Baker County YMCA able to add more services due to new guidelines
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
BAKER COUNTY – Recently the Baker County YMCA issued a letter to patrons regarding an update to services available at the YMCA passed on state guidelines. Since that time, those guidelines have expanded, therefore so have the services the Y are now offering
The following update to services has been released to patrons of the Baker County YMCA.
Update: New guidelines were released today allowing us to expand our capacity at the fitness center. Starting on Monday, February 1st. The Fitness Center can now have four designated areas of six people per hour, for a total of 24 people. The Sam-O-Swim Center and Church Street Gymnasium will still be at six people, per time slot. At the fitness center, you will be able to reserve either the fitness center (cardio/weight area), the cycle studio, the walking track or studio 2. You must stay in the area that you reserved.
**If you have already signed up for the fitness center and want to change to one of the other areas please do so ASAP.
**All other info below still applies.
**Please see updated Church Street Gym info below.
Thank you for your continued support of the Y as we navigate through these challenging times. Thank you in advance for continuing to be patient and understanding as we open back up and work out all the logistics. I would like to thank the staff for working so diligently, to develop a plan, to best serve our valued members, for the current county extreme risk guidelines. While this may not be the ideal situation, we are excited to open our doors, and serve you the best that we can.
Here is a snap shot of what the next 2 weeks will look like. (More detailed information is listed below).
There will not be any fitness classes at the fitness center or swimming pool while operating in the extreme risk category (with the exception of spin classes, they will held at the fitness center). The Church Street Gym will open on Monday, February 1st and fitness classes will be held at that location. There will also be afternoon weekday time slots available by reservation for folks to walk/run, shoot hoops (bring your own ball), stretch, workout, etc. We will have mats, dumbbells, bands and other equipment available. Fitness classes will be first come, first serve, as many classes do not start on the hour, are shorter or longer times, etc.
**Current state mandate = We can serve 6 people at a time, per facility, plus employees. With the exception, the Fitness Center can now have four designated areas of six people, per hour, for a total of 24 people.
**Please reserve facility workout times and lap swim times online. Please visit our main YMCA page at https://www.bakerymca.org/ , click on access your online account and follow the prompts, to reserve your time, or call the fitness center or the swimming pool for assistance.
**Please only reserve 1 time per day; per facility.
**You can make up to 5 online reservations at a time.
**Sessions will be on the hour for 45 minutes.
**You must check in by 10 minutes after the hour; if not, your forfeit your reservation time.
**Members must exit the facility after their 45 minute reservation is over.
**We will accept walk-in traffic if there are not 6 people in the facility working out.
**Fitness classes will be held at Church Street Gym, starting on February 1st. (They will be first come, first serve).
**Church Street Gym will be available for workouts, running, walking, shooting hoops, etc., when fitness classes are not in session.
**Spin/cycling will be available at the fitness center.
**Swimming pool will be offering lap swim sessions only.
**Facemasks or face shields are required, except while swimming.
Fitness Center – Open 5am – 7pm weekdays (closed from 1-2pm for cleaning); Saturday 8am – 2pm; Open Jan. 29th
**Workout times will start on the hour and last 45 minutes… (ie 7am to 7:45am, 8am to 8:45, etc.).
**You can reserve one of the following areas: the fitness center (cardio/weight area), cycle studio, walking track, or studio 2.
**You must stay in the area that you reserved.
Pool – Open for lap swim only – 6 people per hour; Open January 29th
Weekday lap swim sessions will be:
7am to 7:45am 8am to 8:45am,
10am to 10:45am 11am to 11:45am 12pm to 12:45pm
4pm to 4:45pm 5pm to 5:45pm
Saturday lap swim sessions will be:
7:00am – 7:45am 8:00am to 8:45am
Church Street Gym Open Feb 1 – 11th
Please click on the link to see fitness class schedule: https://www.bakerymca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Group-Fitness-Schedule-February-2021.pdf
Fitness classes will be first come, first serve, due to logistical reasons.
Instructors will check members in.
Only 6 people in classes or open gym times, plus Y employees.
Church Street Gym will be open weekdays, from 1pm to 5pm, by online reservation, for workouts, walking, running, shooting hoops (bring your own ball), stretching, etc.
Church Street Gym will have limited workout equipment available such as mats, dumbbells, bands, etc.
This plan will be in effect from Friday January 29th through February 11th, 2021 for the fitness center and the swimming pool. The Church Street Gym will begin to offer fitness classes and times to work out on Monday, February 1st.
Thank you again for your patience and understanding as we work to provide opportunities for workouts during these challenging times. Hopefully, our county’s risk level will improve and we can return to more regular operations on February 12th.
Thank you for your continued support,
Rob Wilkinson
CEO
Baker County YMCA
