Keep gyms open, to reduce the impact of Depression,Diabetes and Obesity.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Review and change the rules so that gyms and exercise facilities can remain open to serve the public in their physical and mental wellbeing journey. Those who are dedicated to keeping themselves and their families healthy should not be punished.

Anxiety and Depression are the number 1 mental health problems in the UK and what's more worrying is symptoms and signs are not tangible. According to the NHS, exercise is a "magic pill" against these conditions and gyms need to stay open even in the toughest lockdown conditions. All members we surveyed cited mental health benefits of training during lockdown. In addition it will help save jobs in a £5bn industry that could suffer it's worse decline in history if closures keep happening.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

28 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
4 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Jan 2021

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