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title: "Blink Fitness reopens its Virginia Beach location"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/543147b8-3f23-4b86-80ad-aab19bdee332
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/blink-fitness-reopens-its-virginia-beach-location
author: "Amanda Peters"
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
published: 2020-06-11T10:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:48:18.603Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1571902943202-507ec2618e8f?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Blink Fitness reopens its Virginia Beach location

**TL;DR:** Blink Fitness has reopened its Virginia Beach location with new social distancing guidelines and enhanced cleaning procedures. The reopened club will operate at 30% capacity and follow CDC and local guidelines.

*By Amanda Peters, originally published in Global Franchise on 2020-06-11. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/blink-fitness-reopens-its-virginia-beach-location).*

## Story

**The fitness franchise has reopened another one of its clubs with new social distancing guidelines and enhanced cleaning procedures.**

Blink Fitness’ Virginia Beach club reopened yesterday, with modified hours, in accordance with local and state guidelines. The abbreviated hours will allow for thorough cleaning and disinfecting procedures overnight.

The reopened Virginia Beach club will be operating at 30 per cent capacity on a first-come, first-served basis. Consistent with CDC and local guidelines, Blink recommends members wear masks when entering the gym and when they are within 10 feet of another person.

All employees will be wearing masks and gloves at all times. Staff will be taking the temperatures of members and employees as they enter the gym. Per local guidelines, any member or employee with a temperature of 100.4°F or higher will not be given access to the gym. All further protocols and safety details can be found at Blink Promise.

As gyms begin to reopen, memberships will be unfrozen, and billing will resume on a normal schedule. However, the brand has offered members the option to refreeze their membership for an additional 30 days at no cost, if they feel uncomfortable about returning to a gym.

“At Blink Fitness, our members’ health and wellness have always been a top priority,” said Virginia Beach club owner, Carlos Gavidia. “This is the Blink standard.”

## Entities

- Fitness (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- Amanda Peters (person)
- CDC (regulator)
- Blink Fitness (company)
- Virginia Beach (location)
- location reopening (topic)
- gym operations (topic)
- social distancing (topic)
- cleaning procedures (topic)

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Originally reported by Amanda Peters, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/blink-fitness-reopens-its-virginia-beach-location). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/543147b8-3f23-4b86-80ad-aab19bdee332).