Gymming while wearing a mask felt unusual: Mira Erda

After the government had allowed gyms to reopen from August 5, Vadodara based racing champ Mira Erda had told us, “I trust my gym to take the necessary safety measures, and I am looking forward to hitting the gym now. Racing events have started abroad without spectators, and I want to join the gym to stay in shape for future events.” On Monday (August 10), after more than four and half months, Mira finally decided to hit the gym again. Excerpts from a chat:

‘I HAD TO BOOK A SLOT IN ADVANCE AT MY GYM’

While I had been following their online training sessions too, the joy of visiting the gym again after almost four and half months can’t be explained in words. I had to book a slot in advance and when I called them, they asked me whether I had travelled to any other city recently, or visited any hospital. When I said ‘no’, I was given a slot for 8 am. Even before I entered the lift, I had to sanitise my hands and before entering the gym, there was a temperature check, followed by sanitising the hands again. At the gym, there was proper social distancing. I am happy to be back here.

‘MY TRAINER TOO WORE A MASK’

I was wearing a mask during workout and the trainer also wore a mask. It felt unusual, but that’s the new normal. Now, I prefer going to the gym in in the morning as it helps me in starting the day on a positive note.

‘I AM MISSING WORKING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AS IT USED TO BE FUN’

I used to enjoy working out with my friends at the gym earlier. All these girls would motivate and push each other to work out more, and it used to be great fun. I am not used to working out alone, but now I will have to get used to this routine till situation improves.