Gyms and Indoor Recreational Facilities Are Not in the Yellow Phase, Must Wait for Green
By Wendi Rank
Governor Tom Wolf is planning to move Delaware County to the yellow phase on Friday, June 5, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. For residents, that doesn’t mean a return to spin class just yet.
Gyms and indoor recreational facilities are not permitted to open in the yellow phase, as outlined by the state’s website.
Gyms will be allowed to open in the green phase, with restrictions. Admission must be reduced by half, and the state is encouraging facilities to offer appointments.
Neither the state’s Department of Health nor the Centers for Disease Control website appears to offer specific recommendations for gyms to follow upon reopening.
Gyms open in other areas of the country are conducting temperature checks, reports The New York Times. Some are using less stationary equipment and encouraging members to clean the equipment after it’s used. Some have instituted online classes.
The state has set forth several parameters for moving into yellow and green phases.
Delaware County Council Chairman Brian Zidek said the county was ready to begin reopening.
“It’s not an on-off switch. It’s more appropriate to say it’s operating on a continuum,” Zidek said.
Until then, outdoor recreation is still an option. The state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources offers information on sites that are open.
To read the full article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, see here.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Wendi Rank is a Montgomery County native with a graduate degree from LaSalle University. She has worked as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She has previously written for the journal Nursing.
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