Healthy Living Muskogee Summer 2020 Edition | Page 19

Members of the Muskogee Swim
and Fitness Center use the cardio
equipment while working out.
The Center is helping with social
distancing by maintaining six feet
between people using equipment.
Kyle Gatzman works out knowing the Muskogee
Swim and Fitness Center has taken steps to
protect his health.
A Muskogee firefighter by trade, Gatzman
is grateful the facility is looking out for him during the coronavirus
pandemic.
"I love the fact that they always have these bottles at the
decontamination station where you can go behind you and
cleanup," he said. "They do a really good job of coming back
behind you as well, making sure everything's clean and everyone's
safe."
Kevin Anthis, the facilities manager, said while the Swim
and Fitness center is open, membership participation is down
from previous years.
"I can say that beginning in June, the participation levels
have started to rise," he said. "We re-opened on May 1 with
stricter guidelines on distancing. Presently, when we went on
to Phase 3, we kind of relaxed some of the distancing.
"We still have markers in our land classes and six-foot
markers on the side of our pool so people can remain distanced
during our classes."
Anthis also points out that the exercise equipment is
looked after.
"We're asking people to keep their distance and keep
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