However, everyone will rightly have their own stance of the subject but hopefully some regulars will still want to work out with me and maybe some new exercisers will take this opportunity to get involved too, especially if their own classes have had to temporarily close. Hey, I’m happy to have guests for a few weeks!
Finally, hoping you all stay safe and well and look out for each other x