Gyms welcome lower restrictions Gov. Polis has asked the State Health Department to lower the covid dial from level red to level orange, and that will allow for larger capacity limits at gyms and fitness centers. and last updated 2020-12-31 19:20:45-05 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado â Governor Jared Polis has asked the state health department to lower the COVID dial from level red to orange for counties who've been under those higher restrictions in recent weeks. HIs decision comes after two weeks of steady declines in the number of new infections across the state as well as an expansion in ICU hospital bed capacity.