Allow gyms to open for few hours: Owners

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, June 2

Facing financial crisis, gym owners have requested the administration to allow them open their facilities with some restrictions. They said when buses were plying with 50 per cent passengers and liquor shops were also allowed to open, the gyms should also be opened with five persons per hour.

“Gyms are good for health and mind, whereas liquor is harmful in all aspects. Everyone knows the facts but still there is no decision to open the gyms. We demand permission to open them with five persons per hour. It will help us to manage the rent of the building and pay salary to trainers. Most of us are under debt, facing huge financial burden,” said owner of a famous gym on Bathinda Road on the outskirts of Malout town.

He said of the total 20 gyms in Malout town, seven had permanently closed. “We urge the administration to pay heed to our genuine request and permit us to open gyms for some hours daily. Nobody is worried about our families. Most of the gyms are running from rental buildings. We are unable to meet daily expenses of our families,” said Deepak, a gym trainer in Muktsar.