The latest iNews book snippet from When Fitness Ignites the Soul reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people stayed connected through fitness.
In Chapter Three: The Zoom Boom, author Mirna reflects on how Zoom became a lifeline during the COVID-19 lockdown, allowing her fitness community to stay connected despite being apart. The chapter shows how encouragement, accountability and friendship continued to thrive across screens, proving that true community is built through relationships rather than physical spaces.
On 17 May 2020, day 52 of lockdown, I wrote in my Blog: ‘Until a month ago, I simply thought Zoom was a lens you attach to your camera …” Yes, we turned to Zoom when we weren’t allowed to exercise in the studio, and it was a game changer for us. Looking back, I realise that what COVID tried to break, Zoom and YouTube helped us rebuild in a new and even more powerful way. We learnt that encouragement, accountability and joy can travel across screens and time zones.
More than ever, I came to realise that a space isn’t a place … It’s a relationship
More than ever, I came to realise that a space isn’t a place … It’s a relationship we created together, and every single day we open our Zoom meeting, it starts with women logging in to move their bodies at the same time as other human beings. Here’s to the reminder that even when the world shifts, movement will always find a way …
The excerpt highlights one of the book's central messages: that a community is built through relationships rather than physical spaces. It forms part of an ongoing iNews snippet series, where selected passages from When Fitness Ignites the Soul are shared with readers.
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