A look inside a recovery community on Dewey Avenue

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A look inside a recovery community on Dewey Avenue

Shawn Dowd
May 29, 2026, 10:59 a.m. ET
Class instructor Brian Beckler, Senior Outreach & Engagement Specialist at ROCovery, far left, does box step ups as Jonathan Westfall works on overhead presses during the Cardio Crew class at ROCovery Fitness on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026. ROCovery is a support community of physically active individuals brought together by sober living, committed to creating an environment of healing and recovery through fitness.
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A sign just inside the front door greets everyone to ROCovery on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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Class instructor Brian Beckler, Senior Outreach & Engagement Specialist at ROCovery, shares a laugh with his class as they warm up at the start of their hour long Cardio Crew class at ROCovery Fitness on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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Class instructor Brian Beckler, Senior Outreach & Engagement Specialist at ROCovery, writes out what each class participant calls out as they build a set of work out stations to run through during their Cardio Crew class at ROCovery Fitness on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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Gus Jacobson shows support as he makes sure to high-five everyone as they finish a set of work out stations during their Cardio Crew class at ROCovery Fitness on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026. ‘I love this place,’ Jacobson said.
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Time ticks down to the end of the minute-long session as the class works out through eight different stations during their Cardio Crew class at ROCovery Fitness on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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A rubber bracelet with the supportive message of Sober at ROCovery on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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Gus Jacobson, left, and Jonathan Westfall, Executive Director for ROCovery, celebrate as they and the class finish the final set of work out stations during their hour-long Cardio Crew class at ROCovery Fitness on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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ROCovery Fitness is located at the ROCovery Outreach Center on Dewey Ave in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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ROCovery at 1035 Dewey Ave, a former fire station, in Rochester Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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