“People are ready to roll, and get back to a little bit of normalcy,” said Smith of Lifted Fitness. Pat Smith, co-founder of a South Boston gym that reopens Monday, told The Boston Globe that most of its members have said they feel safe to return to working out in person. The company says its limiting the number of people on the duck boats so guests can socially distance and is requiring face masks for staff and guests. The New England Aquarium and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are among those expected to reopen this week.īoston Duck Tours are also beginning on Monday. BOSTON (AP) - Gyms in Boston are welcoming back members and the iconic duck boat tours are rolling again as the city enters the third phase of its coronavirus economic restart.īoston begins Phase 3 on Monday, a week after most of the rest of Massachusetts, allowing museums, movie theaters, historical sites and gyms to reopen with certain restrictions.