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Work out and exercise during coronavirus isolation As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, people hesitate to go to the gym where they share equipment, locker rooms, and towels. But avoiding gym germs doesn’t mean that you have to stop exercising. High-tech equipment allows you to work out from the comfort of your home. TO TELL THE TRUTH, there are plenty of low-cost and no-cost options if you want to work out at home. You can do burpees, squats or lunges, and you can turn a broomstick with two jugs of water into a homemade barbell. But you can also use the coronavirus as an excuse to get yourself the latest and fanciest fitness equipment. Here are some suggestions.
of the people around them. So, working out with a group of ambitious, like-minded people makes it more likely to take advantage of your time on the bike. www.onepeloton.com
length, style, or music. We understand that it is not uncommon for several hundred people to be participating in a class at the same time. Relative achievements of the participants are shown on a leaderboard on the display. This brings a competitive element to home work outs. On a normal stationary bike you pedal along lonely, while on the Peloton you are competing against other riders. This means you have people to motivate you to go longer or sprint faster. A study published in the Journal of Social Sciences found that participants gravitate to the exercise behaviors
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Peloton was launched in 2012 to bring immersive and challenging workouts into people’s lives in an accessible and efficient way. The Peloton bike promises to bring the community and excitement of boutique fitness into the home. Essentially, it is a spin bike with a carbon and and aluminum frame and a weighted flywheel in the front. Weighing in at 135 pounds, it’s a pretty solid construction. Affixed to the front of the bike is a 22-inch touchscreen with a camera, microphone and speakers. The display shows your stats like cadence, resistance, output, overall exertion level, and heart rate. More importantly, it also enables you to participate in training classes that are streamed from Peloton’s New York City studio. There are five live classes every day and you can view over 5,000 classes on-demand. These classes vary in terms of instructor, intensity,
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The Amazfit HomeStudio takes a similar approach. You train at home, but you are not alone as you can join virtual classes. The system’s three major components are a 43-inch HD screen that acts as a smart mirror, a sound system with JBL surround-sound speakers, and a treadmill, which can reach speeds of up to 12mph. The belt is comprised of 55 rubber-coated aluminum slats, designed to provide a balance of comfort and support. For hill training, the belt can be set to an incline of up to seven degrees. The smart mirror display includes a 3D timeof-flight camera. The Amazfit computer uses the camera images to analyze your posture and technique. To join a training class, the smart mirror connects to an online library via Internet. There are currently 1,000 classes across a wide variety of exercises. These go beyond treadmill work outs and also include yoga, sculpt and stretching. The side rails of the treadmill are strong enough to serve as a bodyweight training barre. amazfit.com
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