because they are prepared to do it. 0k, humphrey cobbold, you're the ceo of puregym. must be very disappointed you cannot open in ten days‘ time. yes, of course, we are bitterly disappointed. i think tanni summarised very well, we have worked very hard under tanni's leadership to set up an industrywide protocol... with leading experts in their field. a world—renowned sports physician helping us with this, and we worked with the government very closely, their advisers, to prepare those and it was really a big surprise we were not allowed to proceed yesterday because, up until that point, we had been given no indication there were issues there. and i was particular surprising because, as tanni knows, i run a large business in the uk, across europe, so we had the ability to test in the real world the protocols that we are putting in place in the uk, notjust puregym but the whole industry. we welcomed over a million people to our sites in switzerland and denmark in the last six weeks, it's been tested by the authorities there 60 or 70 times and passed all those tests, and

humphrey cobbold runs the chain pure gym, which has more than one million members.proximity venues. well, my average gym is about 17,000 square feet which is about the size of five or six tennis courts and, in my book, that is much less of a close proximity venue of your average pub which is 700—800 square feet. but others believe indoor gyms should stay closed for now. dr claire taylor is a microbiologist. the big dangers in the gym is the fact that people will be touching lots of different surfaces. they will be obviously exercising. there will be sweat. people will be touching their face a lot and then potentially touching lots of different gym equipment. back in northampton, the machines have been spaced out and spruced up. theyjust need people to use them. it's been a tough time for this sector. it's hoped the finish line is not far off. tim muffett, bbc news. up to 11,500 jobs are to go at the airport service company swissport uk. that's more than half of the company's workforce. it says it has coped with many crises in the past but never anything like coronav

we're nowjoined from oxford by humphrey cobbold, who's the ceo of puregym.ng us. explain to me how disappointed are you that gyms are opening as they are in some european countries. good morning. understandably, we are bitterly disappointed by the government's decision yesterday and somewhat bemused by it i have to say. it is a strange war of obesity that starts with telling everybody to go down to the park and says you can't go toa the park and says you can't go to a gym and fitness centre to be more active and improve your physical and mental health. let's remember we are in a mental health crisis here at the moment and we are absolutely ready to open with protocols that are well developed, that have been approved by serious medical professionals and experts and we would really urge the government to rethink the decision both for us and the whole sector, which has worked so well together over the last six or eight weeks and enable us six or eight weeks and enable us to open and get back to providing services to ten million users of gyms and fitness centres

humphrey cobbold runs the chain pure gym, which has more than 1 million members.orking out at home and in the garden. do you think people will want to go back to the gym? i do believe gyms and facilities provide a particular environment that people want. there's nothing quite like a live exercise class. most people do not have an olympic lift platform or a weight stack in their front room or bedroom. most people do not have a treadmill at home. if there is one lesson we have learned in the last few months, it is that your health and fitness really does matter. but others believe indoor gyms should stay closed for now. dr claire taylor is a microbiologist. the big dangers in the gym is the fact that people will be touching lots of different surfaces. they will be exercising, there will be sweat, people will be touching their face a lot and then potentially touching lots of different gym equipment. perspex screens may well help, but then you would imagine that the screens would end up covered in respiratory droplets and could end up being a potential site for contam