California gym owners tell Newsom they're 'desperate' to reopen before they have to close for good

Lonnie Wong reports

OPEN POSSIBLY NOT GUARANTEED,BUT POSSIBLY A WEEK FROMTODAY, FOX FORTY'S LONNY WONGREPORTS.GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'SCOVID-19 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE,WE'RE ESSENTIALLY FEEL-GOODSESSIONS MEANT TO DISPLAY THEGOVERNOR'S EMPATHY TO THEIRPLIGHT.

TODAY HE ALSODISPENSED SOME HOPE SAYINGGUIDELINES TO REOPEN GYMS ARECLOSE IN.I'M A WEEK OR SO WE BELIEVEWILL BE IN A POSITION TO MAKEPUBLIC THE GUIDELINES THATLIMIT THE OWNER OF FITNESSRANGERS JIM IN SACRAMENTO WASINVITED TO THE SESSION BECAUSEOF ITS POPULARITY AMONG THEGOVERNOR'S STAFF, HIS HIGHINTENSITY WORKOUT PROGRAMSPROMOTE A TIGHT KNIT LIKE LEVINE NOT SO MUCH NOW A LOTMORE CLASSES OUTDOORS.WE'RE STARTING TO DOPARKING LOT WORKOUTS 3PROVIDED A TON OF FREEWORKOUTS ONLINE JIM OPERATORSTOLD THE GOVERNOR THATEXERCISE KEEPS PEOPLE HEALTHYAND SANE DURING THE PANDEMICIN RECENT WEEKS RECORD NUMBERSOF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAINTAINTHEIR FITNESS AND MENTALWELL-BEING HAVE BEENEXERCISING OUTDOORS BUT IT'SNOT THE BEST IDEA IN TRIPLEDIGIT TEMPERATURES.

THE MENTALJIM'S GOT A HEAD STARTINSTALLING COVID-19 PROTOCOLSLAST WEEK WHEN COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS GAVE THEM THE OK TOOPEN ONLY TO RESCIND THE ORDERAFTER THE STATE STEPPED INWERE DESPERATE.

WE'RE AT APOINT WHERE I'M GOING TO HAVETO LAY EVERYONE ALL'S I MAYHAVE TO CLOSE MY DOORSPERMANENTLY IF WE CAN REOPENSOON MANY FEWER EXERCISEOPTIONS AS WE GET INTO THESUMMER IY THINK IT'S GOOD TOBE 5, 6 MONTHS GET YOUR SENSETO BRING BACK WHERE YOU'REAPPRECIATE THAT.WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET BACKTO WHERE WE WERE FOR THE 6YEAR THAT'S A CAN START THERECOVERY NEXT WEEK WITH STATEISSUED GUIDELINES.

HE SAYSGM'S CAN BE SAFER THANRESTAURANTS AND HAIR SALONSTHAT WERE ALLOWED TO REOPENTHE HEAD OF GYMS.HE PRESSED THE GOVERNORHARD WILLING TO ACCEPTRESTRICTIONS EVEN IF THEY ARESOME OF THE YEAR IF I COULDHAVE 10 PEOPLE IN A 10,000SQUARE FOOT FACILITY I WILL DOIT TOMORROW.AND THERE WILL BE MUCHSAFER IN IN OUR GYM THAN INANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT HASALREADY BEEN A LOT OVER.