Photos: Giant outdoor 'yoga domes' let people join exercise classes without worrying about spreading the coronavirus

Gabby LandsverkJun 22, 2020, 22:22 IST

Chelsea Dernederlanden participates in an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio, in a dome to facilitate social distancing and proper protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2020.Carlos Osorio/Reuters

After months of quarantining and business closure to slow the spread of the coronavirus, gyms are finding innovative ways to reopen while keeping clients as safe as possible.
Sick of Zoom fitness classes? If you're in Toronto, Ontario, a new pop-up yoga studio has you covered, offering private bubble domes for touch-free sessions, a safe distance away from other yogis.
The domes are part of a limited-edition pop-up series of yoga classes from June 21 to July 31 from Lmnts Outdoor Studio. Here's what they look like.

The giant bubble domes are 7 feet tall and 12 feet wide.

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There are 50 of the domes total, installed outside Hotel X Toronto.

People participate in an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio, in a dome to facilitate social distancing and proper protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2020 Carlos Osorio/Reuters

Participants have their temperature taken prior to the yoga class to screen for fever, a common symptom of COVID-19.

Holland Philpott has her temperature taken before an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2020 Carlos Osorio/Reuters

The domes are cleaned between classes.

An employee cleans the dome before an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio, in a dome to facilitate social distancing and proper protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2020. Carlos Osorio/Reuters

Instructors from 6 local studios will be leading classes 7 days a week, June 21 - July 31.

Yoga instructor Kay Ghajar leads an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio. Carlos Osorio/Reuter

The temperature inside the domes can get over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sandra Kluge meditates before an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio. Carlos Osorio/Reuters

But fans inside the domes allow for cooling.

People participate in an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio. Carlos Osorio/Reuters

A door that can allow some of the heat to escape.

Participants are required to bring their own equipment.