7/3/2010 Update: We’re Preparing for the Club to Reopen!
Everyone here at the club is THRILLED that the Phase 3 Reopening date remained in place and Health Clubs can reopen the week of July 6th!
Over these past few months, we have been collecting and assessing the guidelines for health clubs that have opened in other areas of our country (and even other areas of the world) during this COVID Pandemic. We also used the MA Guidance for Reopening for other business sectors in the Phase 2 section of the plan to start to prepare our Club as best as we could as we waited for the regulations released yesterday.
While the Governor stated that the date for health clubs to be allowed to reopen would remain on July 6th, the official guidelines for reopening our club have far exceeded any other guidelines and recommendations across the country. As soon as they were released, our Team started to assess the timetable of how long it will take to be able to be in compliance with these rules and what we do know right now is that opening on Monday, July 6th will not be possible.
We are 100% committed to opening the club as soon as possible and our hope is that we will be able to comply with these regulations in a reasonable time frame. It is our expectation that the Club will be open next week. We will keep you updated as things progress day by day. With this in mind, the Club has made the decision that the month of July will be at no fee for members to return to the club. This will allow us to best serve you during this transition period as more and more services return to the Club. Plus, it will allow memebrs to come to the Club when it makes sense for you without the pressure of your membership dues resuming right away.
We are excited to welcome you back and we take this responsibility very seriously. Over this next week there will be many necessary communications with our members covering everything from check-in procedures, health and sanitation standards, area specific registration processes, etc. and we want to ensure that your experience when coming back to Waverley Oaks continues to be at the highest standards of service in the fitness industry.
In addition, we will be scheduling our Team to come in for meetings to review the new guidelines and ensure the highest level of safety for everyone who comes into the Club. This is of course the #1 priority.
Please continue to review the e-news notifications that will keep you updated on the new systems that will be in place. Our goal will be to create ways to make your visits to the club as seamless as possible given these new standards.
We will also be sending out information about the launch of value-added services for our members including our exclusive at home exercise content (video library and streaming) and the launch of virtual classes within the studios at the Club.
Your support throughout this difficult time has been essential to all of us who love working here at the Club. While these new regulations will require some additional work and getting used to, we look forward to partnering with you to make the reopening of Waverley Oaks Athletic Club truly a special experience!
Answers To Your Top Questions 6/29/20
- Re-Opening Date: Health Clubs were placed into the Phase 3 portion of the MA reopening plan and that was delayed an additional week. This means the earliest the Club can reopen is July 6th.
- Membership: With this new delay, all membership plans remain on a no fee freeze for the start July until we have a confirmed reopening plan.
- Re-Opening Plan: Our Club has been in communication with other clubs in areas across the country (and across the world) that have reopened. We have used this information to start creating our best practices related to member safety. Your Safety is Our Number 1 Priority.
- Cleaning: The entire facility has gotten a deep cleaning and we have been going back over all of the areas again.
- Sanitation and Hygiene: We have plenty of inventory of hand sanitizer, pre-moistened sanitizing wipes for the equipment, spray bottles of sanitizer and paper towels and soap for hand washing.
- New Regulations: We hope that guidelines for health club reopening are released with enough time for us to comply and be ready to open as soon as possible. As theses guidelines are established for MA, we will have separate newsletters with our plans of action and how we can make your member experience as streamlined as possible.
We’re here to answer your individual questions and would love to speak with you. It might take a day or two, but we will get back to everyone! Please shoot us an email at membership@waverleyoaks.com
Answers To Your Top Questions 6/5/20
- Membership: All membership plans remain on a no fee freeze for the month of June.
- Re-Opening Date: Health Clubs were placed into the Phase 3 portion of the MA reopening plan. This means the earliest the Club can reopen is June 29th.
- Re-Opening Plan: Our Club has been in communication with other clubs in areas across the country (and across the world) that have reopened. We have used this information to start creating our best practices related to member safety. Your Safety is Our Number 1 Priority.
- Cleaning: The entire facility has gotten a deep cleaning and we will be going back over all of the areas again prior to reopening.
- Sanitation and Hygiene: We have plenty of inventory of hand sanitizer, pre-moistened sanitizing wipes for the equipment, spray bottles of sanitizer and paper towels and soap for hand washing..
- New Regulations: We expect that the guidelines for health clubs in MA will be available mid-June. As theses guidelines are established for MA, we will have separate newsletters with our plans of action and how we can make your member experience as streamlined as possible.
Answers To Your Questions 5/5/20
- Membership: All membership plans remain on a no fee freeze for the month of May as we await further guidance about a reopening schedule.
- Cleaning: The entire facility has gotten a deep cleaning over the first couple of weeks we were closed and we will be going back over all of the areas again prior to reopening.
- Staff: Currently we are paying all of the Club Staff and hope to continue to do so for as long as possible.
- New Regulations: We have been working with clubs across the world to start mapping out what the club experience will be when we are able to reopen. As the guidelines are established for MA, we will have separate newsletters with our plans of action.
Here is a sneak peak at what we have been up to:
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All of the Small Equipment and Mats Got Deep Cleaned! |
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Spacing Out the Equipment for Physical Distancing Guidelines |
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Protective Barriers in Each of the Steam Rooms |
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New Inspiration in our Accelerate Studio |
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Overhead Lights Installed Over Makeup Stations |
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Fresh Paint Around the Club Including the Kids Chalk Wall. |
- At the time of closure of the Club we had no reports of any use of the facility by someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. Our decision to close the club Sunday night was based on the recommendations from government officials and an abundance of caution.
- All of the active memberships here at the Club were placed on an immediate freeze as soon as the decision to close the club came about. Members will not be billed for their April installment
- When we get closer to a potential reopening date we will send out details related to how we will handle the lost time in March and how the billing cycle will resume.