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Since their gyms were shuttered during the coronavirus outbreak, long-time friends Erika Cournoyer, Laurence Sirard and Myriam Robitaille have been taking to Montreal’s numerous parks to work out together.

On a grey and cool Wednesday afternoon, the three were standing near the lake at La Fontaine Park, playing music from a phone and using rubber bands for resistance, and kettle balls that they had carried in a backpack. All three were on the same volleyball team when they were in CEGEP, and they’re used to working out together.

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Sirard said it will be devastating for her and her friends if the city decides to close all its parks, because those are the only places they can go to train.

“Our gyms are closed, we can’t work out in the apartment because there’s not enough space, and we have no yard, so we come here on our breaks,” said Sirard, 25, an engineer who works at Parc Jean-Drapeau. “We can go jogging on the street, but we also need to train.”