swiss active – IG Fitness Schweiz is sceptical about the introduction of a mandatory certificate for visits to fitness centers and has pointed out in its statement on the draft ordinance that this measure would have fatal economic consequences for fitness businesses.
swiss active – IG Fitness Schweiz recognizes that the activation of the COVID certificate proposed in the consultation documents would not only affect a few sectors and areas of society, but would be more comprehensive and broadly applicable this time. However, the association believes that activating the COVID certificate for attending exercise and health-promoting fitness training sends the wrong signal.
“The fitness industry plays an important role in prevention,” says Roger Erni, Managing Director of swiss active – IG Fitness Switzerland. “Members use regular training at fitness centers to stay healthy, boost the body’s immune system, prevent musculoskeletal problems and prevent illnesses once they have been through them from happening again!” That’s why fitness centers are part of the solution, says Roger Erni.
“The introduction of mandatory certification to visit fitness centers would prevent many members from accessing health-promoting training, at least temporarily, and thus cause health costs elsewhere due to inactivity,” adds Ellen Berg, board member and CEO of NonStopGym. “Access to training should therefore continue to be possible for everyone.”
Despite the negative attitude towards the introduction of mandatory certification in fitness centers , swiss active – IG Fitness Schweiz welcomes a high vaccination rate: “Vaccination allows us to retain our freedom and secures livelihoods that we have laboriously fought to regain in recent months,” says Roger Erni.
The rising number of coronavirus cases and the increase in hospital admissions are also worrying from the perspective of swiss active – IG Fitness Schweiz. They bring back memories of last year’s restrictions, which hit the fitness industry hard. Vaccination is currently the simplest and most effective method of containing the spread of the virus. With a high vaccination rate, we can work together to ensure that we can continue to experience the joy, quality of life and, above all, health that preventive fitness training provides without restrictions in the coming months.
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