Dagmar Freitag (SPD) has been promoting measures to contain the pandemic for months.

But the chairwoman of the Bundestag Sports Committee also expects the Prime Minister to give popular sports and fitness studios an open perspective.

She is demanding more initiatives from Health Minister Jens Spahn to encourage citizens to re-join the sports clubs.

Friday warns of the "devastating effects of persistent immobility" and the lack of offers in rehab sports. Seniors are particularly affected, who lose up to 30 percent of their performance after seven to ten days without training, as some athletes at the Baisis confirm.