Photos: Staying fit during a pandemic

Many places are still closed, but Mainers are taking to playgrounds, running the roads and walking in parks to work out.

Posted May 3, 2020

Updated May 4, 2020

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Brooke Libby does hanging knee raises as part of her workout routine in her Gotham garage she converted into a gym after her gym had to close during the pandemic. "When people were out stocking up on toilet paper, we went out and bought a squat rack." Libby said. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Gyms are closed, for another month, at least. Road races are canceled. No lap swims, pickleball, yoga classes or boot camps. But many Mainers are staying fit during the coronavirus pandemic, in garages and playgrounds, running the roads, walking in parks – 6 feet apart, of course.