I appreciate the concern. IMO the gym is the safest place of all. Few people, everyone is healthy, the place is squeaky clean with everyone being very diligent about distancing and hygine. Can't say that about grocery stores, restaurants and other businesses, all of which I limit my exposure. Have only been to a restaurant once since this started and that was months ago. I'm off to the gym right now.
You have a good day.
There are over 800,000 articles documenting COVID breakouts at gyms.
Here is the first one from the search... and Canada has stricter COVID gyms standards than most of the U.S.
Spin Classes Lead To Over Sixty People With Coronavirus From One Gym
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victor...vid-19-coronavirus-from-one-gym/#481b22754d0f
"In the case of the spin fitness gym in Canada, the business had reportedly implemented many extra safety measures. These included reducing capacity by half and giving a six foot radius between each bike and cyclist, as well as enhanced screening and sanitation measures. These measures complied with local public health guidelines."
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/yorkton-g...-after-outbreak-reported-owner-says-1.5133868
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-outbreak-declared-at-gym-in-waterloo-1.5110515
Let's see what public health experts have to say about the flawed MXM study being used to promote gyms as being safe...
The fitness industry is trying to lure gym members back — but experts say it’s using flawed data
Washington Post - https://webcache.googleusercontent....cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-b-1-d
A top fitness industry trade association and some of its member gyms are promoting the message that health clubs nationwide are “safe and are not contributing to the spread of covid-19” based on the conclusions of a study that experts in public health and research methods say was methodologically flawed and open to conflicts of interest.
The study was conducted by MXM, a company that helps health clubs understand and manage their member experience, in partnership with the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). According to MXM’s methodology page, more than 2,800 gyms nationwide submitted self-reported data on the number of member visits and cases of the novel coronavirus linked to their facilities from May through early August. Only 1,155 positive cases were reported out of about 49 million visits, leading MXM and IHRSA to conclude that the infection rate in participating gyms was a “nominal” 0.002 percent.
The Sept. 2 news release from IHRSA quoted above was titled “National Study Confirms It’s Safe To Work Out At The Gym: Current Data Shows No Evidence of COVID-19 Spread in Gyms.” An accompanying graphic declared: “THE GYM IS A SAFE PLACE FOR FITNESS.”
The findings have since been cited by IHRSA in letters to governors lobbying to keep gyms open, and the research has been shared online by prominent clubs and at least one elected official. But research experts and doctors who have looked at the study say major flaws in its methodology probably skewed data in favor of gym safety.
(More at above url)