Sports Cancellations and Fitness Club Closures Leave A Void For Many

The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered stadiums and put professional and collegiate sports on indefinite hold. Closed gyms and social distancing guidelines have sidelined amateur athletes as well. Sports and personal fitness are central to the lives of many Minnesotans, and their loss is deeply felt. University of Minnesota Professor of Sociology Douglas Hartmann discusses the cultural significance of sports and physical activities and how the absence of both impacts our sense of community and self.