Are you back at the gym and training? This is how you will know if the place is run according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and you too

The government decided in its latest decision to re-open the gyms and buildings designed for physical activity such as "Studio". And since last Friday 8/5/20 many places have opened and many trainees have returned to train in places that were like a second home for them, or a refuge where they disconnect from the pressure of life, the day to day, the work load and raising children.

How will you know if the place you are going to is conducted according to the guidelines and requirements of the Ministry of Health? And how will you know if you are following the guidelines of the Ministry of Health?
All information is accessed in the attached instructions:

According to the new corona virus emergency regulations - restriction of activity, it will be possible to operate a gym and a place in a building where sports or dance activities take place and is not a gym under the specified conditions:

A- According to instructions, the operator of the fitness center will be required to appoint a corona supervisor, who is actually responsible for carrying out the actions specified in regulation 3a1 and the following instructions of the director:

B- Entrance to the institute:

• The operator of the institute will regulate the entry of people to the place, including the employees, and will create a regulation mechanism so that there is no crowding at the entrance to the institute nor outside it. By calling queues for devices/activity at the institute, and limiting the time of use for each user.

• The operator must make an accurate record of the number of visitors.

• At the entrance to the institute, places for waiting must be marked at a distance of 2 m from each other while placing a sign regarding keeping the distance.

• A sign must be placed regarding the number of people allowed to stay at the place.

• At the entrance to the gym/studio, the entrants must be questioned and the temperature taken for each person. A person with a temperature above 38 degrees will not be allowed to enter the institute. Likewise, a trainee who has one of the corona symptoms: cough, difficulty breathing or any other respiratory symptom that does not stem from a chronic respiratory disease, and a person who has been in close contact with a corona patient in the last two weeks, will not be allowed to enter.

• At any time, there will not be more than one person per 10 square meters in the gym. In the studio, one person per 7 square meters and a maximum of 19 people in the studio, provided that it is possible to maintain a distance of 2 meters between people.

third- Hygiene and keeping distance:

• Care must be taken to maintain a distance of 2 m between trainees at all times - both in personal training and in training using equipment.

• Hygiene must be maintained throughout the day - washing hands before entering the gym, before using any equipment and at the end of the activity.

• Care must be taken to find hand washing stations, hand soap, paper for wiping hands and alcohol or alcohol gel stations available.

• Care must be taken to clean the training devices, including mobile devices and accessories, between trainees, in places where there is contact of the hands. In addition, all devices must be thoroughly cleaned twice a day.

• In addition, it is necessary to disinfect internal surfaces frequently - including surfaces that those staying in the place come into contact with with high frequency, including: mattresses, handles, doors, railings, counters, switches, elevator buttons, etc.

• Thorough cleaning and disinfection of equipment, floors, chairs, tables, will be done at the end of the day. Cleaning will be done with soap and water, followed by disinfection with a chlorine-based substance with a concentration of 1000 mg of household bleach with a concentration of 3-5.2 percent.

• Each trainee will be equipped with a personal towel, a personal water bottle.

• Be careful, as much as possible, to use personal training equipment including personal gloves, personal weights, and avoid as much as possible transferring equipment between two trainees training at the same time.

• Do not use the wardrobes and bathrooms at all. The bathrooms will be cleaned frequently and will always have soap and paper for wiping hands and trash cans.

• Do not use sauna and jacuzzi facilities.

• It is mandatory for everyone in the gym and the studio, including the gym operator/coach/instructor, to wear a mask, as long as they are not training.

A place where a confirmed corona patient is discovered - it must be reported immediately to the health office, and action taken
according to their instructions.