WE WHERE ASKED TO DESIGN WORKOUTS PEOPLE CAN DO WHILE HUNKERING DOWN DURING THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK.
With gym closures and quarantines, people have to make big changes to their workout routines. Since exercise is so important — especially now, we want to make sure that we don’t succumb to a habit of over indulging on Netflix and lost physical motivation. This we know can easily become a downward spiral.
So, teaming up with The Wall Street Journal, we provided a workout form the “Type – A Overachiever” and for “The Outdoor Enthusiast”.
FOR THE TYPE-A OVERACHIEVER
Virtual fitness classes can provide both instruction and motivation. Buying home gear like resistance bands, kettlebells and battle ropes will up the intensity of a home routine, says Chris Vlaun, a Miami-based personal trainer and co-founder of V-Art of Wellness. If money is no object, he suggests investing in streaming equipment such as the Mirror (from $1,500), a full-length, interactive mirror that streams boxing, boot camp, yoga and other workouts. Or try a Peloton bike (from $2,245) or treadmill (from $4,300), or the iFit Coach app, which syncs with NordicTrack equipment (from $900). If you crave a custom workout, personal trainers, including Mr. Vlaun, are now hosting live private training sessions via Zoom.
Mr. Vlaun created this at-home workout for people with space and equipment. Perform each of the six exercises for 20 seconds. Use your transition as rest. For round two, do each exercise for 40 seconds and rest for 20 seconds between transitions. In round three, do each exercise for 60 seconds and rest 40 seconds, then reverse.
Jack squats
Standing with your feet close together and your hands clasped behind your head, push your hips back to get into a half-squat position. Jump your feet out to the sides, maintaining the squat position. Quickly jump your feet back to the starting position
The swimmer
Lie on your stomach. Hold a yoga block or shoebox between your hands, breathe deeply and lift your chest, arms and legs off the floor and flutter kick your legs five times. Exhale and repeat.
Yoga push-up
Start in a push-up position. Lift your hips in the air so you look like an inverted V. Lower your hips back to push-up position, slowly lower your chest close to the floor without touching and push back up to the starting position.
Reverse prisoner lunge
Stand hip-width apart with your hands behind your head and keep a neutral spine. Take a step backward with your right leg. Once your knee almost touches the floor, push back up and forward to your starting position.
Resistance band 100s
Lie on the floor with your legs raised, knees bent at 90 degrees, shins parallel to the floor and a resistance band under the arches of your feet. Hold the ends of the band and keep your arms along the torso. Exhale and lift the legs. Pulse your arms, moving from the shoulders. Repeat 10 times.