Partnership between Big Omaha Fitness and recovery facility aims to achieve sobriety through sweat

Achieving sobriety, through sweat. That's the idea for a new partnership between a Big O Fitness and Northpoint Nebraska.

KETV got a look at one of these fitness classes and how it's giving clients a new outlook on their health.

For clients at Northpoint Nebraska, it's an opportunity to get active and enjoy some physical activity. Winnie Brown is the alumni coordinator at Northpoint, a treatment center for people experiencing addiction. Brown said a new partnership between Northpoint and Big Omaha Fitness has really helped her clients.

"Their moods, their depression seems to just wear off. And studies show that 95% succeed if they continue doing exercises once they leave treatment," Brown said.

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