TAKE TO THE STREETS OF
LOUISVILLE, CALLING FOR JUSTICE
FOR BREONNA TAYLOR.
PHASE 2.5 IS NOW IN EFFECT IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS PHASE OF REOPENING THE
STATE INCLUDES INCREASING
GATHERING SIZES AND REOPENING
PLACES LIKE GYMS, WITH LIMITED
CAPACITY.
MEREDITH STUTZ SHOWS US HOW SOME
CHANGES ARE BEING MADE AT A
WINSTON-SALEM GYM IN ORDER TO
WELCOME VISITORS BACK.
MEREDITH COVID-19 THREW A MEAN
: HOOK TO GYMS ACROSS NORTH
CAROLINA.
INCLUDING NINE ROUND HERE IN
WINSTON-SALEM, AND IT CONTINUES
TO DO SO.
BUT AFTER NEARLY SIX MONTHS, 9
ROUND, MUCH TO IT SURPRISE,
PREPARES TO OPEN NEXT SATURDAY,
BUT WITH BIG MODIFICATIONS
BEFORE BOXERS WOULD EVEN BE
ALLOWED TO STEP INSIDE.
[BELL RINGS]
MEREDITH IT’S THE SOUND OF A
: KILLER WORKOUT AT 9
ROUND-WHICH BOASTS ITSELF AS A
30 MINUTE KICKBOXING AND BOXING
CLASS WITH NO CLASS TIME.
THAT WAS BEFORE COVID.
NOW THE BELL STAYS SILENT.
>> IT’S BEEN DEVASTATING.
MEREDITH KELLI STANLEY IS AN
: OWNER AND TRAINER.
DUE TO GOVERNOR COOPER’S ORDERS,
THE GYM CLOSED BACK IN MARCH.
THE PUNCHING BAGS STAYED STILL.
THIS 9-RUN FRANCHISE SET DARK
AND DORMANT.
>> NOT ONLY HAVE WE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY
BEEN ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE HERE IN
THE GYM BUT FROM A FINANCIAL AND
PERSONAL STANDPOINT, AGAIN IT’S
BEEN FINANCIALLY DIFFICULT FOR
US.
MEREDITH: THE SMALL BUSINESS
WENT FROM 287 PAYING
CUSTOMERS TO ZERO, FROM A STAFF
OF SEVEN TO THREE.
STANLEY SAYS THEY WERE SHOCKED
AND NOT PREPARED FOR THE
ANNOUCEMENT OF PHASE 2.5.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING
WHY DIDN’T YOU OPEN LAST NIGHT
AT 5:00 P.M., AND WE REALLY,
REALLY WANTED TO BUT WE HAD TO
MAKE SURE OUR SERVICES TURNED
BACK ON THAT WE HAD OUT STAFF IN
PLACE.
MEREDITH SINCE THE
: ANNOUNCEMENT-THE STAFF QUICKLY
ADAPTED.
>> UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE
CHANGES ARE NOT THE 9ROUND WAY
LIKE HOW YOU HAVE TO GO ONLINE
TO SECURE A SPOT
MEREDITH: REDUCED STAFF AND
HEIGHTENED CLEANING STANDARDS
ARE NOW NORMAL.
STAFF WILL WEAR MASKS THOUGH
OPTIONAL FOR MEMBERS.
THIS RED TAPE SHOWS WHICH WAY
MEMBERS SHOULD FACE.
THEY HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT
DIRECTION FORWARD.
>> EVERY MEMBERS THAT USES A
JUMP ROPE, THE HANDLES WILL BE
WIPED DOWN.
EVERY MEMBER THAT USES A DUMB
BELL, IT WILL BE WIPED DOWN
WINSTON 9ROUND WINSTON-SALEM
: RECEIVED A PPP LOAN.
-- MEREDITH: 9ROUND
WINSTON-SALEM RECEIVED A PPP
LOAN.
WHILE IT HELPED PAY SOME BILLS,
THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF FIVE MONTHS
RENT DEFFERED STILL REMAINS.
THEY PLAN TO USE THE REMAINING
LOAN FOR PAYROLL ONCE CLASSES
START ON SEPTEMBER 12.
EVEN WITH LIMITED CAPACITY SET,
STANLEY SAYS SHE’S STILL
NERVOUS.
>> OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERS
, BUT THERE’S ALSO IN THE BACK
OF OUR HEADS, IS THE GOVERNOR
GOING TO COME IN AND SHUT US
DOWN AGAIN?
BECAUSE LOOK AT COLLEGES.
THEY’VE GONE BACK.
MEREDITH: AS THE UNKNOWNS TAKE A
TOLL, STANLEY TAPED OFF THE
BELL, ONCE SEEN AS A CELEBRATION
NOW SEEN AS A RISKY SHARED
SURFACE, FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
>> SO SAD.
MEREDITH WHILE 9ROUND IS EXCITED
: TO HAVE PEOPLE BACK TO THROW
PUNCHES AND DO ROUNDHOUSE KICKS,
THEY HAVE A STARK WARNING, IF
YOU DON’T COME BACK WE WON’T
HAVE A GYM TO PROVIDE FOR YOU.
IT’S THE BASIC ECONOMIC LESSON
NOW BEING PUT THROUGH THE RINGER
OF THIS PANDEM
