Health and Active Gansbaai Gym Precautions

Dear Members,

We are committed to providing a safe and healthy training environment for our Health and Active members as we assess the constantly evolving situation regarding COVID-19 in South Africa at the moment.

Following the statement from the President, we are taking the Government’s advice very seriously and have implemented changes to ensure the health and safety of our members and staff.

Taking on board the Government’s most recent advice, we are remaining open and will make the following changes with effect from 23 March:

• Some of our longer classes (60 minutes and above) will be reduced to allow extra time for cleaning in between sessions.
• After every class, all equipment will be thoroughly cleaned with sanitiser spray including all Pilates and exercise mats. We kindly ask members to refrain from entering the studio until this has been fully completed by staff.
• All Grid Training, (ABC and Bootcamp) classes will be reformatted so members only have one station and are not sharing cardio machines or any other kit.
• The Pinload express class has been removed from the timetable until further notice for our members’ health and safety - please consult the club for the latest timetable.

What we’re doing now to keep you and our staff safe:

• We are continuously monitoring developments in respect of COVID-19, and are following the advice and guidance of the Government and Public Health.
• We have made sure that our club have extra stock of hand wash, cleaning wipes and sanitiser spray.
• We have significantly increased the number of cleaning hours in our club.
• We added 3 more self-cleaning stations to the club with sanitizer spray, wipes and hand disinfectant.

What we’d like you to do to help us:

• We encourage members to take simple common sense steps to help reduce risk, including using a tissue when coughing and sneezing (or into the crook of your elbow if you don’t have a tissue - not your hands), washing your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and hot water or using a sanitiser gel, and of course if you feel unwell, staying at home and avoiding coming into our club.
• We ask that after using the equipment in club, you wipe it down using the sanitiser spray and wipes provided.
• The products that we have available in club are for our members to use whilst using our facilities. Please keep all sanitising products for use in our club in the club.
• It is absolutely compulsory that all members must sanitize their hands upon entering the gym with the sanitizers provided.
• These are indeed stressful times and staying healthy is your number 1 weapon. There’s nothing like a good workout to beat stress, combat anxiety, and strengthen your immune system.
• A good workout requires a healthy body, so remember to eat right, take vitamins if you’re feeling under the weather, stay home. And make sure you get in those 8 hours of sleep.

We will keep you updated if the situation in relation to our club changes. We are listening to our staff and also your feedback on a continuous basis and will continue to monitor the ever-evolving situation and adapt our club accordingly. We are monitoring any advice we receive from the Government and Public Health and we will act immediately on any specific advice that we receive.  

Please Note that the safety and wellbeing of our members is our first priority, we are one community and each and every member forms part of our family and with that in mind we would like to take the opportunity to extend a helping hand and assistance to any of our members who need it, whether it be delivering food or medicine to doorsteps for those not being able to do so or just providing support and a ear to listen. We as Health and Active are here to assist where we can to the best of our ability. 

Love

Health and Active Management