Rejected petition Keep gyms open throughout lockdown.

Rejected on 6 November 2020

Exercise is hugely beneficial for people's physical and mental health. Health and fitness will help the UK not only fight against Covid-19 but a range of health conditions. That is beside the fact that exercise helps with mental health which has already been placed under pressure due to lockdowns.

There have been no cases of Covid-19 contracted through gyms. Gyms are one of the safest places as the number of people can be controlled, social distance can be maintained, spaces are generally well ventilated, cleaning is high, there can be booked slots and generally people are likely to not attend a session while sick.

It therefore makes logical sense to keep gyms open to help with people's mental and physical health.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556956

Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/333869

The Committee will be holding a debate on Covid-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. You will be able to watch the debate on Parliament TV at 4.30pm: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

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