Melbourne gym owners 'completely shattered' after being forced to close two weeks after re-opening
"Completely shattered."
Those are the words from a husband and wife team who have been forced to close their gym just two weeks after opening as Melbourne prepares to enter a second lockdown.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced Melbourne will be placed back into stage three restrictions from midnight tonight after stating Victorians had become "complacent" with coronavirus restrictions.
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The entirety of metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will be locked down for six weeks from tomorrow midnight. Graphic: Tara Blancato
For Adam and Emma Hrehoresin, owners of Bodytek Boutique Health and Fitness Club in Sunshine in Melbourne's west, the lockdown will devastate their already struggling business.
The business owners told Today the six-week lockdown is a "kick in the guts" as they're already 80 per cent down on revenue when compared to the last financial year.
The husband, wife team fear for their business, which is already struggling. Today
"It still hurts," he said.
"Ten years we've worked and sacrificed…16-hour days, family businesses aren't big corporations.
"We don't have backing. We're the cleaners, the reception staff, the trainers in the gym. We're everything.
"No-one ever could have thought this would happen.
"We've been closed for 13 weeks already. Now we're closed for six which will be possibly longer."
Despite the set-back Mr Hrehoresin vowed to keep fighting for the business and will adopt a virtual platform with online classes.
He said he is inspired by the strength of his twins who were born premature at 27 weeks last year.
"We saw them fight so me and Emma said we're going to fight this," he said.
"We're not going to give up, you know, for them and our members.
"There's nothing else we can do to be honest. We have to keep fighting."
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