Shauna Sifnakis, Ascendo Fitness co-owner: "Now people are heading back, saying, ‘I want to get back into a routine, I want that feeling of accountability of being somewhere.’" IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POSTSYDNEY — If your new year’s resolutions involve a plan to hit the gym more and increase one’s physical activities, local fitness owners welcome you to join the club.
“It was just packed on Monday,” she said, “largely because schools weren’t open. It’s a little quieter today , but we expect things will pick up when school lets out for the day.” Debra Chiasson, front row left, leads a Gentle Aqua Fitness session at the YMCA's Charlotte Street pool on Tuesday. Business has been brisk at the fitness facility, and even busier now that pandemic restrictions are long gone. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST - IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POSTAscendo Fitness co-owner Shauna Sifnakis said she couldn’t be happier to see pandemic protocols have finally ended.
“Business has been progressively climbing,” Sifnakis said. “If we compare 2022 to 2021, last year definitely showed that people were ready to not be stuck at home … where there’s no external social activity and no sense of community.