Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ll be aware that the UK government has enforced a third lockdown across the country. Whilst this isn’t ideal for us, it doesn’t stop us operating - although commercial fitness facilities have had to close, we can still deliver one to one personal training sessions outside and stay within the rules and regulations.
In case you’re unsure of the rules, here’s the proof - taken directly from the Government website…
This clearly shows that personal training can continue in an outdoor setting, and can be done either one to one, or one-to-more if you’re all from the same household or support bubble. If you live local to Bow or the wider E3 area, you can legally train with us at AdMac Fitness. We’re a private independent personal training studio and can safely and legally operate outside.
How We Do Personal Training Outside
At AdMac Fitness we’re well-practiced with the outdoor personal training. We’ve been operating outside since the summer, so our plans have been well thought through and refined as we’ve learned more about how best to operate.
We’ve considered everything, from the movement of clients in and out of the area to avoid bottlenecks through to how we transport and arrange our kit. You can be assured that a lot of thought has gone into the safest way we can operate.
You won’t come into the building - our personal training clients access the area through the rear gate. This prevents any areas where people can accumulate, thus creating contact points being an issue. It also means that should you come close to someone, it will be outside and exceed the required distances between people.
We move our equipment outside, so we carry our barbells, benches, dumbbells, TRX, bands, kettlebells etc outside. We provide mats, so any exercise where you’ll be on the floor we can ensure that you’ll protected from the cold (and potentially wet) floor! We can offer shelter from the rain thanks to a covered area as well, so there’s an element of protection from the conditions, but just in case…
There’s a large amount of space, so we can promise you we’ll not just reach, but exceed any social distancing requirements. In a nutshell, you’ll be getting the high quality personal training you’ve come to expect from us at AdMac Fitness, but this time it’s outside!
Our standards or hygiene and cleanliness won’t drop either, as we’ll be moving our cleaning products outside too. You’ll be able to relax knowing that the equipment has been disinfected between users, so you’ll have fresh, clean kit for use every single session.
How You Can Help Us…
There’s ways you can help us to make sure that we continue to deliver our excellent personal training sessions as smoothly as and safely as possible…
Arrive on time for sessions - not early. If you arrive too early you create a potential congregating of people as you wait for your session. Please arrive on time, not too early!
As much as we love our clients, please keep after-session small-talk to a minimum. We can’t risk people staying behind in case it creates more traffic!
Wear appropriate clothing! We know cold weather training (we’ve even written about it!), and will adjust sessions to suit the weather, but make sure you dress appropriately. There’ll be a time at the start of the session where you’re not fully warmed up yet, so go for layers so you can adjust!
Feel free to bring a hot drink to the session to help keep you warm! A coffee or tea won’t do you any harm and may even psychologically help you!
Remember, This Isn’t Forever!
Of course this isn’t ideal for anyone, but we have to play the hand we’re dealt. We believe that maintaining an excellent level of fitness is one of the most important things you can do to protect you against any virus, so we’re doing our bit to help our clients stay in the best shape possible.
Let’s also not forget the mental health benefits of exercise - for some people working from home, getting out for some personal training may be some of the only human interaction they have all week. By getting outside to exercise we maintain a sense of normality and regularity to life. We benefit our physical and mental health and do our bit to protect ourselves.
It’ll be spring before we know it and life will return back to normal.
If you’d like us to help you continue your training during lockdown, contact us on 07921465108 or email us at admacfitness@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!