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Six years ago, I was in the midst of the worst circumstance of my lifethe death of my husband. Now, as we are collectively experiencing the worst thing our country has experienced in our lifetime, I have been constantly reminded of my grief journey.

Perhaps you can relate to what I am feeling. Heartache. Anger. Disbelief. Isolation. Discomfort. Sadness. Loss. Stress. Uncertainty. Devastation. Fear. Anxiety. Lack of control. Everything irrevocably changed in an instant. No timeline or end date. All of these are normal emotions in the crisis mode in which we find ourselves.

The emotional toll of these unprecedented circumstances feels like I am grieving all over again. Theres no point in elaborating on how distraught I am, how worried I am for all of us. You feel it too. But I have been surprised to find myself exhibiting remarkable resilience in my overall mood, spirit and energy levels on a daily basis. There is a direct connection to my grief experience, where I learned so much (and am still learning.)

Here are five of the lessons from my grief process that are helping me to cope right now:

The very first time I spoke with my grief counselor about my loss, she specifically told me that its a crazy-making situation. My normal life coping skills that had served me so well until then were not up to the trauma of dealing with the death of my husband. Yet I was blaming myself for not being able to stay strong and tough it out. Ive never been through a pandemic before, have you? Were challenged and devastated because our world has fallen out from underneath us. If you feel like you are struggling to handle it, well, you probably are, but its not because you are incapable. Quite the contrary!

I dont know how I found the willpower, but every day of the first year I grieved, I applied make-up daily, something I rarely had the energy for and definitely did not feel like doing. My entire day was anchored by that small gesture and helped me establish and maintain a schedule. Since self-isolation started, Im still struggling with a consistent daily routine (its definitely not applying make-up) so I consider it successful if I start it with coffee, a workout and making a reasonably healthy breakfast. After that, some days are more productive than others, but my small morning routine helps keep me grounded.

Death is the ultimate reminder of how little control we really have in our lives. I feel cancer is a close second. Apparently, coronavirus overwhelming the globe is a close third. Grief didnt just drain my energy; it diminished my world. I only regained confidence and perspective by concentrating on my immediate environment every dayclients, gym, house, myself. The coronavirus crisis has literally reduced my controllable environment to only my home, so thats what I am focused onstaying organized, taking care of the yard, taking pride in preparing meals as best I can. Day after day, it helps.

I thought I could get through my grief by being strong and tough, but as it turned out, I had to allow myself to feel all the feelings. This was not an easy process and I caved in many times to the depth of a wide range of emotion (see the above list)feeling all of it fully was the only way to move through it. I know a lot of people who are in relatively stable circumstances right now but feel guilty and selfish about some of their emotions because they are better off than so many others. Whatever you feel is totally legitimate and please honor that for as long as you need to regain your perspective. All of our feelings need to be acknowledgedeven if it is frustration that your vacation was canceled when so many people are losing their jobs.

There are good moments in the midst of grieving, I was surprised to find, moments where I felt so normal that I judged myself for it. Eventually I learned to savor them, because the grief would always come back with a vengeance. If you are enjoying some aspects of how your life has changed because of this crisis, thats excellent! If you can find a silver lining, please do! Enjoy those times because all of your worries will return eventually or another circumstance will change, trust me. This is far from over and the consequences will reverberate for a long time.

Finally, I keep remembering how in the midst of my terrible grief, I never thought I would make it a year. But one year after Dans death, I came back to write This too shall pass about how I had survived so far. I was damaged, but ultimately strengthened, by my terrible grief. We, individually and collectively, as a society and country, will be damaged by this terrible disaster, but we will be ultimately strengthened, in ways we cannot yet comprehend.

This, too, shall pass.

By Pritam Potts

Coach Pritam Potts is a writer and strength coach. After 16+ years of training athletes and clients of all ages as co-owner of Edmonds-based Advanced Athlete LLC, she now lives in Dallas, Texas. She writes about health & fitness, grief & loss, love & life at http://www.advancedathlete.com.

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Stay at home doesnt mean stay on the couch.

From rediscovering the outdoors to online exercise classes, Vermonters are taking a number of approaches to keeping fit amidst the isolation measures triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public health officials have advocated using Vermonts outdoor resources for both physical and mental well-being during the ongoing pandemic. Outdoor options are limited, though. Earlier this month, state officials closed several trails, citing mud season conditions and unnecessary risk of injury at a time when our sole focus should be on supporting Vermonts efforts to combat the COVID-19 crisis with all available medical resources and not diverting them to emergency response actions. Closures included the entire Long Trail, the VAST and VASA trail systems, and numerous local trail networks.

One set of trails still open is Rutlands Pine Hill Park, which organizer Shelly Lutz said is seeing one of its busiest springs.

If you go on a nice day, sit in the parking lot from 11 to about 3 or 4, youre going to see a lot of cars, Lutz said. Youre going to see a lot of first-time users, and youre going to see a lot of families. Were going through trail maps at the end of March and in April at an unbelievable rate.

Fortunately, Lutz said its been the sort of winter and spring that the trails are up for the added traffic.

If wed had last spring this year, wed be in a world of hurt, she said. The parks in great shape. If you go out on the Carriage Trail, the Redfield Trails, there are some wet spots, but the park itself is great.

She urged everyone not to do something stupid that might prompt the parks closure, such as an incident after Pico closed were a skier tried to hike up one of the steeper trails in his ski boots, failed miserably, was badly injured and had to be retrieved by rescue workers.

Prior to that incident hardcore skiers had been able to snowshoe up and ski down if, perhaps, unofficially.

The combination of that idiot and the people in the parking lots were hanging out, not doing social distancing the ski areas put the kibosh on it, she said.

Lutz said in addition to Pine Hill Park, the rail trail in Castleton is seeing a lot of use.

I know people are hiking Bald Mountain because Im seeing pictures on Facebook, she said. You definitely dont want to go up in elevation too much because there is still snow up there.

Both the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and the Green Mountain National Forest have issued guidelines for using the outdoors during the pandemic. These include staying at least 6 feet apart from others, keeping dogs not just leashed but close by, exercising caution by choosing low-risk activities, staying out of closed areas and taking trash with you when you go. Restroom facilities are closed and people are asked to prepare accordingly.

Runners already are accustomed to using the outdoors to get in shape, but some have had to change how they do it. Marble Valley Runners in Rutland no longer does weekly group runs, but founder Joel Flewelling said theyve been using Strava, an app that tracks mileage and lets groups of athletes challenge one another.

Right now we have a challenge 100 miles in April on the Strava group, he said. Were trying to motivate each other to stay active even though we cant do our group run.

April Rogers Farnham, of Plainfield, a marathoner who has had several events canceled due to the pandemic, said she was quarantined for about six days in March.

I noticed people were quoting things about being depressed, not moving, jokes about gaining weight, she said. I was on a run, and while I was running, I thought, this is magical. What can I do to get people outside?

Farnham created a Facebook group called Magic Miles, which encourages people not just to get outside, but to pay attention to the outside while there. It includes ways to incorporate childrens education into outdoor time, such as noting what sort of plants you see and encourages people to post pictures from their excursions.

Its about accountability, perseverance and coming together without being together, she said.

Of course, you dont have to go outdoors to keep fit. Inspiration and guidance are just a click away.

Kellie Ettori taught yoga classes at Rutland Free Library before it closed. This week, she started offering them online through the librarys website. Ettori said she originally wanted to do the classes over Zoom, but the library determined they would be more accessible if patrons could watch them at any time rather than a scheduled event on software that might raise privacy concerns.

Its strange, she said of recording the lesson. Part of the whole beauty of yoga at the library is its a community thing. ... I did something larger than I usually do. It was longer. I talked more. ... I had to clear out space in my house. ... Im not that tall, but I had to have the computer far away so you could see my whole body as I was standing.

An upside to the isolation, she said, has come in different area of health.

Ive been cooking a lot more, she said. Ive been cooking more healthy foods. Its easier to do when youre at home.

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BOISE Exercise is essential, especially to the seniors at Touchmark Retirement Community, but with their regular fitness classes canceled, they are bringing workouts to the resident's driveways.

Every day at 2 p.m., Touchmark's health and fitness team, along with their mascot, Spuddy, choose a street in their single resident homes for social distancing exercise.

"It's a really cool way for them to exercise with us like they normally would in an aerobic setting, and to engage with their neighbors, obviously while still physically distancing themselves," said Touchmark's Resident Services Director, Aaron Kidder.

The residents stand in their driveways as an instructor leads them through a workout. Spuddy and the rest of the staff cheer them on, which has Touchmark resident, Judy Brown, very grateful.

"Just being able to get out in the fresh air and sunshine, and you're not putting anyone else in danger or yourself in danger," said Brown. "I thoroughly enjoy being outdoors anyway, so it is kind of icing on the cake to be able to exercise in those conditions."

It's not only an opportunity for exercise, but with social distancing having some people feeling isolated, it's also a time for these residents to interact socially, something Brown misses a lot.

"I love just being able to see other people and laughing and talking with them," said Brown. "It's fun things like that that make you feel a part of a whole even though you're feeling very isolated during this time."

However, exercise isn't the only thing Touchmark is using to make sure its residents are staying connected and healthy. Brown said they also had a live jazz band perform in their streets for residents to sing and dance to in their driveways, as well as many other activities.

"It's really important for us to keep coming up with creative and fun ways to keep everyone socially engaged while remaining physically distant," said Kidder. "Our team members have a great time with it, and it's a really neat experience to be able to change our operations and still be able to enrich these people's lives every day."

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The Fitbit Charge 4 landed this week, the latest update in a line of Fitbits advanced activity band range that started with the Charge back in 2014.

And as we concluded in our review, the Charge 4 is still the best fitness tracker money can buy today but its hard to ignore that the form factor has been largely abandoned, and that Fitbit had an open goal to shoot into.

But the success of the Charge 4 draws a line under the era of fitness trackers in wearable tech, and also lays bare challenges in terms of the smartwatch market that Fitbit seems incapable of overcoming.

Read our verdict: Fitbit Charge 4 review

Just a quick check around the market, and youll see theres barely competition for something as powerful as the Fitbit Charge 4.

We're not here to bash the Charge 4 or Fitbit. What other device offers VO2 Max, SpO2 blood oxygen tracking, GPS tracking, top-class sleep analysis, auto-workout detection, swim tracking with customisable pool lengths and a fantastic app ecosystem?

But if there was any significant competition at this price point, Fitbit would have improved any number of aspects of the Charge 3s design namely the terrible screen, lack of always-on display and made a better fist of features like Spotify controls and workout tracking.

In the world of the fitness band its now alone so advanced that it seems unlikely anyone would complete against it.

The Vivosmart 4 is probably the closest in terms of data, but it has no GPS. The Vivosport tracker does have GPS, but was released in 2017 (!) and is no-where near as advanced. The Huawei Band Pro 3 just doesnt have the platform to compete and is also dead in the US until that saga is resolved.

The Samsung Galaxy Fit2 Pro is obsolete, and none of the current Samsung bands offer advanced metrics.

The biggest competitors are the likes of Xiaomi Mi Band 4, simply by way of being cheap.

So in this period of uncertainty, the Charge 4 represents Fitbit essentially settling the account it opened completing the unfinished business of adding GPS into the Charge case something it should have done years ago.

But it's the smartwatch is currently undergoing a huge period of innovation and this is what Google is interested in with its Fitbit buyout should its deal ever past the Department for Justice.

But bafflingly, the Fitbit Charge 4 is now more complete and powerful than the Fitbit Versa, which has neither GPS or the new Active Zone Minutes.

The Apple Watch Series 5 has ECG, detects dangerous heart rate variations, detects dangerous falls and even noise that could damage your hearing and theres rumors it will start to track panic attacks.

Fitbit's entire DNA is around the fitness tracker, and still in 2020, it pushes its best features to a segment that's declining to such a degree.

But now the real work has to start. The fitness tracker market has likely reached its high watermark years ago in terms of interest, and here with the Charge 4 in terms of innovation. But if Fitbit can't aggressively dominate the smartwatch like it has the fitness tracker, it's going to really struggle with Google money or without.

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When Chris Perrin made the decision March 15 to temporarily close Cut Seven, the Logan Circle fitness studio he owns with his wife Alex, it was a struggle. I kind of had a breakdown, and my wife talked me off the ledge, he says. To think that this might be the last time I coach in this roomit was overwhelming.

The duo saved for years before opening the studio in 2017. It wasnt an easy process: they ran out of money during construction and discovered they were pregnant just as the business launched. But finally, the Perrins felt as if Cut Seven was hitting its stride, and they were about to put down the deposit for a second studio location on U Street. Then the Covid-19 pandemic happened.

Its a situation faced by many owners of small boutique fitness studios, which Mayor Bowsers March 24 stay-at-home order deemed nonessential. Suddenly, fewer folks are buying classes; some are freezing their memberships altogether. During a health and financial crisis, how do you sustain a business thats built on entering crowded, sweaty rooms and interacting with dozens of people?

Many spots are now offering virtual programming, but it may not be enough to sustain them long-term, say local studio owners. Cut Seven, for instance, hosts several free online classes a day, as well as live Zoom classes for those with memberships. The latter, combined with selling workout equipment, has brought some income to the studio, but not nearly enough, says Perrin.

The couple is using the deposit theyd saved for their second location to sustain the business and pay their trainers (as of now, Cut Seven has not let anyone go). By the end of the month, the studio will probably be out around $100,000 total, Perrin estimates.

Its really just eating business money. Its turning our business, our savings, into an ATM, which I hate, but theres just no way around it, says Perrin. Its a double negative when youre not bringing money in and youre putting money out. Perrin, like many other local fitness studio owners, has applied for small business grants from the government, but hes still waiting to see if Cut Seven will qualify.

Candice Geller, 30, a federal attorney who owns the H Street cycling studio Election Cycle, is in a similar situation. She closed her doors March 15, froze all studio memberships, and is streaming her classes online for free. The studios sole income now comes from renting out bikes to take home. Thats been successful, but its not nearly as lucrative as being open, says Geller. We have a loan payment, we have utilities, we have payroll, insurance. We still have all those things that dont stop just because our business stopped.

Luckily, the DC government has allowed Election Cycle to repurpose a small business grant it was awarded last year, originally to be used for improvements. Instead of making those necessary updates, Geller will use the grant to pay rent, expenses, and payroll, a development which she estimates buys her another three to four months.

But if this continues, is Geller worried about having to close Election Cycle? Absolutely, yeah, she says. Thats a real concern and a real fear. While she knows shes lucky to have a full-time job outside of owning Election Cycle, she does depend on the studio for extra income, and she invested a significant amount of her own money to get it started. If it folds, she estimates shed lose up to $80,000.

While the pandemic may have been the push many local studios needed to embrace virtual programming, some say theyll continue offering it even when things are back to normaljust to be safe. We are committing ourselves to building out that program in case something like this ever does happen again, says Cut Sevens Perrin.

Thats not an easy pivot for everyone, though, says Rachel Snider, 35, who owns the line of boxing studios Nuboxx. While the group has found some success with its online workouts, says Snider, she doesnt see it as a sustainable, long-term model, especially if the pandemic drags on for months.

Boxing you cant really do online, she says. Were not the same as a strength and conditioning HIIT class that you can really do anywhere.

Snider just opened Nuboxxs second location on U Street. The new space was only open for a week in March before Snider had to shut its doors. Shes currently trying to negotiate rent with her landlord.

Everythings just day-by-day for me right now, especially with the second location, she says. If we [reopened] by early May or June, we would be okay. But after that, I dont know.

Its a question all small business owners, not just those in the fitness world, are askinghow long can we survive like this?

Im like, up at 2 AM consumed by this news on the Washington Post or whatever, says Perrin. Im trying to figure out the freaking pattern so I can solve when this is going to be over.

The one saving grace, local fitness studio owners say, is that theyre all in this together. Everyones in the same boat, so I try not to go down that rabbit hole of woe is me, says Snider. Were doing the best that we can with what we have.

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NBA trainers and strength coaches have a strange kind of balance to maintain during this COVID-19 shutdown.

They coach and encourage their charges remotely, and try to set up a framework for a return to action at an unknown time that wont hit these finely-tuned athletes with too much activity at once.

Bryan Doo, who left the Celtics in 2017 after a 14-year run as the teams strength and fitness coach to focus on the growth of his private company, Optimal Fitness, believes a gradual ramp-up will be best for all concerned once the NBA sends out the call.

The thing we dont think about is how great these guys are as athletes. Theyve been going since AAU, so its not necessarily a huge bad thing that they get a rest, Doo said this week. In the grand scheme of things I think these guys are such great athletes, they can adjust until its time to go back and play games.

What I think will happen is that teams will go deeper in their benches, so guys dont play as many minutes. Thats what I would do.

And Doo believes his former team and coachs style of rotating players is especially conducive to what will be needed at this unorthodox time.

It kind of works to Brads system, right? Doo said of Brad Stevens, and the Celtics coachs tendency to go deep into his bench during the most normal of times.

Brads very aware of what the staff is telling him, said Doo. He can tell when guys are getting too much work or whatever. He trusts the staff really well. Thats one thing I really appreciate about Brad is that he just trusts us to tell him what we need. Brads ego isnt there. Im good at basketball coaching, but lets let the professionals do what they do.

Thats what I loved about Brad. Lets get the most guys the most experience, the most conditioning and the most resting they need for the long haul. Eight seasons, he realizes its not a college team, its not a race, its a marathon. If he burns the guys out early hes not going to get the best out of them. Brad always learns every season. He always gets smarter and smarter. Hell get them into the right pace, get them enough touches, enough contact with the ground to keep them healthy. Its hard, though, because they really have a tough season with injuries.

Another challenge will come in the form of intensity the one quality from an NBA game, above all others, that players arent getting right now. Jayson Tatum, who admittedly doesnt even have a basket at home, has a significant path back to regaining the form of his breakout season.

One of the biggest challenges is the intensity in the game. We can do some high intensity work, but the physicality of the game is so much greater than any activity theyre going to get, said Doo. Definitely its how hard they go. When you go from jogging or some sprinting to running up the court, stopping on a dime, jumping and landing, the intensity of the game is different from a workout.

You worry about coming back and getting injured, he said. The muscles are now being taxed in different ways, so theres going to be more muscle pulls, too. But each player hopefully has individualized programs now and that helps. I know a lot of teams have dropped off equipment. My buddies in Phoenix are making deliveries. Some guy is getting a Peloton, something like that.

At issue, too, is keeping a player on track with a training staffs message. Many players have multiple trainers beyond what is offered by the team. This is where burnout can become a problem.

The thing is that the total amount of volume theyre doing now is just so great, said Doo. All summer long they have their own private basketball guy, their own trainer guy. Across the NBA people put their foot down that this is the staff you have and the guy you will work with.

It used to be a rarity when a player would have his own guy, he said. Every person out there now has become an Instagram sensation as far as, Im training pros. They try to wow the players. You want to come back to me (is the message). But I see the long-term thing, the plan. Im worried about when the season comes up. A lot of guys get hurt in the middle of the season because theyve overdone it. Too many hands on them. I was in Miami here, and L.A. there, and I have three different guys working on me because they want to show how good they are. Players are like, Oh, I worked really hard so I must be good. Whereas, Im like, You did way too much today.

A players gradual return, then, is the key for an NBA trainer or strength coach.

There are things in place, said Doo. Once you get the call that youre three weeks out, Hey, we just heard from the league, lets start jumping rope, or a sprint pattern, something like that. They can do things so that when I get to them, its finding the right things after that.

Because what I think is going to happen is that once guys get back, theyre all going to want to play basketball. The players themselves are just going to want to ball. Its almost like keeping them from themselves.

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With many now staying at home 24/7 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Google has been pushing health and fitness apps through the Google Play Store. On your Android phone, youll be able to see collections of various types of health apps, and on Android TV, Google is also pushing at-home workouts.

Detailed in a blog post on theKeyword today, Google is using several of its products to help people stay safe and fit during the coronavirus outbreak. That includes some useful changes weve covered previously such as a Hey Google command and a new Wear OS app to keep tabs on washing your hands. Google Fit also recently revamped its circles to prioritize steps.

On top of that, Google Play is now pushing health and fitness apps for Android and Android TV users. On the mobile version of the Play Store, Google is showing a new series of collections that are helpful for users now at home more than usual. While there are mainly app recommendations here, Google is also offering special deals and free collection.

These new offers, live now, include collections such as Workout & wellness, Mindfulness & meditation, Sleep well & find balance, and Stay healthy & work out.

Further, Google is also giving Android TV users easy access to fitness apps. A new row titled, Stay mindful & fit will show on the main page of the Google Play Store on Android TV with fitness apps that include guided workouts that dont require additional equipment and can be done right in your living room. This includes the recently released Peloton app.

This new row rolls out to all Android TV users starting this week, so long as theyve got the revamped Play Store on their device.

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Fitness videos from international celebrity trainers, curated by US TV personality Jillian Michaels, known for presenting NBCs The Biggest Loser including 87 of her own workouts streamed on demand. Its fitness content of the bikini body brigade ilk, slightly retro and largely aimed at a female audience in search of a slim, toned physique (though there is also James Crossley Fit at 40+ - remember him as Hunter from Gladiators?). Choose workouts by trainer or type (think core/abs, ballet barre, HIIT, stretch and restore, kickboxing, post-natal Pilates and, um, Buns N Thighs). Theres also lifestyle documentaries exploring food and fitness, on topics like paleo, organic farming and wheat intolerances.

I tried Kenta Sekis Fusion 15 15 full body exercises split into three circuits (two sets of five exercises), requiring two dumb bells. Moves like butterfly tricep dips, push ups with a cross-crunch, lateral lunge swings and plank jacks were easy to follow, fast enough to get my blood pumping and well-shot, with three trainers demonstrating different modifications.

Next? Tone & Shred Bikini Booty with Tone It Up founders Katrina Hodgson and Karena Dawn and Jillian herself (a fun, if cringeworthy class - I felt like I was there hanging out with them) followed by Jillian Michaels 6 Week Six Pack Level 2.

I can see how programmes like this promising progression, can be addictive and effective, but there isnt much direct feedback from FitFusion on your personal achievements, and its quite a passive, TV-like set-up.

After a 7-day free trial, its $89.99 for a whole year, or $9.99 a month.

Reviewed by Morgan Lawrence

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What happened: The company behind Steve Nash Fitness World and Sports Club has filed for creditor protection.

Why it matters: SNFW Fitness B.C. Ltd. owes more than $35 million to more than 140 creditors. The company has filed a notice of intention to file a proposal, which would outline how it plans to restructure the company.

The company behind Steve Nash Fitness World and SportsClub has filed for creditor protection as it works to restructure its business.

SNFW Fitness B.C. Ltd., which operates 27 facilities under Steve Nash and UFC Gym brands, owes more than $35 million to more than 140 creditors.

In a letter to creditors, company management said the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant economic impact on the chains business, however court documents suggest the company owed significant debts prior to the coronavirus outbreak in B.C.

SNFW Fitness closed its locations and terminated all of its team members in March.

The company filed a notice of intention to make a proposal to its creditors on April 3.

We appreciate that at this difficult time, this decision adds another financial burden to you, our creditors. However, our intention with taking this step is to gain the necessary time,and flexibility to formulate a restructuring plan that will enable us to re-open our doors, and get back to the business of a healthy life, when this crisis is over, the letter states.

SNFW Fitnesss largest creditor is the Bank of Montreal, which is owed $32 million, according to court documents.

Another 141 creditors are collectively owed $3.4 million. They include Google (owed more than $136,000) and Facebook, Inc. (owed nearly $182,000).

Larger local creditors include Burnaby-based Matra Construction Inc. (owed more than $820,000), Sandman Hotel Group (owed more than $94,000) and Fortis BC (owed more than $72,000).

Vancouver-based Worldgo Travel Management Ltd. is owed $25,242.64. The company booked SNFW Fitness's corporate travel, and co-founder Eric Sakawsky says the roughly two-year business relationship was all-in-all okay.

"What I guess in the end didn't really sit well is that they asked us if they could trade over their limit maybe a few weeks before they went under, and we said 'Yes,'" said Sakawsky. Worldgo allowed SNFW Fitness to spend above what was around a $15,000 limit, with the promise that an initial payment would come days later.

When it came time for payment, Sakawsky said the company told him that they wouldn't be able to release the funds.

"With travel being hit probably the hardest in all of this, it's definitely not ideal to with everything else going on to also have to now carry their loss."

SNFW Fitness has not returned repeated requests for comment.

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