The COVID-19 lockdowns across the world have changed people’s lives in many ways, including the way in which they exercise. In Guyana, most gyms have been closed since March, while public areas, including parks and the seawall in the capital, were only reopened for use at the start of last month. And while home workouts have become the new normal for some, others have taken to the D’Urban Park to continue their fitness journeys.
D’Urban Park is one of the few public parks that remained open during the initial lockdown as it is not enclosed. All urban parks and recreational spots were closed to halt the congregating of persons after the COVID-19 outbreak in mid-March. At the Park, persons could be seen using the open space to conduct their daily exercises which would have been relocated from whatever gym they previously trained at, to the open air.