Atilis gym owner giving free memberships to the unvaccinated

Atilis Gym Owner giving free memberships to the unvaccinated

BELLMAWR, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy this week said that your CDC issued COVID-19 vaccination ID card will be your passport to life as the pandemic continues. Krispy Kreme announced it’s giving free donuts to the vaccinated.

On the other side of the spectrum, Ian Smith, owner of the embattled Atilis Gym in Bellmawr said he is giving free memberships for those who are not vaccinated.

It doesn’t matter whether you don’t trust or believe in the vaccine or that you’ve been waiting three months with your 95-year-old grandma in a queue trying to get one.

“In light of @krispykreme giving free donuts for receiving the CVD shot, here at @TheAtilisGym we are giving out free memberships to all who don’t get vaccinated. We believe in health – the real way – exercise, good diet, plenty of Vitamin D, Zinc, and an environment to distress,” Smith said.

The gym owners have been battling Governor Murphy’s closures and restrictions on gyms and small businesses since the pandemic began.

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