Several gym and fitness studio owners are organizing outdoor workouts in protest of the Ontario government’s ban on outdoor fitness classes.
A provincial stay-at-home order — first imposed on April 8 for four weeks and now extended until May 20 — means outdoor gatherings are banned and outdoor amenities, other than playgrounds, are closed. This includes group outdoor fitness activities, which have been largely shuttered for months.
Since the new restrictions took hold, dozens have gathered at popular Toronto landmarks such as Nathan Phillips Square, Queen’s Park and City Hall, to exercise and demand that group fitness classes be deemed essential.
Geordan Thomas, the owner of United Boxing Club, is one of several gym and fitness studio owners involved in these demonstrations, called United We Fight, in the hopes of gaining the province’s attention.
“Outdoor activities done in a safe manner should be allowed,” said Thomas.
The group staged a demonstration on Sunday, with dozens partaking in a physically distanced workout at Canoe Landing Park.
Source: CBC
