Back to Studio Guidelines | APRIL 2023
Preparing for your visit
1. Advanced booking is required.
Advanced booking ensures we follow the maximum number of students in our spaces. This may be done through the Mindbody App or here | +639177007653 | facebook.com/polecatsmanila | @polecatsmanila | info@polecatsmanila.com
2. Please settle all payments before coming to the studio. Contact-free payment options are preferred.
PayPal :: https://www.paypal.me/polecatsmanila
GCash :: 09177007653
Bank transfer :: BDO Account Name: Polecats, Inc. | Account Number: 0028 6031 5566
RCBC Savings Account Name: Polecats, Inc. | Account Number: 0000009024972017
3. Cancellation and rescheduling of studio rental and private classes, is allowed. However, please take note of these time limit guidelines:
• Less than 12 hours before, and more than 6 hours before the appointment, subject to 50% of the total amount
• Within 6 hours of the class or rental, subject to 100% of the total amount. This will be strictly enforced.
4. Pack your bags!
• Towels – You are encouraged to bring your own pole towels and of course, your body towels for any sweat in class. [Pole towel and body towel must be two separate things].
• Masks are optional
• Workout shoes – If you will be wearing heels or training shoes for class. Only clean, dedicated workout shoes will be allowed inside the studio.
5. Fill out the Student Waiver and Student Information Sheet.
Find these online: polecatsmanila.com/student-waiver, polecatsmanila.com/student-information-sheet, or via QR code at the reception area. You can fill this out and submit through your phone before coming to the studio.
6. To ensure physical distancing within our premises, we will limit the number of students per area. Please take note of this when booking your rental or private class with additional persons. These limits exclude the teacher and studio staff.
• Studio 1 – Maximum 12 students
The apparatus is set up for observed distance between students.
• Studio 2 – Maximum 6 students. Please indicate your apparatus requirements.
The apparatus will be set up for observed distance between students.
• Studio 3 – Maximum 11 students.
• Reception Area – 2
Chairs will be placed in designated areas at least 1 meter apart.
7. You may bring your own equipment, such as your own hoop, silks, or chair, to the studio. Please email a list of this beforehand to info@polecatsmanila.com.
Studio Sanitation
Our community health and safety are our top priorities. Here are our studio sanitation practices before and after every rental.
1. There will be a thirty [30]-minute break in between rentals to disinfect the studio and equipment, and to ensure social distancing can be observed between people coming in and out of the spaces.
2. Bleach spray is used to disinfect surfaces and common areas twice a day. It is also used to disinfect smaller class props like dumbbells, rings, mats, chairs, after every use.
3. Seventy percent [70%] isopropyl alcohol is used for disinfecting poles. Poles are wiped from top to bottom with a clean towel before and after every rental. Pole towels are changed to new ones after each class.
4. A UV sanitizer wand is be used to disinfect hoops and yoga blocks.
5 Silks are aired out after each use, and are washed weekly.
6. The UV Care Air Purifier will be turned on for thirty [30] minutes after every rental and private class.
7. Studio floors are vacuumed and steam mopped after every rental. Common areas are vacuumed every twenty [20] minutes.
8. Windows in Studio 2 and Studio 3 will be opened for thirty [30] minutes before and after every class.
9. Seventy percent [70%] isopropyl alcohol and hand soap are provided at the reception area, for everyone to use.