Fitness becoming more popular after obesity rise during COVID: Windsor trainer

A local trainer said fitness trends are on the rise after recent data shows obesity had a ‘steep increase’ over the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Windsor trainer said he believes the fitness industry is on the rise and is becoming more popular after data shows there was a ‘steep rise’ in obesity during COVID.

Daryl Townsend, a trainer at True Fitness, said since then, the fitness industry is taking over social media.

“I think that the fitness industry itself after the pandemic has had a surge of popularity,” he said.

“There are more fitness trends out there, more fitness influencers out there, and people’s mental health is a lot better these days compared to then.”