Gyms and fitness centres able to reopen next week

May 15, 2020 | 10:17 AM Pete McIntyre

Gyms, yoga studios, and fitness centres will be able to resume operations as of Tuesday May 19.

That’s when an order by Interior Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer to close those types of training facilities will be lifted.

“The order, issued April 2, is being rescinded in accordance with B.C.’s Restart Plan Phase 2. This will allow these facilities to re-open as long as they can meet requirements to protect staff and clients against the spread of COVID-19,” said an Interior Health news release.

Any facility wanting to resume operation must develop a plan based on measures laid out by the Provincial Health Office.

The rules will include limiting the number of people in the facility, methods for physical distancing, and the use of change rooms will be discouraged.

Guidance for facility operators and for the public related to gyms and other fitness facilities is now available on the Interior Health website.

Additional guidance for facility operators will come from WorkSafeBC.

Members of the public with further questions can call the non-medical COVID-19 phone line at 1-888-COVID19 (268-4319).