PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Publisher’s letter

Assessing the Damage

Putting the pandemic in the rearview mirror is going to take time

f you are reading this you have survived what is one of the worst catastrophes since man inhabited planet Earth. Unfortunately, for most of us, Covid has left a mark.

Now that the supposed worst of the pandemic is behind us it is time to assess the real damage. I started my assessment by making the mistake of getting on a scale. Yikes, right at my all-time high! How could this happen with all the spare time to exercise during the slowdown? Oh, that’s right, the pools and gyms have been closed and running is really bad for my aging knees. A real problem was the fact I didn’t know my clothes were tight because my sweat pants and underwear always felt fine. Mostly I ate and worried. Now that pools are open it’s time to get back in the water. I am wondering what it will be like now swimming with my shirt on.

Prior to March of last year, I don’t recall ever hearing about or participating in a Zoom call. Too many of us have decided staying home and not even bothering to get dressed is OK. I’m telling you it’s not. Clothing stores will go out of business. Time to do away with Zoom and even FaceTime for a while and actually go see some clients, friends and family in person. Spending your Thanksgiving and Christmas on a Zoom call was cool, says no one.

Most of us can agree that the best part of going to a gym is when you are leaving but knowing the reality of doing nothing is so much worse.

There are those Orange Theorists that have turned this Zoom festival on its head with their workouts. Congratulations to all the Adonises and Aphrodites out there whose labor of love has brought you happiness. But know that you are in the minority. Most of us are shaking off a fifteen-month vacation of sorts and it ain’t that easy.

Maybe it’s time for my annual off-the-grid vacation - cookie free.

Upon return, it’s back to the grind and seeing more people in person again!