Gyms and fitness centers are going to have the opportunity to reopen on Monday, but not before following some guidelines from the State.
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Newschannel 2's kirk tupaj explains what still has to be done.
New york state governor andrew cuomo is giving gyms and fitness centers the authority to reopen on monday august 24th once they conform to state guidelines.
Gyms and fitness centers have been closed down since mid- march.
Gym owners like alex carbone have complied with all the state mandates, but six months of being closed down has certainly had a financial impact.
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None sot: alex carbone, owner the fitness mill you know we had to freeze everybody's account, and that really hurts.
You know we still had bills to pay, we still had rent to meet, and we were able to meet all that, so we're in a fortunate position where we can get through this on the other side.
Sot: kirk tupaj prior to reopening, gyms, fitness and wellness centers must review and affirm new york state guidelines, have a business plan in place, and contact their local health departments to schedule an inspection.
Oneida county executive anthony picente says the county has a two week time period to complete all the inspections.
He thinks the state could have moved quicker on a reopening plan for gyms, but says they're not like other businesses.
Sot: anthony picente, oneida county executive the level of mask wearing and of fluids and such moving about is much more prevalent than in a normal office or any other type of restaurant situation, so granted there are restrictions and different circumstances, but yeah i'm as frustrated as them that it took this long.
But alex carbone is working to make sure if there is another shutdown, gyms aren't going to suffer the same fate again.
Sot: alex carbone, owner fitness mill i don't think it was fair.
I really don't.
I think that gyms quite honestly in my opinion, and i'm going new york state governor andrew cuomo is giving gyms and
Oneida County is working to build a database of information on local gyms, to complete inspections ahead of reopening.