Every local decision like this puts us further way from reopening schools. We have 6 weeks to flatten the current spike to make reopening possible. In Melbourne Australia, similar pop size and COVID-19 spike to the Bay Area, they went back into 6-weeks of shelter-in-place this week. Deep respiratory indoor activity is not something our county should be doing in a spike. We can lament about federal policies, but local policies are determining our local future. It's also local policies that determine if the community takes masks seriously.

As family members of the El Camino YMCA, we've continued to pay our monthly fees even while there has been no access to the facility. Our goal was to help the Y continue to do the good work they do for the community. Unfortunately if the Y is going to reopen but not offer the activities we pay for (treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical machine), we'll need to turn those dollars inward and purchase equipment for home. I hope the Y can figure out a way to provide access to aerobic equipment outdoors so we can continue to support them.

Agree with @Chiang

We should be hitting "pause" and understanding the surge...not further re-opening. With cases "latent" in the pipeline, the next 2-3 weeks is already predetermined to increase even more.

Please slow down, so that we can all enjoy more activities down the road...school, restaurants, etc...

Without healthy and confident citizens, the economy will not thrive.

Does anyone know where martial arts studios fall in the county's guidelines? Do they count as gyms?

On a positive note, think of the fitness/health benefits of this:
"On top of social distancing and other health requirements, [Planet Fitness] will have to curtail its tradition of serving up pizza and bagels to its members...."

But I am sad about the long term implications for the local YMCAs. I just need an elliptical, people! Roll it into the parking lot at 5am and I'll be there!

Exercise at home or outdoors. Most students will be symptomatic carriers. Before you celebrate that at least most children will live, look up lung damage in asymptomatic coronavirus victims.

If you're limiting the number of guests, a lot of parking will go unused. Thinking creatively, perhaps some gyms will be able to move some cardio machines outside to that area (hopefully build a sunshade). Outdoor dining and exercising may be the new normal for a while.