Canadians are expected to keep investing in their home set-ups post-pandemic
Mark Andrew set up a home gym in the corner of his downtown Vancouver condo to stay fit during and after the pandemic.“I’m not a workout nut, but I really have tried to focus on [fitness],” says Mr. Andrew, senior vice-president at Tapestry, the seniors’ living division of Concert Properties Ltd. “I was told once that ‘motion is lotion.’ If you get up in the morning and you do a 45-minute spin class, you’re going to feel better.
While many fitness lovers are expected to return to the gym when the pandemic passes, those who made big investments in workout equipment over the past year are expected to stick with it and maybe even add to their home set-ups. “It’s incredibly flexible,” he says. “Having the ability to just walk down a couple flights of stairs, and you’re on a bike for half an hour or 45 minutes [is] certainly appealing.”DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and MailThere are plenty of high-tech and high-end pieces of equipment and online subscriptions that people can splurge on for their home set-ups.
“If you’re working out on your own, you want a full squat rack that will have the safety pins and anything you would need to self-spot,” he says. If that’s a treadmill, he recommends a curved option, because their concave shape causes less impact on users’ knees than flat versions. He’s also a fan of rowers, which can also help improve posture since using it works the back muscles.
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