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Kelleen Tait relies on her weekly workout sessions to keep grounded and manage her stress.“During the first lockdown, I didn’t know what to do.”With new Alberta gym capacity restrictions in place, she’s found a way to keep moving: a rent-a-bike program and virtual spin classes from local studio UNITE YQL.

Alberta enacts 2nd COVID-19 state of public health emergency. Here’s what it means “It’s way harder than I would work out on my own and it really keeps me going,” Tait said.For her, it’s not just about getting a sweat in.

She says it allows her to still feel connected with instructors and a community she loves.Owner of UNITE YQL, Vanessa Bishop, said it’s been a lifeline for her business and the supportive community they’ve worked to.

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