Pictured Above: USF St. Petersburg’s gym has reopened to students with limited hours to allow for staff to clean equipment.
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By Edyn Gottlieb
Going to the gym, like everything else, looks different in a post-COVID-19 world.
The USF St. Petersburg Campus Recreation Center is following COVID-19 guidelines and has implemented additional procedures in an attempt to ensure the safety of its students and members.
According to Assistant Director of Operations, Dan Marshall, these measures include: limiting the gym’s capacity to 58 people, spacing equipment to allow for social distancing and requiring masks in and around the building.
“The gym’s reopening has been well received,” Marshall said. “We’ve had pretty good traffic in here since we’ve reopened. I think the students are ready to get back to exercising and being back on campus.”
The gym is now open for students with restricted hours. It is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. It is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Modified hours allow the staff to clean from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and again once the gym is closed for the night.
“This is the third time I’ve come to the gym since it reopened,” said Alex Grubel, a sophomore health sciences major. “I see around 10 to 15 people every time I go. Everyone seems to be following the guidelines and keeping their masks on, I feel pretty safe.”
If you are planning on getting back in the gym, make sure to fill out and bring your daily campus pass either digitally or printed.
