Vague and constantly changing details of indoor restrictions appear to be one of many issues the club owner is set to undergo in getting business running again. “It is a blessing that we are open, however the restrictions we’ve got to stay open make it very, very hard. "Okay, yeah, we can open- but really, can we open.?"įor Horsham Snap Fitness Club Manager, Jacqui Monro, the gym sessions are back, but not without complications. "But then they're still businesses at the end of the day, and if opening means they're going to physically lose money you can obviously do the math." "People might be legitimately afraid of the virus," Mr Bywater said, The incentive for local gyms to reopen will be low if it means having to run the business at the fraction of its full capacity. Read more: Changes for COVID settings in regional Victoria "It's just going to be casual visits which is probably just going to pay for the staff to be there at best let alone our loans, our bills, our rates, our rent." The legal requirement for a COVID marshal alone means Smith can no longer offer weekly memberships and instead has to rely on booked casual visits during staff hours. "We have to have a COVID marshal, therefore a staff member is needed to be there which makes it impossible to be open 24/7." "I'm yet to decide whether it's worth it - so if I do open I'll probably be running at a loss," Mr Smith said. The announcement may come as a relief for many fitness members of Horsham and its surrounding areas, however Warracknabeal and Stawell's Elite Contender gym owner Damien Smith and its Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach Travis Bywater are left tackling the repercussions of the lockdown. This week saw the green light for gyms and pools in regional Victoria to resume business with a limit of 10 people in place for indoor physical recreation and 20 for every outdoor site. DESPITE the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions Horsham gym goers could still be waiting with the many local gym openings in question.
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