In Pereira group physical exercise and group sports are not allowed

Decree 750 of July 30 prohibits group practice and exercise, contact sports or that is carried out jointly in public parks and recreation areas of the city.

Physical activities can only be carried out in the parks between 5:00 am and 6:00 pm, in addition, people, boys, girls or adolescents who present respiratory conditions or influenza symptoms, will not be able to carry out these activities. The Decree establishes control points for physical activities in Pereira, especially on bicycle routes and in all city parks. People who carry out the activities must comply with the biosafety protocols established by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection for the control of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Gyms

Regarding gyms, they can only start activities once the Ministry of the Interior has approved the pilot tests for the municipality of Pereira, if necessary and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection has issued the respective biosafety protocol for this specific sector.

Use of the pools

The swimming pools of the Villa Olímpica Sports Complex and the sports centers that are authorized by the National Government and the Municipality of Pereira, may only be used for the individual practice of those activities related to the training of high-performance athletes, professional athletes and recreational athletes between 18 and 69 years of age in accordance with Resolution 991 of June 17, 2020, issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection. The sports activities allowed are the following: archery, athletics, aquatic and underwater activities, canoeing, road cycling, equestrian, skiing, golf, weightlifting, skating, surfing, tennis, sport shooting, triathlon and sailing. Recreational athletes between the ages of 18 and 69 will exercise the sports activities allowed, except for the aquatic and underwater modalities.

The Decree says that …

Subject to the biosafety protocols established for this purpose, it will be allowed in the following cases and under the following parameters:

a) The development of physical activities, outdoor exercise and sports practice individually for people who are in the age range of 18 to 69 years, for a maximum period of two (2) hours per day. For sports practice by high-performance athletes, the biosafety protocol adopted by Resolution number 991 of June 17, 2020 must be followed “Through which the biosecurity protocol for the management and control of the risk of Coronavirus is adopted covid-19 in activities related to the training of high-performance, professional and recreational athletes ”, which is complementary to that adopted by Resolution 666 of April 24, 2020 and to other measures that those responsible believe necessary.
b) The development of physical activities and outdoor exercise of children over 6 years old, three (3) times a week, one (1) hour a day.
c) The development of physical activities and outdoor exercise of children between two (2) and five (5) years, three (3) times a week, half an hour a day.
d) The development of physical activities and outdoor exercise of adults over 70 years, for a maximum period of two (2) hours daily.

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