It has been proven exercise can help relieve mental stress. So you can imagine the mental stress local fitness centres have been under during the revolving door of opening, only to close again.
The owners are under pressure to pay the bills but with no customers-well you do the math.
The latest opening may ease some pressure but is it really enough? Red Deer entrepreneur Al Parada has run Can Pro Athletic Training Centre for many years and no surprise-this has been the toughest but he is keeping his mental health and optimism at as high a level as he can under the circumstances. Staying fit, mentally and physically during COVID is the subject of this episode.