As most of you already know, during the parliamentary roadmap announcements over the weekend  Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews stated that fitness providers and fitness centres like ours would not be able to reopen until the last stage on 23rd November and then that is conditional upon there being no new cases for 14 consecutive days.  

 Victorian Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brett Sutton also stated that gyms are  “high risk” and “cause outbreaks”.  There has been no presentation of data or backup to support this statement made by our parliamentary representatives.  Data collected by Fitness Australia in New  South Wales fitness industry’s reopening since the 13th of June, shows zero cases of reported community transmission have occurred after more than 7.31  million check-ins across 546 gyms.

Fitness Australia together with other fitness organisations are fighting hard to have gyms and fitness centres reclassified as 'essential services'.  

At Impact we know we can reopen our doors safely and implement a COVID-safe plan to ensure all of our members get not only the physical benefits of training with us but also the mental wellness  we all need so much during this time.  Mental health has always been a huge part of IMPACT and to not be able to physically be there for our clients has been devastating.  

At present we are doing everything in our power to have our family back together sooner rather than what has been planned for us.  At present, we are currently trying to get a meeting with the Health Minister Greg Hunt on behalf of the fitness industry and all of our members.   We are also currently drafting another 'Open Letter' to the Governor General and copying in many local, state and federal parliament members in a hope that someone will be able to provide answers along with supporting evidence as to why we are not able to re-open whilst many other business are able to reopen.  

If you would like to join the fight and help reopen gyms and fitness centres please sign the below petitions to  allow all health and fitness providers to reopen and put the mental wellbeing of Victorians first.  

COVID-SAFE Plan for Reopening Gyms Legislative Council E-Petition https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/council/petitions/electronic-petitions/view-e-petitions/details/12/217?fbclid=IwAR3RGRqjYR5Yzxbvf4K86exRo6PjzhQzT6v8WSjzqFi63uajvQAeCGIAjyk

Prioritise Victorian’s Mental Wellbeing After Lockdown

https://www.change.org/p/victorian-state-government-prioritise-mental-wellbeing-after-lockdown

For more information on the evidence collected to date and the reclassification of fitness businesses as essential services, please visit the Fitness Australia website, https://fitness.org.au/.