So what precautions are you taking at the gym?

My husband is a trainer at our gym. He's got 6 clients in their 80's. Yikes. They mask up. That's it. I don't know if their vaccinated, but I assume they probably are.

He's been working in the Covid environment since last May when they opened back up. I am so thankful he has stayed healthy.

I’ve gone back to the gym a few times over the last two years, always in a mask. I stopped going in September for covid reasons. I planned to go back in December but with the variant I decided against it. I’m also fully vaxxed and boosted.

My girls take dance class 4 days / week and they are required to be masked. There were some times in the last 2 years u made them wear two masks.

My dh also has to wear a mask all day every day at work.

So I decided that if they could then I would too. I felt much safer in my mask at the gym especially as others started taking theirs off. There are actually doctors who have run marathons in masks to prove that you don’t reduce air intake at all in a mask while exercising. There is a psychological barrier though - a feeling like we can’t get air. Once I heard about the doctors / marathons I realized I’d be ok. Now I know to just relax and breath normally in my mask while exercising.

I wouldn’t go to a gym without a mask right now. Actually we are pretty much sticking to home right now. I think the cases will explode in the next week. I understand we’ll all get it and my vaccine will hopefully help me get a more mild case but I’d rather be more cautious.

Everyone has a bottle of spray sanitizer and there are paper towels. Most people are good about personal space. I don't do anything else different and don't wear a mask.

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Clean all machines and equipment before using and after.

We look have to show proof of full vax to enter gyms here.

I have been going to the gym for over a year. I wear a mask, most people don’t. I’m in California and we have mask mandate but more than 90 percent of the people aren’t masked in the gym. I’m vaccinated but I would bet that most non masked are not just due to vaccination rates. I have zero desire to get sick, but I want to exercise, so I wear my mask and sanitize before and after. I use the elliptical for 30 minutes and I don’t find my mask to be a hinderance. The rest is just weights and the mask has no impact. For me, exercise is so important to my mental well being.

What are all you all's thoughts on the N95 mask they are now saying is what is effective for Omicron?

I sometimes wear the N95 masks when working in very dusty environments and they are unpleasant. Mine have the pop out that lets your breath out - which would not be good for use as a pandemic mask (good for you - but not so great for others). But when I wear this type of mask, I am usually scooping grain or something that causes me to breath more rapidly. They are not pleasant. And without out the pop-out, I can't imagine working out in one.

Are you not wearing a mask in your gym that requires it? If you are, you aren’t doing “nothing.”

I just bought some kn95 masks as suggested by our gov’t to be better. But if I was to go to the gym I wouldn’t be able to workout in one. When I went to the gym I wore a basic surgical mask as there was greater airflow.

None. Been going since they opened, meet with my trainer 1x a week, then do the routine the other three days

I am vaxxed, and boosted. It’s all I can do. Living life.

I had been going to the gym before Omicron. Wore a mask when in larger areas, when working in pilates room one on one with trainer, took mask off.

Now? I'm doing virtual sessions with my trainer for a while. My gym is in suburban Cook, though, and they are now under a mandate that requires vaccination for all members, and either vaccination or testing for employees. I will still wait until things seem to be settling to go back in person, but I'm glad of the mandate. (Some members are NOT and are quitting/suspending memberships or saying they'll go to another branch in a nearby county to avoid it. So stupid.)

I'll wait until school starts up before I go back. The ages of 18-49 is the most prevalent in our area for testing positive for Covid. And they are hanging out at our gym in big numbers.

I do barre class - it usually has 4-10 people in it. Usually maybe one person is masked. I don’t wear a mask and do t do anything special other than being boosted and I got my flu shot.