Best Practices, Standards And Industry Recommendations In Post-Covid-19 Operations Printable Version
Best Practices, Standards And Industry Recommendations In Post-covid-19 Operations For CrossFit Station, Eagle Idaho
As we approach the prospect of re-opening our fitness studios after the coronavirus quarantine, the highest practices and standards must be implemented to ensure the health and safety of our members, staff and community. As fitness professionals, our passion and commitment is to build the health and fitness of our community and our response to the Covid-19 epidemic reflects that commitment.
Until such time as a viable vaccine and/or herd immunity is developed to the novel coronavirus, several factors become apparent as we reopen our doors:
● We will not be going back to a “business as usual” model
● We must be intentional and methodological in minimizing the risk and stopping the spread of the virus
● Fitness, health and wellness should be considered an essential service in the fight against this disease. It has been clear that there is an inordinate impact on vulnerable (unhealthy) populations
● The isolating effects of social distancing has shown us the value of the community and belonging members found in our facility.
To that end, we recommend the following best practices, standards and recommendations for fitness operations in our facility:
1) Spacing and capacity limitations
a) We recommend a minimum of 64 sq ft per participant. This would limit the number
attending classes and/or admitted to the facility at any given time
b) Best practice is to designate an area 8’ X 8’ for each member and limiting movement and
interaction to that area
c) Limiting class size (even if space permits) to 8 participants to decrease the number of people congregating before and after class
2) Programming considerations
a) Use of common/shared equipment, machines, weights and other workout devices should
be minimized to the greatest extent possible.
b) Exercise and workout design will eliminate sharing of equipment
c) Members will be provided a specific area (workout zone) and equipment for their
exclusive use for the duration of their workout
d) Workout duration will be adjusted to accommodate time before and after to disinfect the equipment (see item 3, below)
e) Schedules will be adjusted as to minimize traffic and congestion before and after class
3) Sanitizing and disinfecting
a) Each workout zone should have appropriate disinfecting materials (eg, spray, cloths wipes,
etc) so the member can disinfect prior to and after their sessions
b) Members will be trained in proper equipment disinfecting
c) As a regular practice in our facility, members shall be encouraged to practice hygiene
standards as defined by CDC guidelines
d) Our facility will keep a strict cleaning and disinfecting protocol and make that protocol
available to the public
e) While there are numerous commercially available disinfecting products on the market, our
suggestion is to choose carefully. Many products are toxic if used in large quantities and many are harmful to surfaces and equipment. (https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/disinfection-methods/chemical. html)
4) Member and trainer considerations
a) Members and trainers will be required to stay at home if they show any signs or symptoms
b) Members will be contacted immediately if it becomes known that a member or trainer
has tested positive for Covid-19
c) Our facility will keep a temporal thermometer available to check members by request or if
there is a question of contagion
d) Our facility will have masks and gloves available for trainers and members to use at their discretion.