Gyms Feeling The Crunch Of Latest Pandemic Shutdown
A new round of gym closures is putting landlords and tenants in a financial bind as officials in Boston and surrounding suburbs attempt to curb the coronavirus’s spread.
Yoga studios, cycling studios and other boutique fitness clubs are among the indoor facilities barred for three weeks as cases of the virus, hospitalizations and deaths in Massachusetts continue to rise following a post-Thanksgiving outbreak. Courtesy of Jason Dunton Boston Financial District UFC Gym Managing Partner Jason Dunton and mixed martial arts fighter Daniel Mola in their Lincoln Street facility.
Gym owners are weighing their finances after the sudden directive while landlords said they’re making rent concessions when possible. Both are taking issue with the laws targeting what they claim are safe workout environments.