Healthy Living Muskogee Summer 2020 Edition | Page 5

Keane said three UV lights
are placed in different areas three
times a week, after the gym
closes. Because UV lights have
a smell, Keane said she makes
sure the gym is ventilated before
members return the next day.
Keane said she always sought
to have a "super-clean gym,"
even before COVID-19 hit in
March.
"We've always had wipes, and
always had sanitizers," she said.
"People know they always grab
wipes and they clean up after
themselves. We clean up at the
beginning of the day, midday,
daily. That was already going
on."
Gyms across Oklahoma were
closed for nearly six weeks out of
concern for COVID-19.
Keane said she stepped up
sanitation other ways when the
gym reopened.
For example, every other
treadmill is unplugged to ensure
adequate distancing between
users.
"We spaced out some of
the equipment that needed to
be spaced out," Keane said.
"Everything else was already six
feet apart."
During small group classes,
properly-distanced participants
work out on their own assigned
mats and use their assigned
weights or exercise equipment,
Keane said.
"Our whole program is so
they touch their own things," she
said. "They stash their weights
when they're finished, so they
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