Fitness centers push through year of COVID-19 as best as they can
“We’re not going to sit back and say ‘woe is me,’” Ciardelli said. “We kind of put our foot down to the gas pedal, said Joe Ciardelli, manager at Takedown Gym north of Baxter. 8:00 am, Mar. 17, 2021 ×
Kari Happke of Brainerd lifts weights while wearing a mask at FitQuest Athletic Club north of Baxter. Fitness centers in Minnesota are open with COVID-19 restrictions in place, such as members must wear a mask when working out. Jennifer Kraus / Brainerd Dispatch
Fitness centers forced to shut their doors across Minnesota twice during the coronavirus pandemic not only hurt businesses’ pocket books but put a kink in the plans for all the members who worked out routinely.