NSW coronavirus restrictions on gyms and other indoor fitness activities like yoga and pilates are lifting next week, but that doesn’t mean things will get back to normal any time soon.
Fitness fanatics are unlikely to be able to get back to their usual routines when their favourite workout spots are allowed to reopen.
From Saturday, June 13 class sizes at indoor fitness activities will be capped at 10 people, while the maximum of 100 people will be allowed in large gyms.
Indoor pools and saunas, as well as tattoo and massage parlours will be allowed to reopen from the same date, with restricted numbers.
Yesterday, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said requests about when gyms would reopen were second only behind beauty salons — this is what you need to know.
You might get turned away
Any indoor classes like yoga, pilates or group fitness training will be limited to 10 people.
Jessica Sullivan, owner of F45 Woolloomooloo, is already preparing to face unhappy members that get turned away.
“I’m getting lots of phone calls, emails, messages. I think it will be harder now coming out of the restrictions for the 10-people rules than previously being shut. It’s goi