There have been countless uncertainties during the pandemic crisis and this makes us scared. Officials and law makers have done everything in their power to control the situation by using scare tactics, installing fear and oppressing the population, all while destroying all the wonderful attributes that make a community great; families, retail, restaurants, small and big businesses and in this particularly case, gyms, studios and rec/fitness centers.

One thing we know certain is that gyms were not, are not and never will be high threat spreaders of not just covid, but any virus, so it's borderline criminal to force people to walk into one, workout, sweat and sometimes push their physical limits to complete exhaustion and where oxygen is paramount, all while wearing a mask.

Mask wearing and their effectiveness is arguably the biggest controversial topic surrounding the covid scandal. But worse, they are being forced on kids, the healthy and even vaccinated people.

Certainly wearing a mask can make one feel safe, however doing so should be left to their own discretion and never be forced onto or injected into someone else's beliefs, in addition, besides it being a nuisance, masks have been proven to now have negative emotional and physical side effects. Either way, wearing one should be strictly by choice and whatever method someone chooses to feel safe, should be up to the individual.

We need to breathe again in our gyms. We need to not be scared to run on a treadmill without passing out. We need to be able to walk around with water without out to flip a mask down to drink it. We need to feel like a community again, where we greet people with smiles. We need to stop being a FACELESS AMERICA in our gyms.