FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Chris Mazzola says the over-50 crowd has returned to his Delray Beach gym, although cautiously and often weaker from having a bout or two of COVID-19.
“There was a time when my members were terrified of catching COVID and getting sick,” said Mazzola of 50 plus Fitness Center. “Some still have fear and want to wear a mask and they do. But everyone seems to have settled in. Everyone is calmer about the concept of COVID.”
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