By Peter Samore | KTAR
(This story is part of KTAR News’ “Pandemic in Arizona: One Year In” special report on 92.3 FM, online and our app.)
Arizonans trying to stay healthy could hit the gym whenever they wanted — that was until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
In the past year, a gym owner and gym-goer have both been forced to adapt to new restrictions and procedures due to the virus.
When Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ordered gyms to close to stop the spread of the COVID-19, founder and owner of Mountainside Fitness Tom Hatten sued him twice — and struck out.
“We’ve spent the last year, on the fly, trying to understand what’s going on, trying to fight for our rights and other businesses’ rights to stay open through the pandemic,” he told KTAR News 92.3 FM at his Scottsdale offices.
Arizona’s gyms were forced to close under the stay-at-home order issued at the outset of the pandemic in March before being allowed to reopen in May.
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Mountainside Fitness.)
