Duncan Bannatyne predicts huge queues outside gyms tomorrow as Covid rules relaxed

No room at the gym! Duncan Bannatyne predicts queues outside fitness centres before they reopen on Monday Gyms will be able to reopen tomorrow morning as Covid-19 rules are loosened  Swimming pools and other indoor exercise facilities will also reopen tomorrow People will still have to adhere to social distancing rules during the activities By … Read more

Lockdown…LIFTED! Gyms reveal safety measures for April 12 reopening

Gyms will be re-opening across England from Monday and some of the country’s biggest fitness studios have revealed their preparations including one hour time limits, social distance zones and thousands of litres of fresh air pumped in every second.  From April 12, all non-essential shops will be allowed to reopen, as well as hairdressers, beauty … Read more

Your ultimate unlockdown guide: From bars to hairdressers and gyms to care homes

Your ultimate unlockdown guide: Get ready for your first trip to the pub in three months… from hairdressers and gyms to care homes, how life in England will change from next Monday Hairdressers, shops and beer gardens can all reopen in England from April 12 Boris Johnson told press conference he is ‘sticking like glue’ … Read more

Covid UK: YouGov poll shows people want ‘vaccine passports’ for gyms, pubs and cinemas

More Britons think vaccine passports should be brought in for people using gyms than those visiting hospitals or GP surgeries, a poll has found. Fifty-six per cent of respondents want the certificates to be enforced for those wanting to work out while only 43 per cent say they should be needed at medical centres, the … Read more

Where SHOULD vaccine passports be used? YouGov poll reveals more Britons want IDs in place for gyms

More Britons think vaccine passports should be brought in for people using gyms than those visiting hospitals or GP surgeries, a poll has found. Fifty-six per cent of respondents want the certificates to be enforced for those wanting to work out while only 43 per cent say they should be needed at medical centres, the … Read more

Millennials are moving to apartment buildings ‘all in one’ gyms, shops and gardens

Millenials are moving away from traditional landlords to a move into all-in-one collective living buildings that have a ‘kinder approach to renting’. A year on since the start of the pandemic, with working, exercising and socialising from home still part of people’s everyday lives, many are searching for buildings that have all they need in … Read more

Israel is roaring back to life thanks to Covid jab passports as gyms and swimming pools open

There is a new rule at Meir Elbaz’s synagogue near Tel Aviv. Only people who can produce a green pass, Israel’s new Covid passport, may cross the threshold. If you don’t have one of the highly-prized passes, you are relegated to the courtyard and forced to listen to prayers through the open windows. ‘It’s a … Read more

Victory for fitness fans as gyms could reopen as soon as April 12

Victory for fitness fans as gyms could reopen as soon as April 12 under Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown – but exercise classes won’t restart until May 17 Indoor leisure centres in England could reopen earlier than expected on April 12 Announcement is major victory for gyms who had feared much longer shutdown It … Read more

Barry’s boss blasts Tier 3 Covid rules that BANS his fitness classes but allows gyms to open

Barry’s Bootcamp boss blasts ‘absurd’ Tier 3 Covid rules that BANS his fitness classes that are so loved by celebrities but allows gyms to open freely Sandy Macaskill said the Covid restrictions for Tier 3 areas ‘absolutely no sense’ He claimed authorities would let him have a free-for-all policy like normal gyms But the fitness … Read more

Smiles return to High Street as stores, gyms and pubs reopen again after second coronavirus lockdown

Thousands flocked to high street shops, pubs, gyms and hairdressers yesterday as the end of lockdown saw non-essential businesses reopen. Bargain hunters took advantage of a retail ‘fire sale’ triggered by the collapse of Debenhams and the Arcadia group, which includes Topshop. They crushed together to get into stores across the country. The queues outside … Read more