This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Keep gyms open during national lockdown 3
Gyms are key for a healthy mindset, the gym allows for a stress/angry/depressed free place whereby everyone can forget about what’s happening, be it lockdown and other things. Through the gym people can improve their moods and they’re mental health.
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It is the governments role to keep us active, outdoor gyms will not do us justice as they don’t have the good equipment. Suicide rates are increasing and to be honest the rate of people who will be unhealthy will be high. To prevent this, open gyms. Everyone wants gyms open. The gym can also be a getaway place for some people where they can work on themselves and actually do something during lockdown. Also, things such as increased workload gives us students even more stress and we need a gym.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
Under the Government's roadmap out of lockdown, gyms will reopen in Step 2 (no earlier than April 12th). See:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021-summary
You could start a new petition calling for gyms to reopen under Step 1 of the roadmap, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
You might also like to sign the following petitions:
Open gyms first as we come out of lockdown & fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/567492
Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556956
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.