Season 3 of the Body Shepherd podcast will address the various challenges that we are all facing in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

In this first episode, I want to challenge you to think about your fitness and weight-loss journey without access to a gym…period.

As in, assume gyms don't reopen.

Let that sink in.

Are you prepared for that? Do you have the plan, the guidance, the equipment, etc. to not lose momentum in your journey?

I am here to have a hard conversation with you about this possibility because as we look to other areas of the world where new COVID-19 cases are in decline, their new normal is not one where gyms are attractive or, in some cases, allowed to operate.

To be crystal clear: I own two small businesses and so I am cheering on every other small business owner to navigate their way in this new normal. I do not want anyone to be unemployed. I hope I am wrong about gyms reopening. I know too many people who own gyms or earn their livelihood for themselves and their families through 1-on-1 personal training at a gym.

Now is the time to be pragmatic and realistic, especially in matters related to your health.

Onward.