NYS gyms could reopen soon, Cuomo to give guidelines on Monday

Gyms were initially scheduled to reopen in Phase 4.

ALL OVER WESTERNNEW YORK ANDACROSS NEW YORKSTATE -- GYMS HAVEBEEN CLOSED FORMONTHS.THEY ARE AMONG THELAST BUSINESSES TOBE ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN.BUT THAT COULDCHANGE NEXT WEEK.GOOD EVENING.GOVERNOR CUOMOSAYS HE WILLRELEASE RULES FORGYM OWNERS ONMONDAY.THEY HAVE BEENSHUT DOWN SINCETHE START OF THEPANDEMIC IN MARCH.AND AS GILATMELAMED REPORTS --RE-OPENING CAN NOTCOME SOON ENOUGHFOR THEM."IT'S BEEN FIVEMONTHS AND IT'SBEEN A LONG FIVEMONTHS."THE EMPTY BIKES ANDUNTOUCHED WEIGHTSARE READY TO BEUSED AGAIN..."WE'RE THRILLED."FRANK BERRAFATOFROM ABSOLUTEPERFORMANCE SAYSTHE GYM IS READY TOMEET ANY REOPENINGPROTOCOLSGOVERNOR CUOMOANNOUNCESMONDAY."IF HE SAYS THAT WENEED TO BE EVERY 15FEET WE HAVE PLENTYOF SPACE TOACCOMMODATE THAT."THE FLOORS HEREARE MARKED.THE GYM WILL DOAPPOINTMENTS ONLYTO KEEP TRACK OFWHO COMES IN."IT NEEDS TO BE MORESTRINGENT NOW,NOW IT'S LIKE ITS THISOR NOTHING.""UNSURE OF WHENTHEY COULD REOPENABSOLUTEPERFORMANCE SETUP AN OUTDOORWORKOUT AREATODAY BEFORE THEGOVERNOR'SANNOUNCEMENT<TRANSITION