Sometimes, doctors’ roles as health care heroes can extend beyond the walls of a hospital.
Take Dr. Rohit Gandhi, for example. He recently got married. At his wedding reception in the Toronto area, the emergency medicine doctor and researcher at Montfort Hospital got to talking with one of his parents’ friends, Ottawa businessman Anand Aggarwal, about all the good work being done at Montfort.
What began as a side hustle for Nick Thuswaldner and Jules Lauzon has grown into a rapidly expanding business selling custom dumbbells and barbell plates made out of concrete.
The closure of gyms and fitness centres due to government restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 is leading many residents to exercise at home. But those looking to bulk up their personal gyms with weights and other equipment are often finding that shops are sold out, or that prices have skyrocketed in response to the spike in demand.
Thuswaldner and Lauzon saw an opportunity for their business, Garage Gym Guys, to fill that gap.