FITNESS
Survthive al of Fittest Anthem’s SWEAT helps members thrive through pandemic By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
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heresa Vogel says closing her SWEAT Individualized Fitness during the quarantine was challenging, but she had more on her mind than finances. She wanted what’s best for her clients. As the pandemic swept the world, Vogel kept her members moving at home. “We were doing everything we could to
support our members during this crisis,” Vogel says. “Our goal was to help them maintain their fitness and health until our doors opened again.” The staff, including trainer Dana Clark, stayed employed by filming online workouts and creating a proactive plan for how the gym would operate under new restrictions. “Because we are a small gym, we are
SWEAT Individualized Fitness
3655 W. Anthem Way, Suite A129, Anthem 623-551-5753, sweatchallenge.com
uniquely positioned to quickly adjust to changing guidelines and directives,” Vogel says. “Our reopening plan follows extensive CDC, federal, state and local guidelines for the cleaning and sanitizing of our facility. Our plan also adheres to strict social distancing guidelines while still offering our members and exceptional workout.” SWEAT’s plan was to clean and sanitize with CDC-approved materials, according to Stephanie Osha, marketing director. “We also positioned the equipment on the gym f loor to meet the social distancing requirements,” Osha adds. “We also limited the class size in terms of the number of people here at any one time. The key point is, because of SWEAT’s size and the focus of the business, we’re uniquely positioned to quickly adjust to changing guidelines. We had our plan in place, so we were ready at a moment’s notice when the guidelines came down from state and local governments.” Theresa Vogel and Stephanie Osha at Sweat Fitness in Anthem.
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