Yoga studio installs individual plastic bubbles so people can exercise in large groups

The domes are seven feet wide and 12 feet tall

Olivia Petter
Thursday 25 June 2020 09:44 BST
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A yoga studio in Toronto, Canada has installed 50 plastic domes so that people can do classes together while maintaining social distancing.

LMNTS Outdoor Studio set up the domes at Hotel X, with each one measuring seven feet wide and 12 feet tall.

Those participating in the yoga classes will be able to follow moves as demonstrated by an instructor on a raised podium.

They will also hear instructions inside their pods via an audio system.

All participants will have to have their temperature checked before being accepted into the class.

They will also need to show photo ID upon entry and bring their own mat and towel.

The classes start at $24 (£14) each.

It's not the first time that a fitness company has implemented special measures to ensure clients can maintain social distancing while exercising.

A gym in California reopened earlier this month with individual pods for clients to use so they can maintain social distancing while working out.

South Bay Fitness in Redondo Beach, USA, installed nine pods in its gym that are six feet wide and about 10 feet tall and come complete with dumbbells and a bench.

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The pods took three days to install and are made from shower curtains and pipes.

In the UK, indoor gyms and fitness studios remain closed until further notice.

Despite the prime minister announcing earlier this week that restaurants, pubs, and cinemas would reopen on 4 July, he explained that it was still too early to reopen gyms, swimming pools and nightclubs among other venues in which people are typically in close confines.

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