Class gyms as essential resulting in them remaining open during covid lockdown.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make gyms essential during any covid lock down or restriction due to the positive impact on physical health & mental health. Overwhelming evidence tells us that gyms are part of the solution not part of the problem by making people healthier to fight the virus. Data show it’s also the safest sector.

UK active & a multitude of scientific evidence show us that gyms improve mental health. The structure, goal and social oriented culture a gym brings has been proven to help improve a multitude of mental health issues & prevent suicide.
We as gym owners & personal trainers are having daily conversation with preventing suicide and suicidal thought due the covid closures now. It’s worse now do to the embedded trauma brought about by the last lock down. Gyms need to be open and classes as essential.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown: Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown

Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases: Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases

The Committee will be holding a debate on Covid-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. You will be able to watch the debate on Parliament TV at 4.30pm: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

Timeline

31 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Nov 2020

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