Petition · past parliament

Open gyms in lockdown to help with mental health and well-being.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Open gyms during lockdown to help with mental health and well-being even if it’s for a shortened amount of hours.
Some people’s mental state has been helped by going to the gyms keeping fit and healthy something which was badly effected by the first lockdown of schools where hundreds and thousands of house holds will be mixing once children go to and from school the gyms should be allowed to open if only for shorter hours.

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

2 Nov 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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.