Important Modified Level 3 Lockdown News

30 December 2020 - 15 January 2021

Gym Opening Hours:

Monday - Friday: 06:00 - 19:30

Saturday: 06:00 - 12:00

As per the new lockdown Level 3 regulations.

Further to our state president’s official public address yesterday evening and having read and accurately processed the contents of this morning’s new government gazette relating specifically to the details pertaining to the new “adjusted level 3 lockdown rules” this is Proactive Fitness’s official public business message which must be taken seriously by all of us in order for us to remain legally and moreover to remain morally and wisely compliant with special government state of emergency regulations as they relate to the fitness industry and in order for our business to remain open in future. It is now squarely down to each and every one of us to comply in order to best prevent the spread of Covid 19 and to provide an even safer environment in which we can all still train and work in:

• Firstly and MOST importantly the adequate and safe wearing of a protective face MASK which covers our nose and mouth effectively at all times as we enter and as we train or work within Proactive Fitness has always and will always remain our firm & most obvious safety standpoint with zero tolerance & thus without any exceptions for anyone whilst Covid 19 is still prevalent; which it currently most undoubtedly is if we look at the rising daily Covid infection statistics. This is a rule which will now also be enforced not only by our staff but by law, so mask up in public places or run the risk of being fined or even imprisoned. Please comply with this very basic life-saving rule.

• Secondly we will continue with accurate temperature scanning, signing in and logging everyone as they enter at our front door. 

• We will continue spraying each person’s hands as they enter at reception with 70% alcohol handspray.

• We will continue to social distance each person by at least 1.5 meters at all times, so simply just respect each others personal space regardless of how much u feel the need to touch or shake anyone’s hands. These safety protocols are all the same but now fully enforced by law.

• Perhaps the most noted change is that due to the fact that the new non-essential human movement curfew is now from 9pm until 6am we will as of tomorrow morning (30/12/2020) open our doors at 6 am and NOT at our usual 5 am opening time to allow our staff & clients adequate legal passage time in order to get to work in the mornings. This altered opening time will remain in place until 15th of January 2021 as per the president’s official request. 

• Due to our altered opening time now being 6 am the following early morning studio classes will NOT start at 6 am but rather at 6:15 am and they will finish at 7:15 am and not at 7 am to allow the instructors time to set up their classes without the stress of running late for their loyal clients:

   - Monday’s Pilates class, Tuesday’s Body Pump class & Thursday’s spin/RealRyder classes.  

• Lastly although the above changes may seem insignificant to some people they are massively significant to me as the business owner and thus as the legal and moral custodian and guardian of Proactive Fitness and as such I will always endeavour to provide a safe & happy working & exercise environment for all who enjoy working & training in our facility; as we always have done in the past!

I urge you to all wisely and courageously continue joining and supporting me by all refraining from picking up fake bits of social media information that are totally unsubstantiated by common sense nor backed up by any facts. We cannot try to interpret nor distort the law to suit anyone else’s selfish agenda! We all share a common responsibility towards one another by protecting each other’s right to safe passage and to healthy movement and now is certainly the time to join hands (figuratively and NOT literally please!) together and to stand strong alongside our leaders in whom we have to have much trust right now. I agree 100% with every measure that President Cyril Rhamaposa has taken to date to boldly try his very best to prevent the spread of a virus which has zero respect for man, women, race nor for creed. I have recently lost several friends who had we perhaps all just listened to what safety measures we ‘should have’ taken then they might still be alive today. This is not a time to be arrogant, to feel entitled, nor to feel we know better but it is more a time to listen and to pay careful attention to the fact that this is a worldwide pandemic and not a game of Russian Roulette because if we don’t listen then that trigger will pull a shot off that we didn’t think might go off and when we least expect it! With much respect, I ask you please to respectfully all comply with all of the simple, wise, common sense based internationally accepted and agreed upon life-saving measures as described and reiterated in great detail to you by me above. These are not measures put in place by me, they are the measures adopted by men and women who are MUCH wiser and way more learned than myself. Thanks to all of you for your loyal ongoing support and compliance during this very trying time. I genuinely do NOT want to ever be in a position again like I found myself in, in March 2020 where I have to announce to you that the state President has ordered the closure of the fitness industry which fortunately this time around he has NOT said yet. Heaven forbid that sad situation ever happens again, but now it’s down to each of us as South Africans to prevent that tragedy from reoccurring. 

Stay safe and let's look forward to a more tremendous and happier 2021.

Mathew Browne (Proactive Fitness)