PRESTON – He does not intend to sell the manager of a gym in Preston, England, which despite the numerous visits by the police and the fines collected continues undaunted to keep his business open, which should instead remain closed by virtue of the anti Covid regulations- 19. Some of his clients, he explains, “desperately need to train for their mental health.”
“People are really having difficulties with their mental health and the gym helps enormously,” assures the BBC Steve Todd, manager of Reps Gym, which has collected 11 visits from the police since the last lockout imposed by the authorities in January. and £ 3,000 in fines. The last Friday, worth 1,000 pounds (approx.1226 francs). The Lancashire police also let it be known that its customers were also sanctioned, for a total of 24 fines.
“I could close and ask for help from the government, but in life there is more than money – says the 55-year-old, who has been managing the Preston facility for more than 30 years -. Lives are more important than money ». For the use of the gym, Todd does not ask the customers for anything: “It’s not a question of money,” he points out.
Local authorities are aware of “a small number of businesses that continue to breach restrictions and endanger the health and safety of staff and customers by keeping it open,” said Preston City Council Vice President Peter Moss. “The businesses that continue to fail to comply with the regulations and put the safety of others at risk will undergo formal administrative proceedings which in more serious cases will lead to prosecution,” he adds.
During the first lockout in spring 2020, Steve Todd had diligently closed his gym. This time, however, she says she didn’t really feel it.
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