Reopening

Effective 3.22.2021, Wayside Athletic Club will be operating under

Phase IV.

As we are all aware, our day to day experiences is quite different today than before March 17, 2020, when Massachusetts essentially shut down businesses. There are lines waiting to enter supermarkets and retail stores, limits on the number of certain foods you can purchase at one time, and let us not forget the mad rush for paper products. The health of our staff and members is very important to us, and at first, in the interest of safety things will be different, but your experience will still be friendly, safe, and a feeling of community. Please read below on what to expect at Wayside once we reopen.

Wayside Athletic Club will be following the state and federal guidelines as well as other safety protocols. Wayside Athletic Club will conduct employee training to inform each staff member of the CDC guidelines, including social distancing, as well as the proper cleaning protocol that is expected of staff and of our members, along with each new operating protocol.

PLEASE NOTE: The guidelines and requirements from the state can change and adjust rapidly! We will update you with any changes to our new procedures as soon as they are made aware to us and as soon as we have complied. Indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, such as those for gymnastics, tennis, and swimming (whether a standalone facility or part of a Fitness Center or Health Club) must follow the Youth and Adult Sports guidance and the Pools guidance, available on the EEA Reopening Site. We must follow the EEA recommendations and will communicate changes to you by website updates, staff verbal announcements, club signage, email, and our social media pages.

To facilitate a safe and healthy working environment for our staff and our members, we have established the following criteria and have broken them into different areas of the club for easier reading:

CODE OF CONDUCT

We are committed to providing our staff and members with a clean and safe environment. In doing so, we need your help. Below are new guidelines for the Wayside Athletic Club Code of Conduct that everyone will be required to follow when visiting. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us build a stronger community by following the Member Code of Conduct when you visit the club.

Health & Safety – I confirm I do not have any symptoms related to and have not been knowingly exposed to COVID-19.  I confirm that I have not had contact with a person who has or is suspected of having COVID-19. If the above status changes, I agree not to visit the club
Face Covering – I agree to wear a mask when entering the club. I agree to comply with all local regulations related to wearing a mask while exercising indoors
Physical Distancing – I will use my best efforts to keep 6 feet between myself, other members, and staff while in the club and follow staff recommendations for maintaining safe distances. I agree to follow the posted requirements regarding club flow, restricted areas, and room capacities
Cleanliness – I agree to disinfect all equipment before and after use. I agree to sanitize my hands upon entering the club and keep my hands washed/sanitized while at the club

GENERAL CLUB GUIDELINES

All staff and members are expected to perform a health self-check prior to arriving at the club including:

Members with any tangible signs of illness should not visit the Club.
Members and staff must attest that they have not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
Members and staff must attest that they have not had contact with anyone that has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
Members and staff must attest that they have not traveled outside of New England via car, bus, train, or airplane in the past 10 days.
A list of states ok to travel to that do not require a 10-day quarantine per the Governor can be found here
72-hour Testing Rule: The individual can produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts. If not obtained before entry to Massachusetts, a test may be obtained after arrival, however, all such arriving travelers must immediately begin the 10-day quarantine until a negative test result has been received.
Updated 3/8/21 If you have gotten two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines or one dose of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine more than 14 days ago and do not have symptoms, you do not need to have a negative test before traveling to Massachusetts or quarantine when you arrive. If asked, you must show documentation of your vaccination, including the date(s) given. If you are vaccinated and have symptoms of COVID-19, you must continue to follow the Governor’s Travel Order and related testing and quarantine requirements.
CLOSE CONTACT – If you feel like you have been in close contact with someone that has tested positive for Covid-19 please click here for what should you do before coming back to the club?
Take your temperature. Your temperature must be below 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
Check for flu-like symptoms, including sore throat, fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, muscle or body aches and congestion or runny nose, loss of taste or smell
If you exhibit any of these symptoms or have had contact with anyone that has had these symptoms including travel outside of MA in the last 14 days, please do not come to the club. Contact your healthcare provider. Employees should promptly contact their supervisor.
We have installed multiple cleaning and sanitation stations throughout the building, tennis courts, and pool areas including hand sanitizer, trash cans, equipment wipes, and instructional signage…Please use them

HOURS OF OPERATION

New hours of operation have been established to allow us to properly sanitize the club:

Club Weekdays
5:30 am – 8:00 pm
Club Weekends
7 am – 4 pm
Indoor Pool Weekdays
5:30 am – 7:30 pm
Indoor Pool Weekends
7 am – 2:00 pm

GENERAL RULES

All participants will be required to check-in with Member Services upon arrival one person/family at a time.
Members must wait to be checked in
Sneeze guards are placed at the front desk and membership office counters as an extra precaution for our members and team.
Member Services will be a touch-free zone. Please have your membership card ready to self-scan
New membership cards will be readily available should you have misplaced yours. If we do not have your member photo on file, we will take one immediately upon your check-in.
We will not be accepting cash at this time
Please have a permanent payment method on your account. Your account will be billed for services taken at the end of the month. As a reminder, there is a $15 minimum to charge.
We have installed a new touchless credit card machine (tap and go)
Guest Policy Suspended – To help control the spread of Covid-19, guests WILL NOT be allowed in the club and we have suspended non-member programs
It is likely that the Governor and Marlborough Board of Health (BOH) will limit the use of the club to a percentage of capacity at any given time. You may need to wait to enter the club. Please plan accordingly
Please bring all belongings with you upon entering and exiting the club. Items left behind will not be available for pick up
If you enter the club and forget something you may have to wait to come back in if there is a line waiting to enter the club
All participants will be required to reserve a space for all land and water exercise classes, tennis court time, racquetball court time, indoor lap swimming, and outdoor social pool usage. Reservations may be made through the front desk. We are looking into adding a mobile and web-friendly app
All persons, including employees, members, and vendors should remain at least six feet apart both inside and outside the club.
Personal hygiene will be strictly enforced including: remaining home if you are ill, vigilant hand washing and sanitizing, coughing or sneezing into your elbow, wearing your face covering and not touching your face, etc
The elevator use will be limited to one rider at a time
Seating in the bar area has been removed
Water fountains in the buildings will not be available at this time. Please bring your own drinking water. Water will be available for purchase through the vending machine.
Vending machines are cash only
Change will not be made at the front desk since it is now cash free

CLEANING

We are utilizing an EPA-registered disinfectant that kills the coronavirus
Staff training on cleaning protocols. As part of the coronavirus measures, they will pay extra attention to all contact surfaces
Housekeeping and all staff will provide regular sanitization of high touch common surfaces and areas, such as equipment, screens, workstations, doorknobs, elevator buttons, handles, restrooms, counter surfaces, etc., throughout the club, throughout the day

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

At this time, staff only will have their temperature checked with a no-touch thermometer upon arrival at the Club. Additionally, several questions will be asked to perform a health check
Facemasks will be required for all Wayside Athletic Club staff while working when social distancing cannot be maintained
Facemasks are required for all members and staff before entering the building and must be worn at all times per the state mandate on 12/9/2020
Signs have been added throughout the facility to provide instruction and reminders of the State rules and CDC Guidelines
Please read how we are keeping you safe with our cleaning protocols and enhancements

FITNESS ROOM

Please mindful of others health and safety by wearing a mask at all times
We have removed, relocated, or restricted access to several pieces of fitness equipment, including club furnishings to provide for appropriate social distancing
While the majority of equipment has remained in the club, some have been removed to make space. If you are unable to find a specific piece, please ask one of our trainers for a substitute workout – Dial extension 10 if you need assistance
We advise all members to disinfect equipment before using the equipment
Please do not lift weights that require a spotter
A new Senior Only workout room has been added for the safety of our active older adult members
Bring your own water bottle and towel from home
All members will be required to clean all surfaces touched after using any fitness equipment. Failure to do so can result in loss of club use

GROUP EXERCISE

Masks are required to be worn in class
Please review our guidelines by clicking here
There will be pre-registration for each class to ensure social distancing can be maintained
You must pre-register for the weekly classes by emailing GroupExercise@WaysideAthleticClub.com
Please do this on Sunday of each week
A confirmation email will be sent the night before the scheduled class
Certain equipment will not be available in group exercise classes including yoga mats, blocks, and blankets. Please bring your own and take home when you are done
All members will be required to clean any surfaces touched after each class
Participants will need to remain in their designated “workout space” during each class. Each space will be clearly defined with floor markings
Please limit the belongings you take into the studio to what you will be using during class
Class schedules will be available to view on our website or for download through your home computer

WATER EXERCISE

Space is limited for classes
Pre-registration is required
Click to view the schedule and pre-registration protocol

RACQUETBALL

Reservations are required
Effective Monday, April 19, 2021, singles and doubles play is allowed
Masks must be worn on and off the court (this applies to both vaccinated and not vaccinated players)
We will not be providing any rental equipment, you must bring your own or purchase
Court occupancy will be consistent with governmental orders and guidelines
Maintain a safe social distance when entering and exiting a court

TENNIS

Masks are required to be worn on the court during play except in a private lesson or singles play.
No guests all participants must be current members in good standing
Players will be expected to supply their own tennis balls, they are also available for purchase at the front desk
Teaching professionals will be responsible for sanitizing tennis balls after each instruction
Please see the USTA recommendations that we are asking all members to follow by clicking here
We will not be providing any rental equipment, you must bring your own or purchase
No more than 4 players on a court, including the sidelines. We ask that no one stands on the side to watch the match or practice.
Only players should be on the courts.
When viewing tennis from the main lobby, members and visiting teams must stay at least 6 feet apart and must be wearing a mask.
Please review our cancelation policy for reserved courts and lessons to be avoid being charged.

KIDS CORNER

Kids corner remains closed at this time

INDOOR POOL AREA (lap swim only)

Lap lanes must be reserved through the front desk.
Facemasks are required when entering the indoor pool area
Lap swimming is for ages 14 and over unless approved by the Aquatics Director
One person per lane
Reservations are for 30 or 55 minutes max
Reservations may be made 24 hours in advance
If you are more than five minutes late your lane will be forfeited if there is a waitlist
Follow the arrows when entering and exiting the pool area (one flow of traffic)
Place your facemask in a ziplock bag at the end of the pool while swimming
Put your facemask on when exiting the indoor pool
Follow the marked traffic pattern for entering and exiting
Weekdays the indoor pool is open 5:30 am – 1:30 pm
Weekends the indoor pool is open 7 am – 12:00 pm
A cleansing shower is required before entering the pool by Massachusetts state law
In the first stage of reopening we will not open the hot tub out of an abundance of caution and to ensure social distancing

LOCKER ROOMS

Effective March 9, 2021- Locker rooms are open in a limited capacity for those that workout or swim
Showers are open in a limited capacity
Please provide your own towel, soap, and shampoo
Lost and Found has been eliminated
The will sauna and steam rooms will remain closed until we are notified by the State and Local government agencies we can open them.

MEMBERSHIP

All memberships were reactivated on June 19
Prepaid memberships will receive time lost during our pause in operations added to the end of their membership agreement.
Our freeze policy going forward will be for medical reasons only
A doctor’s note will be required to freeze your membership
There is not a fee to freeze your membership due to medical reasons (Physicians note required)
An annual “maintenance fee” of $50 will be assessed to your account every January 1st
The annual fee is used to invest in our programs, equipment, facilities, and cleaning and disinfecting
Guest privileges have been suspended until further notice. (members only)

We know this is a lot to digest but please keep in mind this can change after posting these guidelines. Please be sure to stay updated with us via our website, all social media platforms, and provide us with an updated email address.

When you walk back into Wayside Athletic Club though things will look different, our staff will be there for you to answer any questions you have. We look forward to seeing you soon and being a part of our stronger community!

Be well, stay safe

Team Wayside

We last updated this page on 03.22.2021 with Governor Bakers update to increase capacity to 50% and the start of Phase IV