LA County Gym Owners Say Their Business Is Safe, Essential
TUJUNGA, Calif. Written in large block letters on the front windows of World Gym in Tujunga, California, are the words “Essential Business.” To the gym’s members, the words ring true.
Inside, loud classic rock music pours out through the speakers, as fewer than 10 men and women, ranging in age from the early 20s to late 50s, exercise. Other than the masks used by the people in training and the building’s reduced capacity, the environment feels nostalgic to the days before the pandemic.
“Everyone is doing their part, wearing their masks, wiping stuff down, social distancing,” Dario Lozano, a 31-year-old gym member from Sylmar, told The Epoch Times. “World Gym Tujunga is just as safe, if not safer, than any other store or business I go to.”
CA gyms, fitness clubs celebrate significant victory as they challenge state COVID-19 restrictions
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Updated: Jan 1, 2021 3:28 PM
Posted By: KCRA
STOCKTON, California (KCRA) This week, members of the California Fitness Alliance are celebrating what they call a significant victory in their legal fight to reopen indoors.
The fitness organization, comprised of health clubs, boutiques and studios across the state, filed a complaint in September challenging the indefinite shutdown of indoor fitness establishments. According to the CFA, on Wednesday a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge denied the State of California’s motion to dismiss the CFA’s complaint.
“We can continue to fight for indoor fitness which is super important,” said Kris Mulkey.
The California Fitness Alliance is doing its part to promote CA Notify, the newly created contact tracing app that allows Californians to be notified if they come in close and prolonged contact with someone who has recently tested positive for COVID-19. Continuing its mission to help Californians stay healthy, today CFA partners sent emails to their members and launched a social media campaign urging members to sign up using the app and help with contact tracing. This campaign will reach several million Californians.
“Contact tracing is an important component of managing COVID-19 spread and allowing California to safely reopen,” said Francesca Schuler, CFA advisory board member and CEO of In-Shape Health Clubs. “As an essential business, we continue to do our part to keep Californians safe and healthy, and we encourage all Californians to do the same.”