SEATTLE — Monday marked the first day of a statewide shutdown that includes restaurant dining rooms, bars, and gyms.
The fitness community is now making some significant changes in order to keep members fit and staff employed.
”We came up with the idea of streaming my classes live so that we could still have our community and everybody can still workout together,” said Alli Shircliff, a manager at Hot Feet Fitness.
Hot Feet Fitness in Burien is offering an alternative to in-person classes and a way to keep its 20 full-time trainers employed.
”I personally think that physical fitness exercise is such an outlet and such a therapeutic way for people to kind of work through their problems," said Maki Atteberry, the owner of Hot Feet Fitness.
All gyms across the state were empty Monday and will look that way until at least March 31.
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Other studios across the area are posting workouts and live-streaming in order to keep members active.
”I think that this is giving people the opportunity to stay present but also to realize the value that it has and create a community of like-minded people,” said Atteberry.
Hot Feet Fitness is posting daily live streams on its Facebook page.
The fitness studio is also making online classes available through its app, for free, during the mandated closure.