Bend Park and Recreation District announced it will be reopening Juniper Swim & Fitness Center on Monday, June 8. After evaluating the popular fitness center’s spaces and rearranging fitness equipment to encourage social distancing, BPRD will also be implementing an advanced reservation system for classes and activities to keep capacity where it needs to be.
These open areas include the fitness center, FIT studio, group exercise rooms and outdoor exercise spaces. The pools, hot tub, sauna, steam room and showers will remain closed due to Oregon Health Authority restrictions and guidelines from the Governor’s office.
“Advanced registration is a new process at Juniper, but it ensures that we remain within the capacity limitations required by the Oregon Health Authority to maintain a safe and healthy environment,” said recreation manager Sue Glenn in a press release.
You can place reservations up to seven days in advance and registration will be open up to 15 minutes the scheduled activity. Sessions will be available in 80-minute increments with a 10 minute transition time for cleaning and prep for staff.
“A reservation makes the check-in process easy, reserves a space in a class or for self-directed exercise and eliminates waiting in line for an opening,” Glenn concluded.
Juniper’s hours starting Mon. June 8
Mon-Thu, 5:30am-2pm, and 3-6:30pm
Fri and Sat, 7:30am-12:30pm
Closed Sundays
This article appears in May 27 – Jun 3, 2020.
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I realize that Park & Rec is following state guidelines, but I don’t understand why the pool can’t open. I feel much safer in a chlorinated outdoor pool than in an enclosed workout room. Lap swimmers are usually well spaced. And the locker rooms must be opening anyway for the fitness center.
The Juniper fitness center is far too small to meet the needs of 100,000 people. The pools become quickly polluted from the sheer number of people using them, although no where near the level of pollutants and muck in the river.