Reopen Gyms & Leisure Centres on 4th July

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Tuesday 23rd June Boris Johnson announced that pubs can reopen on 4th July but not gyms and leisure centres. It's far easier to control social distancing in gyms amongst sober people than it is in pubs amongst intoxicated people. Under normal circumstances nobody trains in a gym less than 1m apart.

The government need to reopen Gyms and Leisure centres to boost the well being of gym goers, the economy and protect jobs. If pubs can reopen on 4th July where social distancing will be hard to control then so should gyms and leisure centres. Fellow gym goers would agree that it's very rare you train less than 1 meter apart and free weight training you train atleast 2m apart for safety reasons.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition gyms have been allowed to reopen. You can read the Government's announcement about the reopening of gyms here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-gyms-and-pools-to-reopen-safely

Timeline

23 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
12 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Aug 2020

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