Many Albertans are focusing on fitness as they practice self-isolation and social distancing, and local businesses have found new ways to keep people moving. “On Monday, we closed at 8 a.m.,” Barre Body Studio owner Marlo Brausse said. “Within a couple hours of closing, we found a way to livestream, we found a tripod, and by 2 p.m.
that afternoon, we were in the studio practicing and testing how we could get that out to people.” Barre Body is one of several studios streaming classes for free on social media.
Brausse hopes the classes help people feel a sense of connection with others even when they’re home alone. “The community was craving consistency — a way to make some kind of normalcy in their lives with so much uncertainty around