On-line Guide for Staying at Home - Part 2 - Fitness

By Anna Hazard

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Introduction

While the stay-at-home directives for combating the spread of the coronavirus may have disrupted normal fitness routines through the closures of gyms, parks, and other common exercise locations, there are still plenty of work out options available when it comes to sheltering-in-place. In particular many gyms and work-out classes are being freely livestreamed or posted on-line through related websites and social media. This includes many courses and other options that would normally be available through paid registration only.
 
Here are a sampling of free livestreams, on demand videos, and other offerings to cover a wide range of solo & group exercise options including yoga, dance, body weight training, as well as aerobics & other general fitness.

Aerobics & General Fitness

Planet Fitness Home Work-ins

• Guided at-home workouts from various trainers and celebrities livestreamed daily on Facebook at 7PM EST and then archived on Planet Fitness' Youtube Channel.

 
Orange Theory Fitness at Home 

• Various daily guided home workouts with a focus on endurance, intervals, and heart rate.  Includes incorporating creative use of common household items (such as jugs of juice or water as weights).

 
Bandier Studio B at Home

• Livestreamed home workouts on IGTV at 4PM EST every day with previous classes archived on Instagram. Includes yoga, cardio, high intensity workouts, as well as meditation.

 
YMCA 360 On Demand

• ​On demand video of various YMCA group classes including yoga, tai chi, pilates, bootcamp style, barre, as well as child & senior friendly workouts.

Yoga

Core Power Yoga on Demand

• New online classes available every week focusing on yoga for cardio, core strength, endurance, and stress relief.

 
Cosmic Kids Yoga

• Yoga, mindfulness, and stress relief video activities for children 3 years and older available online and through their app. Includes sample lesson plans for parents to lead their own sessions.

 
Lulumon #thesweatlife

• Instagram Live sessions for yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and other home workouts. Classes are also archived on the main Lulumon website.

Dance

305 Fitness At-Home

• ​Digital events including dance-cardio livestreams twice daily at Noon and 6PM EST on Youtube as well as meditation & other informational sessions regarding nutrition, acupuncture, and general health.

 
Radio City Rockettes Live IG Workouts

• Free livestreamed dance & fitness classes led by one of the Rockettes at Noon EST every Tuesday & Thursday on Instagram.

 
Just For Kix Digital Dance

• Jazz, ballet, tap, and other fitness & dance classes from expert instructors livestreamed and later available via the site's digital dance and video lessons archive.

Bodyweight Training

Barry's At Home

• ​Free fitness classes through Instagram focusing on body weight and the use of resistance bands in workouts. New content is uploaded twice daily.

 
Don Saladino 4-week Bodyweight Training Program

• ​IG Livestreams of 20-30 minute body weight programs at 3:30PM EST every day with previous sessions archived on Instagram.