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Gym Group reveals lively reopening video explaining COVID-19 protocols
POSTED 19 Jun 2020 . BY Liz Terry
Gym Group CEO, Richard Darwin, fronts the company's new reopening video Credit: The Gym Group
UK budget operator, The Gym Group, has revealed its new reopening video for customers, fronted by CEO, Richard Darwin, with support from team members.

The company has implemented a range of measures, including anti-viral fogging, social distancing and a one-way system, with a separate entrance and exit.

Contactless access control is also being developed.

Doors to the gym lock when it reaches capacity and members can check for slots on the Gym Group app.

The company has developed a #safewithus programme, as well as in-gym announcement reminding members about the safety measures that are in place and the overarching #GymItTogether message.

Kit has been spaced out and screens installed, while PTs will wear masks during sessions.

Members are asked to clean equipment, wash hands regularly and keep two meters apart at all times.

All gyms have been provided with a COVID-19 'Battle Box' with everything needed to keep the gym compliant.

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Gym Group reveals lively reopening video explaining COVID-19 protocols
POSTED 19 Jun 2020 . BY Liz Terry
Gym Group CEO, Richard Darwin, fronts the company's new reopening video Credit: The Gym Group
UK budget operator, The Gym Group, has revealed its new reopening video for customers, fronted by CEO, Richard Darwin, with support from team members.

The company has implemented a range of measures, including anti-viral fogging, social distancing and a one-way system, with a separate entrance and exit.

Contactless access control is also being developed.

Doors to the gym lock when it reaches capacity and members can check for slots on the Gym Group app.

The company has developed a #safewithus programme, as well as in-gym announcement reminding members about the safety measures that are in place and the overarching #GymItTogether message.

Kit has been spaced out and screens installed, while PTs will wear masks during sessions.

Members are asked to clean equipment, wash hands regularly and keep two meters apart at all times.

All gyms have been provided with a COVID-19 'Battle Box' with everything needed to keep the gym compliant.

RELATED STORIES
Buy shares in Gym Group says Peel Hunt, as gym reopenings in Europe raise hopes of recovery


Corporate broking and advisory firm, Peel Hunt, has issued a 'buy' recommendation for shares in The Gym Group.
Channel 4 comedian Rosie Jones mystery shopped gyms for accessibility – guess which operator passed the test


Comedian Rosie Jones has found that just one of the three gyms she tried to train at, for a Channel 4 consumer rights programme, offered adequate accessibility and/or facilities for disabled users.
The Gym Group raises £40m through new shares to weather impact of lockdown


Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order to help it weather the effects of the UK-wide shutdown of its sites.
The Gym Group reports record revenues – plans to tackle the impact of Covid-19


The Gym Group saw revenues and profit increase during 2019, a year in which it opened 20 new gyms, taking the number of sites in its portfolio to 175.
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London Museum makes destination dining part of the attraction
London Museum will open four new food and drink destinations when it launches its new home at Smithfield on 28 November, making hospitality a central part of the visitor experience at one of the capital's biggest cultural openings of the year.
OMA completes New Museum transformation with landmark expansion and Oberon restaurant
OMA has completed a major transformation of New York's New Museum, creating a larger cultural campus that combines expanded exhibition spaces with learning, performance, hospitality and public programming.
David Rockwell creates immersive magic destination, The Hand and The Eye
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and private membership under one roof.
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