ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – It’s been 8 weeks since Florida went into lockdown and stay-at-home orders were put into place.
For small businesses like private gyms and workout studios, emotions are running high as they are still waiting for the green light to reopen.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ guidelines for phase one reopening specifically did not include gyms and fitness centers. As a date for phase two remains a mystery, anxiety is building up in the health and fitness community. “It’s really heartbreaking.
It’s hard,” Laura Cascaddan, owner of SWEAT gym in Orlando’s College Park area. She’s hasn’t seen her clients in almost two months and wasn’t able to make her rent payment for the month of May. “People have made like donations and just done random