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#RaincityReOpens Phase 3B - Specialty Classes & Sundays!

Thank you all for your patience through this long and tedious journey of re-opening! We appreciate your patience but are always open to feedback - [email protected] 

Over the next week we’ll be dropping news updates with details on upcoming changes to our programs, classes, schedule etc as we continue to move through our re-opening phases!

This phase was originally slated to begin a couple weeks earlier, but with the updates from Dr Bonnie Henry and the BC Government we decided to slow it down a bit to make sure we’re not the gym that spreads an outbreak (like the outbreak at a spin studio). 

CLEANING & PROCEDURES REMINDER

One of the best things we can do to help keep COVID out is to do your self assessments & checks! If you’ve got a bit more of a cough or higher temperature than normal please do not come in! Period. 

Also PLEASE remember to maintain social distancing when you’re at the gym. Also do not take it personally or get upset if someone (or a coach) asks you to take a couple of steps back. The orange marks on the floor are all 6′ apart - if the person you’re talking to isn’t already in ‘your bubble’ then chat with them from 6′ away :)

A reminder of the cleaning procedures and processes for sessions: 

General overview of COVID-19 Procedures & Processes:

www.raincityathletics.ca/covid19

Group Class Specific Process:

www.raincityathletics.ca/covid19-class

Sport Access & Open Gym Process:

www.raincityathletics.ca/covid19-sport

PHASE 3B CHANGES

CLASS SIZE

[FF] Group Classes will increase to 9 people per class.

There are currently 11 stations in the gym - some do not have access to everything so when coming in for a class please make sure to select a station that has everything you need for the class / workout 

We’d like to get up to 10-12 - but currently we cannot do that without beginning to share weights or pull from shared piles - something we had originally planned to begin but with the state of COVID getting worse not better we’ve decided to hold-off on that change.

SCHEDULE UPDATES

Schedule changes all kick-in beginning in August! REMINDER: We’re closed for Sunday and a holiday schedule on Monday - which will include our first [FF] Open Gym blocks - rncty.ca/schedule

[FF] Olympic Lifting is back!

Tuesday @ 7PM with Coach Thor 

Sundays @ 10AM with coach Rebecca

Sundays are back!

10:00AM Olympic Lifting 

11:00AM [FF] Group Class 

12:00PM [FF] Open Gym (1:20)

Open Gym is back!

Fridays will go back to good’ol open gym instead of FF makeup classes!

You still must reserve a block, stay in a square, and follow all COVID protocols! 

Open gym blocks are 1:20 

A coach will always be on hand to help but they will NOT run you through a structured warm-up etc

You must be able to tell the coach in advance of entering what you plan to do for your workout 

We recommend ‘making up’ missed Raincity workouts BUT you have the freedom to do some additional skill work or other workouts you want to try 

you MUST know in advance what you plan to do so the coach can help you select an appropriate square etc.  

1 Shower is now open!

We will now allow use of the LARGE annex bathroom shower when needed!

Please only plan to utilize the shower if you MUST - if you have the option to shower at home etc. please utilize that 

Our biggest concern in utilizing showers is creating a wait / cluster / clogging up bathrooms - so please be VERY QUICK! 

If needed - we will create shower reservation blocks alongside classes to keep things flowing - for now please just get in and out as quickly as possible! 

Remember to bring your own towel, and please wipe down anything you touch in the bathroom! 

IN PROGRESS FOR NEXT PHASE 

As things are constantly changing we don’t want to make any promises - but here’s a few of the changes we’re working to get up and running for the next phase (mid to late August or September)

PUPPIES - aka Raincity Petting Zoo (separated spaced cages to avoid people crowding and breaking social distancing due to excitement caused by @dogsofraincity

Increased class size - as mentioned above, we’d love to get 10-12 people per class. The major limiting factor at this point is equipment / weights so we’re working on a method to allow minimal sharing (no sharing during the workout - just shared stacks). 

More classes - in the interim until we can add more people per class - we’re keeping a close eye on the schedule and classes filling up and will continue to add more blocks of classes or open gym to help alleviate this! We understand classes currently book full - but the addition of an extra day and open gym blocks should help alleviate that for now :) 

Again, thank you for your patience and don’t ever hesitate to contact me directly with feedback, thoughts, or suggestions: [email protected] 

Thor & The Raincity Athletics Team www.raincityathletics.ca