As fitness-conscious New York emerges from the pandemic, many residents are hitting the gym to get back in shape, but without putting too much pressure on themselves after the psychological stresses of the past 15 months.
Thirty-year-old Benny Maidenbaum comes from a family of sportsmen and said he's always been "very active." Basketball twice a week and pounding sidewalks as a real estate agent kept him fit."I had no activity, was sitting at home. I gained weight, like 15-20 pounds . They call it 'corona weight,'" he tells AFP at TS fitness studio on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Angela Thuman, a 42-year-old bank worker, lost 32 pounds over the winter before the pandemic struck. She put it back on during the COVID crisis. The studio has offered Zoom classes throughout the pandemic but people "crave that human-to-human contact," Tamir added. Many specialists warn against stigmatizing weight gain, particularly at a time when people are still feeling extremely fragile psychologically.
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