Fitness studios have to close temporarily due to Corona - with these consequences

Because of the rapidly increasing number of corona infections, the federal government is again planning massive restrictions.

The fitness studios in Germany are also affected.

Corona part lockdown: fitness studios are hit hard - many members terminate contracts

Update from November 3rd, 2020:

The

hits the

in Germany hard.

Many customers have already canceled their contracts: This time the cancellations would even exceed those of March, according to an analysis by contract manager Volders.

·

According to the information, the results come from an internal, "anonymized analysis of 130,199 terminations" from 2018, 2019 and 2020. The contract terminations from January 1st to October 31st were measured, according to the announcement.

Fitness studios and sports facilities across Germany have to

close completely by the end of November

due to the

.

Many operators offer alternative online courses for their members.

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Corona: Fitness studios have to close from November 2nd until the end of the month

Update from October 29th, 2020

: In view of the

, the federal and state governments decided on Wednesday to drastic restrictions on public life.

As it became known in the evening,

.

Many fitness studios had already

offered

numerous

for their members

in the first wave of the Corona crisis

.

Individual sports are still allowed during Corona times

Individual sports, such as jogging alone or in pairs

, are still allowed.

Swimming pools and fun pools will also be temporarily closed until the end of November.

Amateur sports operations will be discontinued, so clubs are no longer allowed to train.

Professional sports like the Bundesliga are only permitted without spectators.

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Before the partial lockdown: Do fitness studios have to close temporarily due to Corona?

Article dated October 28, 2020

: With drastic

, the federal government wants to get the rising number of

under control.

According to its own information, the news broadcaster NTV had a draft of the federal resolution, according to which the measures

come

from November 4th

.

According to NTV, the draft was the basis for a video conference between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the countries that was scheduled for noon.

On Wednesday afternoon, the "Bild" newspaper reported then that the measures according to their information

 and not as originally envisaged in the draft resolution of the Federation of November 4. 

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According to media reports, these measures were included in the

: As reported by NTV.de (as of October 28),

closed - “except for the delivery and collection of food for consumption at home".

But not only that:.

“Theaters, operas and concert halls should also close by the end of the month.

In addition, the federal government wants to ban events that serve entertainment throughout Germany for almost the whole of November, ”NTV.de also said.

“According to the draft, the regulation also affects

.

Trade fairs, cinemas and amusement parks should also close - as well as prostitution centers, brothels and similar facilities, ”wrote the news broadcaster, citing the aforementioned draft.

It remains to be seen whether and to what extent the federal and state governments will agree on the individual points.

Before the meeting, there was still disagreement between them about how far the restrictions should go in view of the rapidly increasing number of infections.

“

,” it said in a report by the German Press Agency (dpa) early Wednesday morning.

Here you can find out more about the latest developments.

Study: Germans had significantly less exercise due to the corona

Updated on 19/06/2020

: A recent study by the polling institute YouGov According to, 38 percent of adults have as BR Online reported in recent weeks less

than usual, 19 percent placed in a row to their changed habits

to.

Only twelve percent of those surveyed are more on the move than before.

Experts recommend

taking it a little more cautiously when

,

especially when it comes to your first movements 

.

For the first strength exercises, it is better to only do half of the sets, says the report at BR online and use slightly lighter weights.

That prevents sore muscles.

After two to three units, you can then train normally again.

Fitness studios are allowed to reopen

Article from June 2nd, 2020: Fitness studios

are allowed to reopen in many federal states.

Here is the schedule (as of June 02, 2020) for the

 at a glance, according to the German Press Agency:

BAVARIA

: Fitness studios and indoor sports facilities have been able to reopen since June 8th.

Currently, indoor sports are only allowed in a few cases, such as riding arenas.

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

: Fitness studios have been allowed to reopen since June 2nd.

Sports clubs should then be able to train in halls again.

BERLIN

: Since June 2nd, fitness studios have been allowed to reopen under certain conditions and groups of up to twelve people can train again in sports halls.

BRANDENBURG

: Fitness studios, gymnasiums and sports halls can reopen provided they comply with distance and hygiene rules.

BREMEN

: Sports halls and fitness studios may reopen under certain conditions.

HAMBURG

: Sports halls, fitness and sports studios, yoga studios, dance schools and indoor playgrounds may reopen under certain conditions.

HESSEN

: Clubs are allowed to train in halls, fitness studios are open.

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

: Fitness studios are allowed to open their doors.

Club sports can also be played in closed rooms again.

LOWER SAXONY

: Sports in halls are allowed again provided the minimum distances are observed.

This also applies to fitness studios.

NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

: Fitness studios are open.

Club sports in halls are only possible to a limited extent.

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

: Fitness studios are allowed to open again, club

in halls are also possible again.

SAARLAND

: It is allowed to do sports in halls - in the gym and during club sports.

SAXONY

: Fitness studios are open, club sports are also allowed in the hall.

SACHSEN-ANHALT

: Fitness studios are allowed to reopen, sports in halls are also allowed.

Competitions, spectators and general contact sports such as wrestling are prohibited.

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

: Fitness studios are allowed to open and clubs can also train indoors.

THURINGIA

: Fitness studios are allowed to reopen, clubs should return to halls since June 1st.

Update from May 26th: When the fitness studios in which federal states are open again

In some states could

- for example, also in Hamburg on Wednesday, as the German Press Agency (dpa) on May 26

.

Other federal states are to follow soon.

In Bavaria, fitness studios are allowed to reopen on June 8th

, as also became known on May 26th.

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Update from May 25th: Court decided - fitness studios in Thuringia are allowed to open

Fitness studios

in Thuringia are allowed

open

.

According to a report by the German Press Agency, the Thuringian Higher Administrative Court decided on May 22nd and thus

overturned

the Thuringian

with a view to these sports facilities.

The regulation there actually provides that the studios may only open from June 1st.

The prerequisite for opening, however, is that an

for the studio is created and proven, according to the court's statement.

The decision is final.

The decision applies to the whole of Thuringia.

However, should the corona situation worsen in individual regions, the openings could be restricted again with orders.

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Lawyers mention an important detail

Update from May 18th: Fitness studios in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are allowed to open from May 25th

Fitness studios in

should

be allowed to reopen under certain conditions

from

, as reported by the German Press Agency (dpa).

Update from May 16: Fitness studios in Schleswig-Holstein are allowed to open from May 18

The state government in

set the legal framework for easing the corona restrictions on Saturday.

According to the regulation

 training in the gym should be possible again

from May

, as reported by the dpa.

Of course, strict requirements also apply in this state.

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Update from May 13th: Fitness studios in Rhineland-Palatinate are allowed to open from May 27th

Fitness studios

in

may reopen from May 27, subject to certain conditions.

Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) announced this on Wednesday in Mainz, as the German press agency reported.

News from May 12th: First fitness studios in North Rhine-Westphalia open again

The

in Germany have been closed for

weeks

due to the risk of infection with the coronavirus *.

Some of the first relaxations are now coming into force.

The first fitness studios in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) opened again on May 11th.

However,

apply

.

There must be enough space between the devices while the showers remain closed, for example.

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Fitness studios are not yet open in many federal states

In

,

too

, fitness studios have been allowed to reopen - subject to conditions - since May 15, reports the businessinsider.de portal.

"When the sports facilities in the other federal states will open again differs greatly or has not yet been determined in part," the report also states (as of May 12).

Some federal states are also still negotiating when the sports facilities can reopen.

In some regions, decisions are made individually depending on the district and city.

Businessinsider.de also names (as of May 12) possible time windows in which federal states fitness studios in other federal states should soon reopen, subject to the conditions: 

and

are therefore next in line - this is

intended for reopening.  

Elsewhere, members will have to wait a little longer.

, as the German Press Agency reported on May 11th.

The authorities there have therefore not yet promised a date for a reopening.  

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The first fitness studios in NRW have reopened - these requirements apply

The regulations of the corona measures are a matter of the country.

and which, according to the report, are "probably similar" in most federal states - here is an excerpt: "The benchmark is that

may not be allowed

. No more customers are allowed into the studio than places in the course rooms and equipment can be used according to these

, "writes the portal.

Fitness equipment 

should be arranged in such a way "that the distance between two sports equipment occupied by customers at the same time is at least three meters" (this means the secured minimum distance of 1.5 meters plus movement space and training equipment).

Ideally, only every second device should be used.

Access to

the

should be regulated in such a way that there is a minimum distance of two meters in all directions for each customer.

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Edition in corona crisis: disinfect equipment in the gym

Businessinsider.de also reports on the

: Members would have to put large

that

under.

The contact surfaces of all

as well as other contact surfaces such as lockers or shelves should

be cleaned

with a

or a

after each use

.

And, according to the report: Employees must wear

in all rooms

, there

, but it is

.

Course trainers could - if this is necessary to carry out their work - do without a face mask while observing the distance rules.

Read here

:

Corona crisis: Showers in fitness studios should initially remain blocked

In addition, it says in the report on the aforementioned requirements: After entering the fitness studio,

mandatory, the providers must

provide

.

Shaking hands in greeting should be avoided.

After the customers have given their consent, studios should also document the customer contact data, as well as the time of entering and leaving the gym, as well as participation in certain courses, in order to keep track of who was in contact with whom.

Guests who are not prepared to adhere to the following rules should be denied access within the framework of house rules, the government statement said.

The

in the fitness studios are

, changing rooms are only allowed to be opened to store private items in the lockers.

The use of the swimming pools, saunas and solariums is prohibited until further notice.

Find out here

:

In the fitness studio: 1.5 meters between mats, equipment and studio users

Several fitness companies, represented by the German Industrial Association for Fitness and Health eV (DIFG),

 presented

a

last week

, which was drawn up by scientists from the Technical University of Munich and the IST University of Düsseldorf.

According to businessinsider.de, the

most obvious

is: clean and disinfect more often and place more disinfectant dispensers everywhere.

First, however, the operators would have to ensure that devices, equipment and facilities are rearranged in such a way that

ensured.

The scientists also recommended no more than one person per ten square meters of studio space, the report said.

This also applies to courses: Here, one participant is recommended for every eight square meters in the course room.

The exercise mats should also be at least 1.5 meters apart.

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