Question reference: S5W-35970
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has given further consideration to ensuring that the fitness and exercise industry will re-open at the earliest opportunity as lockdown restrictions ease.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the importance of being physically active and we want to see the sector to open when deemed safe to do so.
From Friday 12 March, outdoor exercise classes can take place of groups up to 15 people, so a fitness coach can lead a class of 14 others.
On 16 March the First Minister outlined some indicative dates for the resumption of sport and physical activity in Scotland. From 26 April indoor facilities including leisure centres, gyms, and swimming pools can reopen. When they reopen, children and young people under 18 can return to group classes and contact sport, and adults can resume activity in line with the rules around meeting other households. From Monday 17 May, adults can resume indoor group activity including non-contact sport. Indoor contact sport for adults is expected to resume in late June.
The indicative dates above are dependent on continued progress in suppressing the virus and rolling out vaccines.