Anyone avoiding the gym because of the you-know-what virus?
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huntersvonnegut
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I don’t live in an area with a high rate of infection. So far. As far as I know. But I have begun to wonder if I should work out from home for a while.
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I am debating about going tomorrow... I just got back to a good routine. This blows.2
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Not yet. No reported cases in my state, and I don't have a home gym.
Wiping things down and washing hands a lot.6 -
Very thankful for my home gym. Cases are started to crop up in the area, states of emergency declared, schools closing, etc. I've not been told to work from home yet but will likely be doing so soon. Everyone be safe out there.3
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I use the gym in my apartment complex, so it gets less traffic than the average gym. They've put out extra wipes to clean the equipment and I still feel okay using it for now. I'm usually a stickler for wiping down my equipment pre- and post-use anyway.0
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I'm not avoiding the gym but I've decided to stop licking the barbells....
Although more seriously there's been a welcome uptick in people cleaning the equipment with the sanitaizer wipes that are provided.18 -
I have a home gym and I workout outdoors, but I have put my aerial yoga and pole fitness classes on hold for now.5
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I'm still going to my gym and Pilates studio... I got pink eye a couple years ago, so since then I've been very good at washing my hands/wiping down equipment/not rubbing eyes/etc.
I was a bit surprised with how packed it was the other day (I was expecting it to slow down)... no slow down around here yet!1 -
No I will not be avoiding at this time.
Having a compromised and taxed immune system...I'm one that could experience great complications if infected, but training is more important to me than not.
I will continue to practice basic personal hygiene and go about my training.6 -
Very thankful for my home gym. Cases are started to crop up in the area, states of emergency declared, schools closing, etc. I've not been told to work from home yet but will likely be doing so soon. Everyone be safe out there.
Same here. There was a virus-related death at a hospital in my county in Georgia today. Older person with underlying health conditions but still. I guess my social anxiety is serving me well for once. (I have a treadmill, recumbent bike, pull up tower, Smith/cable machine, bench, tons of dumbbells and kettlebells, cardio DVDs, yoga mat, and various other stuff that I've been collecting over the years. I can also work from home if needed. Other than picking up my new puppy on Saturday I don't need to leave the house ever again...)1 -
No. I’m definitely not. Funny thing is....the boot camp style class I do to is crazy into “high fiving”. I’ve never been super into it but I do it if someone puts a hand up. Corporate said “no more high fiving”. But yet we all rotate through the same weights, med balls, resistance bands, stability balls, etc etc. I always have scrubbed my hands and use hand sanitizer after class....and I don’t see hardly ANYONE washing their hands, even still. 🤷🏻♀️3
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Yes. I'm not going to the gym indefinitely. I'm not worried that the virus will kill me or even give me much trouble, but I don't want to kill my parents by passing it on to them. Mom is goingto be 70 this year.
I'm still skiing through.8 -
No, i went to the gym last night and I'll go again tonight. I am trying to use the hand sanitizer more between machines, which I'm pretty good about doing anyway.0
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My gym was a ghost town this morning. I've been doing a lot of wiping down b4 and after equipment use. I'm still going to go the gym. This totally sucks!0
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I'm still going to pilates, but being more careful. I did notice the classes are smaller, but it could be because of the time of the year (Spring break). I also work one to one with a trainer. It is one room, one person. So I'm only around the trainer. Again...being careful of the surfaces I touch.0
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I stopped going to the gym a couple of weeks ago. Even though I'm at a low risk for infection personally, I'm taking public health warnings about congregating in large groups seriously--I know that it statistically increases the odds of ANYONE getting infected, including older or immunocompromised folks who can't fight the virus as well as I can. You don't necessarily show symptoms when you're infected, and I'd rather not drive up the odds of making someone else sick. It's up to all of us to protect each other!
I've used this as an opportunity to start teaching myself to run outside, something I've always been very bad at. At home, I'm doing youtube video workouts and lots of bodyweight exercises like pushups.8 -
I stopped going to martial arts where we, and the classes before us, crawl all over the floor and each other. Still going to the gym but using lysol wipes on every piece of equipment before and after use. I would also stop my run or lift if someone nearby was coughing, but usually there are few enough people in my gym that we get the 3-6 feet of safe space.2
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I've stopped swimming and have been using my apartment's gym. Been definitely more religious about disinfecting equipment.0
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My gym... doesn't have any soap in the bathrooms.
But I have a contract.
So I guess I'll go but only with a bag of sanitary supplies.2 -
The gym is going to be empty and CLEAN! I'm def still going.4
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I'll be at the gym in the morning.0
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