Petition · past parliament
Keep Gyms and studios open during lockdowns for personal trainers on a 1:1 basis
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Allow gyms to remain open to personal trainers on a 1:1 basis.
This can be regulated on a 1 personal trainer and 1 client per X square metre to avoid overcrowding.
This can be regulated on a 1 personal trainer and 1 client per X square metre to avoid overcrowding.
The gyms have been proven to be the least active place in the spread of coronavirus throughout all of last year
Covid is a cardiovascular disease if we are physically fitter we stand a better chance of beating the disease.
Mental health is on an all time low and I've seen first hand the impact of getting out and training has had on my clients mental health.
Outside training through the winter increases the risk of physically injury and people's immune system is having to work twice as hard.
Covid is a cardiovascular disease if we are physically fitter we stand a better chance of beating the disease.
Mental health is on an all time low and I've seen first hand the impact of getting out and training has had on my clients mental health.
Outside training through the winter increases the risk of physically injury and people's immune system is having to work twice as hard.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Feb 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.