After Several Delays, Somerville Gyms Reopen Tuesday With Restrictions

SOMERVILLE, MA — Tuesday marks the long-awaited start of a Phase 3 reopening Somerville. It has been a difficult few months for gym owners in the city. Gyms were shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic for months, but as other communities started to allow them to reopen, Somerville kept pushing it back.

“Now to be pushed back two weeks is kind of a slap in the face, because we really do feel like we’re prepared, we’ve been following the guidelines,” Rx Strength Training owner Jeff Butterworth told WBZ almost two months ago.

Mayor Joe Curtatone delayed Phase 3 in the city for two weeks after case numbers started to rise. The two-week delay stretched to seven weeks and gym members started to look outside the city, where other gyms were open.

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