Keep all Gym's open throughout the covid-19 shutdowns

I want Parliament / the Government to consider keeping Gyms open regardless of the proposed shut downs of other social and commercial businesses and services.

This petition was rejected on 7th Apr 2020 for not petitioning for a specific action

The Petition Committee commented:
Since you started your petition, the Government has announced that all gyms and other leisure venues must close due to coronavirus. You would be welcome to start a petition calling for the Government to allow all leisure venues including gyms to be allowed to re-open. You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/. You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/ Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Gym's are essential for some with regards to supporting their physical health and mental wellbeing. Closing services that support and encourage healthy lifestyle choices is a poor decision as it will only add to the negative effect on health causing increased demand on emergency and GP services. Give people the choice rather than taking it away - so long as gyms are kept clean, and people follow PHE advice there is little impact to the spread of the virus.