Texas Health and Racquet Club Owner Randall Lavender and his staff were excited for Monday, which marked the first day gyms could reopen in Texas after being shut down for a month amid the coronavirus crisis.
But Lavender wasn’t sure what kind of crowd he would see on the gym’s first day back. He knew the club’s younger clients were eager to get back but wasn’t sure about the gym’s older crowd. It didn’t take Lavender long to realize many, no matter the age, were ready to get back to THRC.
“It’s been amazing,” Lavender said. “I knew that my staff was very excited because we’re all fitness fanatics. But what was neat was to see all of our members. We’ve had all age ranges already show up … I'm really excited to see a lot of our members — members that have been here for 20 years that are lined up to come in, which makes me proud. It makes me excited to work.”
