Anytime Fitness Sandy Hill
261 Laurier Ave E K1N 6P7 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Please Sign and Share! We need you to help us make a difference in these times of need for people with Mental HEALTH issues! The city of Ottawa had a motion last week that was in favour of reopening according to city council. Dance studios have now been opened with a petition of over 25,000 signatures. let’s show them why we’re the Health and Fitness industry that’s there to help people build there immune systems and fight all types of viruses!

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PLEASE JOIN US!!! With this week being #smallbusinessweek here in Ottawa what better time to launch this incredible initiative!! Thank you Skotti Ruffo for spearheading this incredible movement. It’s so nice to to SO many great people come together for such a dire cause. ... Since the announcement of the second lockdown and its measures imposed by FordNation so many bars, restaurants, gyms, fitness centers, and many other small businesses have been affected. But it doesn’t stop there. Our families, friends, suppliers, customers, members, and all of their families feel this just the same. The damage caused by this has had incredible reach and we fear it will reach a point where it will cause irreparable damage. The physical, mental, emotional, and economical wellbeing of SO MANY of OUR PEOPLE is at stake. This coming Saturday, Oct 24th at 10am, we will be gathering at City Hall and marching to Parliament Hill. Our message is clear. We are not anti-maskers or those looking to counter public health measures, but the contrary. We wish to speak to the fact that COVID 19 is not going away anytime soon and therefore we MUST be able to conduct business in a safe and responsible way. For many of us, we are in dire need of support. Our businesses are closing, winter is fast approaching and we are not in a survival position any longer. We are not the perceived "rich small business owners" but hard working citizens who simply cannot hold on for much longer. This 2nd lockdown has been the nail in the coffin for many of us. We have invested thousands into PPE and making our businesses safe for our guests and staff. We have been the police, so to say, and maintaining the protocols as mandated by public health officials. We wish to continue to do so and know that our efforts are being unseen by many levels of government. Ottawa City Council has been a voice when it comes to these unjust lockdowns. We ask you to support us, join us in our gathering and march, and help spread the word. Information requests can be directed to [email protected] and found at opensafeottawa.ca #opensafeottawa #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness

Well...WE DID IT!!! WE spoke, YOU listened!!! YOU spoke, more listened!!!...Continue reading

BOOM!! After only 48 hours we have over 5000 signatures!! Next stop 7500. Let’s go!! PLEASE SIGN & SHARE!! The health & wellbeing of so many depend on it.

**LINK TO PETITION IN COMMENTS. PLEASE SIGN & SHARE IF IT SPEAKS TO YOU TO DO SO** And we keep pushing forwards!! The TRUTH resonates!! #keepgymsopen #essentialfitness Thank you Stefan O. Keyes!! Thank you CTV News Ottawa CTV News FreeForm Fitness A Foot Above Fitness Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario 613 LIFT Ltd The Fitness Lab 180 Fitness Online Crossfit 819 Final Round Boxing Inc Gracie Barra Ottawa Anytime Fitness ... https://www.facebook.com/90405764/posts/10102733495675455/?extid=0&d=n

The business community has spoken. Show us the evidence. Thank you CTV News Ottawa for attaching a link to our petition!!

BOOM!! After only 48 hours we have over 5000 signatures!! Next stop 7500. Let’s go!! PLEASE SIGN & SHARE!! The health & wellbeing of so many depend on it.

~ SOME WORDS OF GRATITUDE ~ I wanted to start by wishing each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving. With all of the fear and uncertainty surrounding the current events in the world we still have SO much to be grateful for. I am grateful for my health, my family & friends, my freedom, and most importantly my internal happiness. ... HAPPINESS...something so many of us take for granted. Even one happy day...one happy moment...this is something that some people never get a glimpse of due to their current state of mental health. Anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD, ADHD, eating disorders, and the list goes on. With so much information/misinformation in the media today it’s so hard to determine what is REAL & what is FAKE. So I will give you a sad but true piece of information based on what we have seen first hand throughout our gyms over the last several months in the battle against COVID-19. We have 10’s of thousands of members across the Ottawa/Gatineau region and have been fortunate enough not to lose a single member to COVID-19. Sadly we HAVE NOT been so fortunate in other areas. We have lost several members (who shall remain unnamed out of respect for their families and loved ones) to their ongoing battle against mental health. A battle which they were fighting back against with their health & fitness. SUICIDE. OVERDOSE. DOMESTIC ABUSE. The list sadly keeps going and going.... This is what we are EXPERIENCING first hand, not what we are reading, so I feel 100% confident to speak out on this. Gym owners, personal trainers, fitness instructors, dietitions, lifestyle coaches, etc. etc. YOU know who you are. It’s time to speak up! YOU know that you make a difference in so many peoples lives. YOU are needed!! There is NO greater service than service to others!! Stand up! Speak up! And please sign & share our petition! Thank you! https://www.change.org/p/doug-ford-we-the-people-of-ottawa- https://www.helpguide.org//the-mental-health-benefits-of-e

I just want to take a moment to thank everyone for sharing my video yesterday. I’ve received so many messages and words of support. I appreciate it so much. I’m... still disgusted by the decision to shut down OTC Toronto and other small businesses and I am going to fight it as much as I can. If we stick together, we can makes things happen!!! For those of you that didn’t see the video, here it is again. Please share for awareness. Let’s prove there IS strength in numbers!! #KEEPGYMSOPEN.

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Please Sign and Share! Mental Health is a major issue!

**A PLEA TO ALL HEALTH & FITNESS PROFESSIONALS** I write this message in hopes of awakening in you the strength and determination to take a stand against what y...ou know in your heart to be true. Today in Ontario our gyms and fitness studios were once again ordered to close by the Ford Government. We have been given this order without any substantial reasoning or evidence that our facilities or industry as a whole have been in any way, shape, or form part of the problem in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. What we DO have a substantial amount of reasoning and evidence of, in abundance, is the many many benefits of what health and fitness is doing for our communities well being in ALL aspects of their health against the susceptibility and vulnerability to COVID-19 as well as many other diseases and illnesses. Whether we are speaking about physical health, mental health, emotional health, or overall all well being, it has ALWAYS been evidently known that regular exercise is of MASSIVE benefit. What is the first thing a doctor recommends to anyone who becomes ill to improve their strength, immune system, and overall quality of life?! EXERCISE!!! I ask you all to dig deep into your heart (not the chaos that has been created in our mind through the distribution of fear) and ask yourself.... IS WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT?! IS REGULAR EXERCISE PUTTING ME AT RISK? IS A GYM MORE DANGEROUS THAN WALMART?! AM I BETTER SITTING AT HOME HIDING FROM THE WORLD OR AM I BETTER BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF WHICH I WAS BORN WITH TO PROTECT ME?! The list of questions can go on and on but I truly ask you to do nothing more than to take a moment to close your eyes, calm your mind, and question the current narrative. Don’t trust me or take my word for it. Trust what your own heart and intuition tells you to be true. To anyone who this message speaks to PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE. And to all my health & fitness professionals I urge to to speak up!! Take a stance!! The time is NOW!! What do you have to lose by speaking your truth and stating what you know to be right?! NOTHING!! But should you not speak up...Should you continue to acquiesce...what you have to lose is EVERYTHING!!! Your health, your happiness, your freedom, and your livelihood. We all know the many benefits of regular exercise but now the time has come for us to now EXERCISE OUR RIGHTS!!! REOPEN OUR GYMS!!!

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PHASE 3 RE-OPENING UPDATE: We are very excited to have now entered Phase 3 and have been given the green light to reopen our facilities. We have worked long and hard over the last 4 months to ensure when this day came we would be prepared to serve your health and fitness needs once again! Anytime Fitness Ottawa’s primary focus is protecting the health and safety of our members and staff. ... Upon reopening our clubs we have put the following safety measures in place as recommended by the provincial and federal government. - Club capacity of 50 people or less (not including staff) - Plexiglass dividers installed between cardio equipment - Hand sanitizer station upon entry and throughout the clubs - Social distancing markers and signs in place to encourage 2 meter spacing at all times - We encourage all members to wipe down all equipment before and after each use - Extra staff have been hired to assist in thoroughly cleaning the clubs, surfaces, equipments, and private washroom/change rooms regularly - Commercial cleaning companies have been hired for additional deep cleaning and disinfecting of the facilities - Masks are NOT REQUIRED while working out as per Health Canada requirements Membership dues will resume as they were regularly scheduled prior to March 16th closure. If you are immune compromised or uncomfortable returning to the gym for any reason please contact the club directly and speak to management regarding our membership freeze options. We look forward to seeing many familiar faces and many new ones around the gyms and are committed to supporting our community in building a strong healthy immune system and reaching their health and fitness goals. See you soon! Sincerely, Anytime Fitness