Our Covid-19 Plan
May 5, 2020
We’re already in a good place, but the seriousness of the Coronavirus situation deserves new levels of stringency. Our response is to instigate a strict plan of initiatives to protect and reassure our members when we reopen the gym.
Click here to download our Covid-19 Response & Action Plan booklet.
Our Response
- Gifted all members an AKR Home Survival Kit, which included a resistance band, mini-band and 30-Day Challenge, amongst other goodies.
- Streamed daily live workouts.
- Expanded our library of professionally shot, on-demand home workouts.
- Offered remote small-group personal training.
- Launched AKR TV via which we provided a variety of “infotainment” including interviews with professional athletes and experts in nutrition, mental health, communication, resilience, and more.
- Called every member for a personal check-in.
- Conducted a monthly member survey.
Existing practices
- Personal training is carried out in groups of four.
- A booking system is used so we know exactly who is in the building.
- Our Pod System creates natural training separation within the gym.
- We limit sessions to 50 minutes to allow for 10 minutes of cleaning.
- All equipment is cleaned after each session.
- The entire facility is regularly sanitised.
New initiatives
- We’ve redecorated – there isn’t a corner that isn’t sparkling.
- We have installed a brand new ventilation system in the facility.
- We’ve installed additional touch-free hand-sanitiser dispensers and have one for each training pod.
- Every training station is positioned at least 2 metres apart.
- We now have a spacious outdoor training area for larger group classes
- Every AKR Fitness team member is fully briefed on correct practices.
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Our 30-Day Trial is your chance to experience our unique approach to fitness. You’ll get to know the people, the place and the programme before deciding whether or not you want to make a longer commitment.