Preventing infectious diseases outbreaks at exercise facilities. (Special Issue: Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19.)
Managing Sport and Leisure
; 27(1/2):16-19, 2022.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1769079
ABSTRACT
Exercise facilities play an important role in enhancing physical fitness and in supporting an active lifestyle among users. During the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, exercise facilities have been shut as part of the "physical distancing" policies in many countries. Exercise facilities have been considered "high-risk" places for transmission because of their enclosed environment, shared equipment and the close contact between users and staff. In Japan, in response to the COVID-19 clusters developed from the exercise facilities in the early phase of pandemic, the Fitness Industry Association of Japan released guidelines for gym managers, workers, and users in March. This commentary aims to introduce exercise facilities guidelines in Japan. This article provides reference for the rest of the world to reopen exercise facilities safely in the post pandemic period or to prevent future outbreaks of infectious disease.
exercise; guidelines; human diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; viral diseases; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Japan; APEC countries; East Asia; Asia; high income countries; OECD Countries; very high Human Development Index countries; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; recommendations; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections
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GIM
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Managing Sport and Leisure
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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