Villages GYMS

[Heartnsoul]

TRIED to go to gym this morning. not open yet. I need my gym. Questions I keep pondering are
How can they open safely as they are small gyms
Will they hire people to sanitize often?
Will it be every other treadmill?
We should have membership extended due to time lost as we Pay for gym ahead of time

This is my only way of staying in shape so REALLY need gym. Too hot to walk outside and need machines for bone health

Anyone else anxiously awaiting??

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

June 1MVP ,poor baby I hope your joking , To hot this is Florida , plenty of exercise programs you can do at home , love the gym but kept as fit with some small weights in the house and exercise machines at park , and FYI still walking 5 miles in middle of afternoon at 81 years old

[Heartnsoul]

I'm glad for u charlie but of course I'm not kidding. I NEED the gym desperately. way too HUMID to walk outside. Dont have a gym in my home. Need certain machines for bone health like hubby needs machines for knee surgery recovery. cant do at home. Outside too hot and humid and rainy weather coming. I'm glad u can do but to exercise, we need AC. where are all my gym rats??

[Heartnsoul]

Also I know MVP probably open but we already joined the villages gym for a Year prior to this

[cookies]

The outdoor fitness equipment @ Lake Miona Has been good for me.

[coffeebean]

The outdoor fitness equipment @ Lake Miona Has been good for me.

What equipment is that?

[fdpaq0580]

June 1MVP ,poor baby I hope your joking , To hot this is Florida , plenty of exercise programs you can do at home , love the gym but kept as fit with some small weights in the house and exercise machines at park , and FYI still walking 5 miles in middle of afternoon at 81 years old

Don't forget your water when you go for that walk.

[cookies]

Leg & chest press, lay pull, triceps, stair stepper & eliptical located next to the picnic pavilion.

[Heartnsoul]

Wont be doing that in the heat plus outdoors u better your own bag of wipes and garbage bag for using prior to using every piece

[coffeebean]

Leg & chest press, lay pull, triceps, stair stepper & eliptical located next to the picnic pavilion.

Thank you for answering.

[Shbullet]

Thank you for answering.

and if you go to the other side of the pavilion you will find pullup bars, pushup bars and plenty, plenty more.... You can get a good workout if you push yourself to your own comfort level...just go early due to the heat.

[Heartnsoul]

My topic was the villages gyms. Who else is missing? Outdoor equipment I'm not interested in living in a hot and humid state. Where are my gym rats? How can we get them open again safely?

[Blackie]

My topic was the villages gyms. Who else is missing? Outdoor equipment I'm not interested in living in a hot and humid state. Where are my gym rats? How can we get them open again safely?

MVP at Spanish Springs and Brownwood will open back up on June 1.

Linked below are the procedures they are implementing for the (Phase 1) opening.

MVP Safe - MVP Sports (https://mvpsportsclubs.com/mvp-safe/)

[John_W]

I got the email yesterday that MVP sent out;

MVP Safe - MVP Sports (https://mvpsportsclubs.com/mvp-safe/)

The classes will be limited to 50% capacity and markers will be placed on the floor six feet apart.

The Brownwood gym will reopen Monday June 1st Hours listed below


Monday thru Friday will open at 6am close from 10 - 11am to clean the equipment. Then open again from 11am to 3pm and then close to clean the equipment, and then reopen from 4pm to 7pm.

Weekend hours will be shorter

Saturday open 8am to noon then close noon to 1pm and then reopen 1pm to 5pm.

Sunday will open 10am to 1pm and then close, and reopen 2pm to 5pm.

You can check in via your mobile app.

In the locker room only 50% of the lockers will be available.

There will be limited use of fitness machines and mats.

[graciegirl]

TRIED to go to gym this morning. not open yet. I need my gym. Questions I keep pondering are
How can they open safely as they are small gyms
Will they hire people to sanitize often?
Will it be every other treadmill?
We should have membership extended due to time lost as we Pay for gym ahead of time

This is my only way of staying in shape so REALLY need gym. Too hot to walk outside and need machines for bone health

Anyone else anxiously awaiting??

My husband trims all the trees and bushes around our home and puts the branches in those big paper bags they sell for that purpose. I scrub the tile with a sponge mop and soapy water and then rinse it with clear and dry it by "walking" around on old towels. Surprising how much exercise that is for eighty year olds.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

A gym rat is also a person who in situations where he can’t access a gym will find another way of exercising. You say you need the gym for health problems. , but if you have done nothing all these weeks you’ve made things worse .In the course of a very very physical life around the world , I have broken just about everything , I’ve had doctors offer me pain medicine I couldn’t drive with , but I’m lucky if I take 2 Aleve every couple of weeks , I’m a gym rat also but I subscribe to the slogan use it or lose it , and start with a little walk outside many people who have started during this time of the virus have found that they like it , just turn your AC up from freezing and acclimate yourself you’ll enjoy fl more

[jblum315]

The chair Pilates program that is being promoted looks pretty good. I have a personal set of exercises from my physical therapist because I fell and broke a small bone in my back five months ago and still can’t walk without a walker. Slowly getting strength back

[Heartnsoul]

AGAIN we joined the villages gyms and I wanted to talk to other gym members

[timinthevillages]

Hear rumor june 1st with limited occupancy. Just my opinion but I think masks will be required.

[Heartnsoul]

You heard the villages gyms open June 1st? Just tried walking outside. way to humid! Really need gym

[timinthevillages]

You heard the villages gyms open June 1st? Just tried walking outside. way to humid! Really need gym
Yes heard from a friend whose neighbor said his gardener knows someone that told him!
Lol. Yeah I heard their currently preparing the gyms to open on the first.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

In my first post I put opening june1 you wanted to hear from fellow gym members and I answered twice

[Heartnsoul]

I just spoke with recreation dept Friday and was told they have NO IDEA. Again, gyms I am referring to are Seabreeze, colony, laurel manor etc not the MVPs. I hope its true. Really miss my gym for physical and mental fitness

[champion6]

The official word is a June 1 opening of The Villages gyms.

John Rohan was on WVLG this morning and made the announcement. The details will be "in writing" in this week's Parks and Recreation News.

[cmj1210]

Opening June1. Check Thursday’s Rec news for details.

[Heartnsoul]

opening june1. Check thursday’s rec news for details.


hip hip horay

[coffeebean]

The fitness centers opened today. Just found out, our gym memberships have automatically been extended 3 months. Bravo to TPTB who made that decision.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

In my first post on this thread I said June 1 I’m so smart I even amaze myself lol

[CFrance]

What equipment is that?
It's beautiful equipment set up over rubber matting. Over by the golf course in Miona Rec Center.

[coffeebean]

It's beautiful equipment set up over rubber matting. Over by the golf course in Miona Rec Center.

Hubby and I checked out the outdoor fitness center equipment. I was quite impressed. Very nice job.

[John_W]

My neighbor said he went to Colony Cottage gym yesterday and he was the only one in the place. The Daily Sun had photo of a fellow on treadmill at Colony, and same thing, he was the only one in the photo.

I'm wondering how MVP Brownwood is doing, I didn't go yesterday. Been a member six years as of May, but the new rules are really strict. For one, they will be closed from 10am to 11am, that's when I normally arrive, 10am, that's going to require me to rearrange my whole morning. Besides, my wife's Zumba class is not listed at all on their new revised schedule, so she has no interest in going either.

This is on the Daily Sun website, that couple is there every morning, so that's no surprise. Does look a little sparse, which is good.

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thevillagesdailysun.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/95/2952b830-a488-11ea-abe4-233e7cc2405d/5ed5d369733c4.image.jpg?resize=750%2C567