When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Neil Tkatchuk to close his fitness business for an unknown amount of time, he broke down. “My heart just kinda sank.
I remember going home and breaking down in front of my family and just not knowing the direction going forward, how long this was going to last and all that uncertainty,” said Tkatchuk, who owns Trench Fitness in Regina.
The father of two said it triggered a rollercoaster of emotions over the last two months, with periods of hope combined with stretches of feeling low, depressed and anxious.
Tkatchuk said what helped him through was leaning into fitness, albeit in a different way, and keeping an open dialogue with family and gym members. “Just having them check in and ask, just, how are you