Long-awaited fitness fanatics rushed to work out in the early hours of Thursday to celebrate the reopening of fitness rooms.
Gyms, museums and cinemas can reopen from Thursday, while restaurants can stay open for dinner until 10 p.m. and can have up to four people per table.
A 24-hour gym at Golden Era Plaza in Mong Kok reopened at midnight and saw about six people working out around 3 a.m.
A man surnamed Wong, who came from Kowloon city for the first training in months, said he couldn’t wait any longer after learning the gym would reopen at midnight.
“I haven’t exercised in months, so I came to get some exercise right away,” Wong said, adding that he had done simple exercises at home amid the pandemic, but it wasn’t as good as going to the gym.
Another 24-hour fitness chain, 24/7 Fitness, also announced that it will resume operations at midnight. At its branch in San Po Kong, there were already five citizens waiting to exercise before 12 am and they saw dozens more over the next half hour.
A man surnamed Lee, who has been exercising for five years, said he was very excited about the reopening, adding that he had put on four to five kilograms since the beginning of this year and “it’s time to say goodbye to them.”
He also said that he didn’t have to work tomorrow, so he left home at 11:50 pm to get downtown just in time: “Muscles can’t wait! I really have to start now!”
Gordon Nowitzki Yau, chairman of the Hong Kong Fitness Guide research panel, said he was also excited and went to a gym at midnight to see the industry resumption.
He revealed that by 12:30 a.m. he had received reports that some 20 people were working out at other 24-hour gyms, showing that the resumption was well received compared to 30 to 40 people at the same time before the pandemic.
He also said that some 20 small and medium-sized gyms have reported that 10-15 clients have booked for private tutor training on Friday, believing that large gyms may receive 30-40 people per hour tomorrow considering the 50-client limit. percent.
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