Legal questions to mind as gyms and other fitness centers reopen

Gyms and other fitness facilities across the state began reopening May 18 after spending months closed due to Covid-19.

Still, there isn’t necessarily consensus on the best path forward as businesses weigh the risks versus the rewards.

“Right now, the studio is totally being sanitized,” Desirae Pierce, owner and instructor at Breath and Body Yoga in Austin, said last week. “It smells like bleach right now.”

Breath and Body Yoga, based in Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood, plans to clean…