The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) mission is to lead and enable a united high performance (HP) system that supports Australian athletes/teams to achieve podium success.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our customers as the Fitness Centre resumes some public activity from Monday 13 July.
We are very excited to soon be re-opening the doors to the Fitness Centre and we can't wait to resume access and some activity for our members. While we prepare to re-open, here is some key information in relation to how we will operate moving forward.
What can you expect at the Fitness Centre
We have prepared COVID Safety Plan to ensure the health and safety of staff, athletes and all members of the public.
The gym will have a maximum capacity of 62 people at any one time. We don’t anticipate that this limit will be reached, however staff will be monitoring numbers to ensure we don’t exceed the maximum capacity.
Cleaning across all spaces, change rooms and high touch points will be increased.
There will be additional hand sanitisers & disinfectant wipes installed for the use by patrons.
Group Fitness Classes will be capped at 15 people. Bookings are essential. Please call reception on 6214 1281 to make a booking.
There will be a slightly modified class timetable to ensure we limit the number of people in the Fitness Centre at any one time. Please keep any eye on the Group Fitness class timetable which will be regularly updated.
Personal Training will resume, and our trainers are keen to see you all back. Please call reception on 6214 1281 to make a booking.
We will limit the sharing of equipment within sessions or classes.
We will be maintaining a register of all patrons, including their first name and phone number along with the date and time they attended the venue.
For members, this will occur through swiping your membership card at Pool Reception.
For casual patrons, there will be an online registration form which you can complete on your own device. This will be made available at the Pool Reception.
We will be carefully managing the entry, exit and flow of patrons through the Aquatic & Fitness Centre, particularly in order to separate patrons from any high performance athlete activity.
You will notice that some fitness equipment and machines have been disabled or otherwise made not available for use to ensure equipment is spaced 1.5 metres apart.
We will no longer be accepting cash as a form of payment.Payment can only be made via EFTPOS, debit card or credit card.
We will continue to monitor the situation constantly and may suspend activity should there be a need to due to health and safety concerns.
Community Responsibilities
While restrictions are easing, our collective responsibilities haven't. It is your responsibility to:
maintain personal and respiratory hygiene, including regular hand washing; and
stay home if you are unwell and get tested if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
When coming to the Fitness Centre, you should:
abide by the “get in, train, get out” principal and not gather in communal areas before or after activity;
please leave the Aquatic & Fitness Centre quickly following your activity;
remember to bring your towel and drink bottle;
bring your own mat for use in the gym, group fitness classes or personal trainer sessions
we will still have mats available for use and these are to be cleaned after each use;
ensure you properly clean any equipment used (eg fitness equipment, balls etc) before and after each use; and
reduce contact with other people, particularly if you are in a class and try to main physical distancing of 1.5 metres from other people.
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When will other programs and activities at the Aquatic & Fitness Centre resume ?
We understand that our members and customers are keen to resume activity at the Aquatic & Fitness Centre.
While the campus has been closed, we have taken the opportunity to progress some improvement works in the Testing and Training Pool and Recovery Centre.
So as restrictions continue to be eased, we may still require some limitations on public activities until these works are completed and in order to comply with ACT Public Health Directions. We thank you for your ongoing understanding.
Further information on possible and phased resumption of public activity on the AIS campus can be found here.