Florida has started to reopen the state slowly but some residents apparently don’t feel the state is moving fast enough for their liking.
On Monday the state allowed many businesses including barbershops, nail salons and restaurants (with restrictions) to reopen during their phase 1 plan for reopening Florida.
#BREAKING: Florida announces reopening of barbershops, hair salons and nail salons on Monday, per @GovRonDeSantis.
Enhanced safety measures like booking by appointments, and wearing gloves & masks are part of the Phase 1 opening, according to the announcement. pic.twitter.com/g0cYvlqoWL
— UCF Knight News (@UCFKnightNews) May 8, 2020
Gyms are set to reopen during phase 2 of the state’s plan “once the governor determines it is suitable to continue reopening and after fully considering medical data in consultation with state health officials.”
On Monday about 50-60 protesters showed up outside a courthouse in Clearwater and began doing push-ups and squats to protest gym closures in the state.
WATCH: Protesters calling for gyms to reopen in Florida are doing squats and push-ups outside the Clearwater courthouse https://t.co/3BVzxHQPEJ #Florida #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/3cjgQ6kaM8
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) May 11, 2020
The protesters got immediately dunked on by the Internet for proving they didn’t actually don’t to go the gym to work out.
Lol, folks in Clearwater FL protest a closed gym by exercising WITHOUT a gym. Can't make this stuff up. https://t.co/RNekfnuVb2
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) May 11, 2020
“Let’s force them to open the gyms by showing them we can workout without one” https://t.co/jngjtbgbC9
— Quincy Enunwa (@QuincyEnunwa) May 11, 2020
So let’s show them we can workout without going to the gym? https://t.co/qAsLHtGCUM
— Richard “Richie Loco” Nevels 🏁 (@Richie_l0c0) May 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/hilaryluros/status/1259876276405297154
So essentially…they’re showing that they can still workout without the gym. Mkayy. https://t.co/oIy7pIpUEv
— La Lipstick Pusher 💄✨🇵🇦 (@_PanamaGold) May 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/donemovingdumb/status/1259891272749330436
https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/status/1259907285972848640