masks, exercise is hard enough. and, you know, to make somebody, you know, mask up to run or lift, it s redick luz, they there was a lot of push back, we had some people that real avid people that pushed through it. but a lot of people didn t. ainsley: michelle, are you seeing more people where they want to find a gym where they don t have to wear a mask? yeah, absolutely our membership has increased dramatically. five sign ups to every one cancel because of the mask mandate. they don t agree with us not allowing it we have increased our membership. absolutely. steve: ron, we see one guy was on the treadmill behind you for a moment. we know that every since the pandemic struck, business has not been great. and i know you have struggled financially. but what about the threat of a thousand dollar fine by flying in the face of what the governor wants you to do? you know, when it come right
plain states, steve, ainsley, brian. steve: all the warm weather is what is firing all this stuff up. ainsley: that s one of the main ingredients, absolutely. steve: all right, j.d., thank you very much. meanwhile, let s switch gears, despite new york governor kathy hochul s mask or vaccine indoor mandate, masks will not be required to enter at least one new york gym despite what the governor has to say. ainsley: that s right. the world gym of greece, which is in rochester, new york, the owners say they are not afraid to fight the mask rules as they refuse to be, quote, controlled by another restriction that could hurt their business. brian: it s only been two years, just take your time lifting it world gym of greece co-owner ron and michelle join us and tim daugherty join us. welcome, so your reaction, first off,. hi, guys. brian: start with you, tim. how does the members handle it when the mask mandates first came down. first they shut you down and mask mandates started. how did th