Prof Karim: Gyms should be allowed to open during lockdown but they must follow strict safety protocols

“Gyms need to take extra precautions before they can open. Those protocols have been developed,” Karim told the Saturday Star this week.

The fitness industry is on the verge of collapse, as gyms across the country continue to remain shut under lockdown. It is expected that around 80% of gyms are likely to shut down permanently, with massive job losses. “We're in a situation where the conditions we're having to adapt to in terms of the new normal force us to minimise our movement and only make essential trips. We have to be careful that this doesn’t increase – in the long term – our risks of having chronic diseases and non-communicable disease, but that's a very long-term perspective. It’s not something that’s going to happen in the next year or two.

FitSA, the association of health and fitness clubs in the country, say they have held positive talks with the government and hope to be given the green light for gyms to open in the next few weeks. Austin added that the lockdown had decimated the fitness industry, and that a reopening is greatly needed.

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