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Portland is well ahead of the bike pack. While the national news is fixated on the idea that people of all ages want a bicycle as stay-at-home orders ease, most media stories note that, in normal times, 6.3% of Portland commuters pedal to work.

While Americans were cooped up at home, the idea of riding a bike for fun and to gain a sense of freedom boosted bike sales. But there are tons of other roads to enjoyable exercising. Its as easy as kicking a sports ball in the backyard or working up a sweat with an online trainer.

The overarching idea: No matter how busy you are, take a handful of short fitness breaks throughout the day, says Jenny Withycombe, program administrator of Portland Public Schools Health and Physical Education.

We are all operating under constant and persistent stress, says Withycombe. It is OK not to feel OK. But it is also critical to remember that movement helps us and our kids process. Moving helps us keep moving.

Withycombe, who is the womens captain of the Willamette Rowing Club in Portland, says it doesnt take a lot of time or tons of effort to benefit from fitness. She recommends a total of at least 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity every day, but that doesnt have to be accomplished all in one block of time.

She advises scheduling five mini fitness and wellness breaks, from five to 10 minutes each, throughout the day.

No matter how busy you are, when it is time for your five minutes, take them, says Withycombe. Stop whatever you are doing and do this for yourself and your family.

Mix it up: Dance with your kids. Do pushups, lunges or burpees (squat thrusts). Listen to a free, guided mindfulness session by Mind Yeti.

If your work already involves physical activity, use those five minutes to give your body a rest, she adds.

Are you looking for exercise ideas for the whole family?

Portland Public Schools posts daily physical activities on its home-based distance Learning website that were designed by PE and health teachers to keep families and students active and healthy.

Also, Nick Pappas of the Northwest Youth Fitness Foundation has videos of workouts for middle and high school students that dont require equipment.

Hop on and join us, invites Withycombe, who underscores that the websites are open to anyone at any time. Just put one foot in front of the other.

You dont need a gym, weight room or field to be physically active. Search #PEatHome online to find hundreds of resources to keep moving with little to no equipment.

Oregon Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) has downloadable Health Move and Mind fitness calendars with suggestions in English and Spanish.

Dicks Sporting Goods has Memorial Day deals on trampolines, bikes, basketball hoops and ping pong tables as well as outdoor, camping and hiking gear for the backyard or the backwoods, plus 25% off footwear.

Jenson USA is having a Memorial Day sale on mountain, road, electric and commute bikes, kids bikes, helmet and apparel and free shipping on order of $60 or more.

Moosejaw has bikes, gear, cycling clothing and accessories. Take 20% on a full-priced item with the code SUNSCREEN and also up to 30% off selected styles.

Backcountry has Santa Cruz bikes and Giro helmets plus a Memorial Day sale with up to 50% off mens, womens and kids clothing plus hiking, camping, biking, climbing, running fly-fishing and paddling gear.

Amazon has rowing machines, dumbbells and treadmills as well as sport balls, jump ropes and other exercise equipment.

Eating healthy is harder when youre on the go. You might benefit from a little help with pre-made meals delivered to your door. Daily Harvest has nourishing, ready-to-make organic bites based on your taste, dietary needs and schedule.

Raw generation is offering 50% off and free shipping (plus 10% off for first-time shoppers) for juices such as Daily Greens and Spring Flavors with immune-supporting superfoods like turmeric, ginger, spinach and strawberry.

Love With Food has organic and all-natural snacks -- vegan, kosher or free of dairy, gluten, GMO, nut, soy or wheat -- delivered to your doorstep. For every box sold, Love With Food donates at least one meal to American families in need.

Fyt (Find Your Trainer) has virtual one-on-one personal training sessions (starting at $29 a session) where professional personal trainers provide expert guidance, motivation and support through videoconferencing.

Portlands fitness giant Nike has stopped charging subscriptions for its Nike Training Club premium service, which offers streaming workout videos and training programs, in addition to tips from trainers.

P.volve is a low-impact, high-intensity workout that you can access anytime. Try it free for 15 days. Students and teachers receive a 20% discount as do first time users of essential equipment and streaming package, the Ultimate P.volve Bundle. Sign up for the newsletter and receive 10% off.

Ob Fitness motivating Instructors teach streaming and on-demand home fitness classes in 10 and 28 minutes to fit into the busiest of schedules.

FitReserve Anywhere offers livestream fitness classes from the countrys premier studios plus unlimited on-demand audio workouts.

Heath & Fitness is one of the most popular categories on the App Store and MacWorld picked five fitness apps, free to low-cost, to help us stay healthy at home: Seven, FitOn, Yoga for Beginners, MyFitnessPal as well as the popular Nike Training Club.

Amazons best-selling exercise and fitness books might also be a good source.

Dont forget to track your progress.

FitIndex body fat wireless, digital scale measures body weight, body fat, water, muscle mass, BMI, BMR, bone sass, protein, skeletal muscle and other data to help track progress easily on a smartphone app.

Just Dance for Kids: The music and rhythm game on Nintendo Wii shows steps created by choreographers and led by real kids.

Cosmic Kids: More than a million kids follow instructions on yoga, mindfulness and relaxation while watching the free Cosmic Kids YouTube Channel. Parents and teachers report significant improvements in self-regulation, focus and empathy, according to the video producers.

Get Kids Moving is a YouTube channel of tabatas, high-intensity interval training, with popular kid-interest themes such as Star Wars and Harry Potter.

Stomp Rockets are 100% kid powered. Run, jump and stomp to launch foam rockets up to 100 feet in the air.

Waboba NASA Moon Ball can bounce up to 100 feet in the air. The special edition Moon ball has the official NASA logo and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the July 20, 1969 moon landing.

Not only does the Nike Training Club have a fitness app with free home workouts, nutrition tips and wellness guidance, but dont forget that Nike.com sells the products that launched the empire: Exercise shoes, clothes and equipment.

Lululemon is famous for exercise wear -- pants and sports bras -- but the brand also has apres exercise clothing, including the Find Your Calm Wrap, made of double-knit cotton blended with silk for softness and designed for comfort while on the move.

Olivela has activewear by the worlds top designers and the online luxury shopping site is donating 20% of proceeds to the Save the Children and No Kid Hungry nonprofit organizations. Receive 20% off by signing up for announcements via text

Allbirds has comfortable shoes made of responsibly sourced, premium natural materials like ZQ Merino wool, eucalyptus tree and sugarcane.

JackRabbit Is having an online Memorial Day sale with up to 60% off Nike products and hundreds of other new markdowns. Also save up to $400 off recovery and tech fitness equipment from Garmin multipart watches, Therabodys and other brands during JackRabbits Memorial Day sale.

And check out Backcountrys bargain bin, which is filled with outdoor gear.

SpaFinder and other spa gift cards allow you to plan for when social distancing ends. At Spa Week, for every $50 you spend you earn a $25 bonus.

Addaday marble massage roller can ease tension in necks, arms and hands. The indented base offers a one-handed, slip-free grip, and its small enough to tuck into a tote.

Gaia has online yoga videos for beginners and all levels (the first week is free). And Alo Yoga has celebrity-approved yoga pants, workout tights, leggings and accessories.

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With restaurants limiting services, many of us have hesitantly replaced Margarita Mondays with a Zoom-based exercise class. Instead of meeting friends at a trendy cycling studio, we are now gathering at local parks for group workouts.

Since the pandemic started, many people have increased the amount of physical activity that they are getting on a regular basisin hopes to fend off boredom, support their mental health, and burn calories. Self-isolation baking has not been kind to our waistlines.

Sports medicine and family physician Dr. Atif Kabir offers advice on how you can help your body adjust to the upsurge in exercise and recover after a challenging workout.

(Dr. Kabir is available for an e-consultation through the Tia Health website for sports medicine and weight loss services.)

Even if you dont get impressively sweaty or feel thirsty during a workout, you still need to be mindful of your water intake. Fluid loss from sweat during exercise is generally about 600 to 1200 millilitres per hour but that can vary depending on exercise intensity and ambient temperature, says Dr. Kabir. Replenishing fluid is vital for the body to recover as it allows waste products to be eliminated and for nutrients to be transported to tissues damaged during exercise.

He suggests that you take a water break every 15 to 20 minutes to avoid dehydration, which leads to decreased athletic performance, cramps, and heat stroke in severe cases.

Before exercising, fill up on foods that contain healthy carbohydrates but are low in fat. Additionally, make sure you have adequate time to digest or else youll experience those dreaded stomach cramps.

Even though your heart yearns for a giant donut post-workout, your muscles require a meal with more sustenance. Excellent post-workout foods are brown bread with peanut butter, brown rice with lean chicken meat, nut butter, and yogurt, he says. Consuming foods that are high in protein and contain antioxidants will make you feel better after a workout.

Dr. Kabir suggests adding calcium, vitamin D, iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12 to your supplement regimen if you want to achieve peak performance. These supplements assist with bone strength while supporting red blood cells and nerves. He also notes that taking magnesium glycinate will boost muscle function and prevent muscle spasms.

Not only does getting a solid eight hours of sleep per night support your metabolism, brain function, and mental health but it also helps your body recover after exercise. Dr. Kabir states that your muscles, stressed bones, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and arteries all need sufficient rest upon completing a workout.

The muscles and tissues worked out during exercise need about 24 to 48 hours to recover fully, he says. If you exercise too frequently, theres not enough time for the muscles to repair themselves and become stronger.

On rest days you can stretch, go for a light walk, or use a foam roller to massage your muscles. Youll reap the positive benefits of movement without overworking your body.

Canadians can arrange an e-consultation with Dr. Atif Kabir by scheduling an online or phone appointment through the telehealth platform.

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Ottawa-area summer camps for children with physical disabilities or from low-income households say they'redevastated they'll have to remain closed thisseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but are hoping to keep the camp experience alive virtually.

On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announcedthe province is cancelling all overnight camps this summer, includingEaster Seals Camp Merrywood, Christie Lake Kids and Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.

Those specialty summer camps will go ahead online instead.

"It's tough because it's not a replacement for camp," said Camp Merrywooddirector Kate Goodfellow. "We hope by offering a virtual platform we can keep the campers connectedto each other and keep them connected to elements of the camp tradition they get excited about year over year."

Since 1948,Camp Merrywood has been welcoming children with a wide range of physical disabilities to Big Rideau Lake. This year, close to 400 children and youth were expected to stay at thesleepover camp.

Even before the Ford announcement, organizers had decided to suspend the camp and offer a virtual substitute because of the pandemic, Goodfellow said.

"We know how much our campers look forward to camp every year," Goodfellowsaid. "We provide them with opportunities they've never had before, experiences they don't have access to in theireveryday life."

She said the online camp will include programsin arts and crafts, games, sports and drama. A virtual campfire will allow campers to sing along via the meeting app Zoom.

The children who looked forwardto attending Tim Hortons Foundations Camps will be encouraged to join the "Tims eCamp" instead.The Foundation is still in the process of developing the program for kids from low-income families,but saida variety of online activities will be led by camp counsellors.

Katie Wheatley, chief youth officer forTim Hortons Foundation Camps, said the online program hopes to reach up to6,000 kids this summer.

"We're leveraging different wage subsidies through the federal government right now including the Canada summer job program to ensure that we're able to hire young adults who can fill that camp counsellor role and be able to connect with our kids at about a one to 10 or one to 20 ratio."

For the first time in 98 years, Christie Lake Kids, a camp that giveskids fromlow-income backgrounds the opportunity to enjoy twoweeks of camp activities, won't be hosting children at Christie Lake near Perth, Ont.

Natalie Benson, the camp's director of fundraising, saidthe decision to pull the plug was "gut-wrenching" because children tell her those two weeks are"the highlight of the entire year."

Benson saidshe personally made calls to the families who had enrolled their children to tell them about the cancellation, "and it was really hard to hear their struggles and the things they are going through because of the pandemic."

More than 300 children who were signed up for the summer will instead receive a "camp in a box"filled with games, art supplies, recipes and other suggested activities.

Camp counsellors will hold craft-making sessions, drama classes and science experiments on Zoom on a daily basis.

Benson saidkids will be encouraged to take part in physical activities such as scavenger hunts and exercise programs to keep them off the couch.

"We know this isn't a replacement for a summer camp experience," Benson said. "We just hope that it will help the kids and their families to enjoy a little bit of what they're missing."

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Two Western Connecticut State University students will gain invaluable hands-on experience in studies contributing to understanding of human physiology and climate change impact on species survival with support from the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offered by the WCSU Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.

James Hannon, of Danbury, and Emily Hoegler, of Bethel, have received the departments 2020 SURF awards to pursue research studies coordinated by mentors from the universitys biology faculty. Hannons research, mentored by Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Michelle Monette, will explore the impact that environmental stress caused by climate change has produced in Atlantic killifish, an important source of prey for many species found in coastal estuaries. Hoegler will continue work with her mentor, Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Joshua Cordeira, to study how the expression or suppression of dopamine, a chemical whose release commonly increases during exercise, affects food intake behavior and propensity to gain weight.

Hannon and Hoegler competed successfully in a process open to applicants from WCSU and other colleges for the two SURF positions awarded annually by a department faculty review committee. The continuing limitations on campus access during the Covid-19 crisis have required the SURF committee to defer the timeframe for realization of their projects to summer 2021, when they will complete their field and laboratory studies over an eight- to 10-week period, submit a technical paper and present findings at a scientific forum. Each student will receive a $4,000 stipend upon successful completion of the program.

SURF programs are offered at universities nationwide with the goal of stimulating interest in research opportunities and careers in the STEM disciplines. Monette observed the SURF program in biology at WCSU provides an intensive research experience that also affords the chance to consider future career objectives. This program is integral to our departments ability to provide motivated undergraduates with the opportunity to gain skills and confidence in laboratory and field-based research, she said.

Hannon, a biology major with a concentration in environmental science, gained an introduction to study of biodiversity and common species in brackish waters during field work tracking diamond-back terrapins in southern Connecticut under the guidance of Professor of Biological and Environmental Studies Dr. Theodora Pinou. His studies with Monette this winter provided the scientific foundations to investigate how animals use physiological attributes to adapt to their environment, and how their survival is threatened when these mechanisms are overwhelmed by rapid environmental change.

As environmental temperature rises, oxygen becomes less soluble in water, which requires gilled animals to pass more water over their gills to maintain homeostatic oxygen levels, Hannon said. This presents a problem for fish, particularly those in marine and estuarine waters, because as water intake increases, so does the intake of salt. Our goal is to determine the impact of elevated water temperatures on salinity tolerance by analyzing patterns in gene expression and developing genetic biomarkers that will further the scientific communitys understanding of multiple stressors on estuarine fish.

During the present campus closure, Hannon has prepared for his research work through a thorough investigation of the biological literature on his subject, and he plans to work with Monette in an independent study course during the fall semester. He also recently earned a Connecticut Sea Grant Undergraduate Research Fellowship with an award of $5,000 supporting his summer 2021 project. The Sea Grant fellowship is awarded to broaden participation of underrepresented and underserved students in marine and coastal professions through research, training and mentorship opportunities.

These fellowships will provide me with real-world experience in field collection techniques, fish husbandry, laboratory procedures, genetic data analysis and scientific communication, he said. These are invaluable lessons, providing the knowledge that I hope to carry on to graduate school and a career in an agency or company focused on conservation.

Hannon credited his progress toward achievement of these goals to his wife, Sam, and the passionate and incredibly knowledgeable members of the WCSU biology faculty including Monette, Pinou, and Associate Professors Dr. Rachel Prunier and Dr. Edwin Wong. As a father of two young girls, I feel it is my absolute duty to do what I can to protect and repair local ecosystems, he said. Retention of the biodiversity we see in plants, animals and even bacteria is critically important for our planet to continue to support human life for future generations.

Hoegler, a biology major specializing in human exercise physiology, has worked in Cordeiras laboratory for the past year as a student research assistant investigating the effectiveness of exercise in altering food intake behavior and preventing weight gain. Inspired by a hypothesis posed by another student lab assistant, Katie DuFrirsz, that changes in dopamine levels during exercise may alter motivation to consume high-fat foods, Cordeiras research team has found further promising findings in the scientific literature on which Hoegler aims to build in her fellowship project.

A lot of previous work has established that exercise increases dopamine expression in the human body, she explained. I want to look at what that means for appetite and high-fat food consumption, which has been strongly implicated in the spread of obesity. I have always been interested in health and wellness, and this topic is of great significance now with the growing obesity epidemic and all its associated health issues.

Hoegler pursued an independent study course with Cordeira during the past semester that demanded extensive research on the various mechanisms of human physiology that may contribute to the effectiveness of exercise in decreasing appetite. Her fellowship project will use experimental and control groups of mice to establish a baseline for food consumption with or without exercise, based on whether or not the mice have access to an open running wheel. She will then inhibit dopamine reception in the experimental group to determine its effect on motivation to run and subsequently to consume food.

If inhibiting D2 dopamine receptors decreases their motivation to run, and therefore prevents the mice from obtaining the rewards of running through decreased food intake and subsequent weight loss, the study would point to a relationship between higher dopamine expression and weight loss induced by exercise, she noted. This could contribute to the field of exercise physiology, because it would help to determine the ways in which exercise decreases appetite and prevents weight gain and to find ways to make weight loss easier and more efficient.

Hoegler plans to pursue research on human physiology in graduate school after completing her WCSU major in biology and minor in philosophy in 2021. She described Cordeira as an amazing mentor whose laboratory has offered valuable research opportunities that have continued online through Webex meetings during the current pandemic, and whose guidance offers support in preparing for graduate studies. She also credited Assistant Professor Dr. Kristin Giamanco for her support in pursuing the SURF grant and for her academic and career guidance.

For more information, contact Monette at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Sherri Hill of the Office of University Relations at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For background on the SURF program at WCSU, visit http://www.wcsu.edu/biology/surf/

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FOX host Dana Perino takes to Peloton workouts, puzzles, and walking her adorable dog to maintain balance while working from home.

Heres how Dana Perino, television anchor for FOX News Channel, has adapted to going live from home. / Photograph courtesy of Dana Perino.

Welcome to Sweat Diaries, Be Well Phillys look at the time, energy, and money people invest in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle in the greater Philadelphia area. For each Sweat Diary, we ask one area resident to spend a week tracking everything they eat, all the exercise they get, and the money they spend on both. Want to submit a Sweat Diary? Email lbrzyski@phillymag.com.

Who I am: Dana Perino (@danaperino), 48

Where I live: Bay Head, NJ

What I do: I am the anchor of The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino, co-host of The Five, and co-host of the Ill Tell You What podcast for Fox News Channel. I am also a part of the election coverage team for the network. Before joining FOX News, I served in the Bush Administration from late 2001 until January 2009. I was the first woman to be named as White House Press Secretary in a Republican administration. I am also the author of And the Good News IsLessons and Advice from the Bright Side.

What role healthy living plays in my life: Staying fit and healthy is essential to my life. I could not handle the workload or manage the stress of my job without daily exercise. Ive also committed to doing something every day to maintain good posture. Im a bit obsessed with the negative effects of being on my phone and laptop all day, so I try to counter that with yoga or stretching, as well as a 10-minute meditation in the evening before dinner, if I can fit it into my schedule.

Health memberships (and what they cost):

Grocery haul for the week: $250 Burkes Market

Perino taking one of many Peloton cycling classes. / Photograph courtesy of Dana Perino.

6 a.m. I wake up early and start reading all of the news that has come in overnight. I compare staying up-to-date on current events to being in shape physically: once you maintain a level of awareness, you have to keep working at it to make sure you dont lose any ground. I send some ideas for both of my shows on FOX News to the producers, including angles for stories and possible guests for interviews.

6:30 a.m. Every morning my husband, Peter, brings me an eight-ounce protein shake with almond milk, and a cup of English breakfast tea with honey. I love my tea and have found I have to have something else on my stomach or else the caffeine goes straight to my head and makes me nauseous.

8 a.m. FaceTime appointment with instructor Gregory Grube from Equinox. We do a Wunda Chair Pilates class today.

9 a.m. Lets hit it! 30-minute Peloton country ride with Hannah Marie Corbin, plus a five-minute post-ride stretch. I got a Peloton for Christmas, and with social distancing and really crummy weather at the shore this spring, my rides have become so important to me.

9:30 a.m. Time to drink a fresh juice made from carrot, celery, green apple and ginger, and eat two pieces of toast.

10 a.m. I take a good amount of time to prepare for the news show I anchor called The Daily Briefing, on every weekday at 2 p.m.While reading the news and preparing questions for todays interviews, I snack on a handful of almonds.

12:45 p.m. Peter makes me lunch: ham and cheddar sandwich on seven grain bread with mustard.

1 p.m. Quick break to do 10 minutes of arms toning with Peloton. This is part of my attempt to counteract the posture-destroying computer work and to get the blood flowing before I go on television.

1:40 p.m. Hair and makeup (a lot more care has to go into this than my usual weekend look!). I currently do my own because of the stay-at-home orders.

2 p.m. Time for The Daily Briefing on FOX News Channel, an hour often dominated by breaking news that covers the headlines of the day.

3:30 p.m. Ive been hosting a virtual storytime for children during the ongoing pandemic at 3:30 pm every weekday called Storytime with Dana. Its important to keep a sense of normalcy with children and one way to do that is to adhere to storytime each day. Not only does this help enhance kids creativity and imagination, but it gives their parents and caregivers a break so they can check their emails or throw a load of laundry in while I read to their children. Its also fun for me and sometimes Jasper (our eight-year-old Hungarian Vizsla) will join! Today we are reading Me and The Sky, an inspirational book about the life of airline pilot, Beverley Bass.

3:45 p.m. At about this time, I begin studying for my next television show, The Five. This one is a bit different than the 2 p.m. program because I have four other co-hosts and we all have distinct personalities, which keeps the discussion interesting! I call a couple of sources to get the latest on the 2020 campaign. I also break for a quick snack: two mandarins and a Bulletproof bar, fudge flavored. These are the only bars I like!

4:40 p.m. Refresh hair and makeup.

5 p.m. I gear up to co-host The Five, now in its ninth year. The show is a ton of fun and we really enjoy providing the latest commentary and analysis of current events. It can be a bit tricky, since instead of being at the studio in New York, were spread out among five different locations, but we are making do and the audience has been tuning in more than ever.

6 p.m. After the show, I take a much-needed two-mile walk with Peter and Jasper.

7 p.m. I make dinner. Tonights special is spicy tomato soup from the Moosewood cookbook, paired with one ear of Jersey corn on the cob, two oat crackers, and a glass of Cabernet.

Daily total: $0

Perinos dog, Jasper, wanted in on her workout session. / Photograph courtesy of Dana Perino.

5:30 a.m. Im up bright and early this morning. Couldnt sleep, so am up for the sunrise. I take time to read the news clips.

6:30 a.m. Peter makes me my usual shake and tea when he gets up!

8 a.m. Since I got a head start on my work day, I decide to dig in on the workout. I normally walk to work every day in Manhattan, so not getting outside is really getting to me. I do 20 minutes each of lower body, upper body, and core via the Peloton app. Then, I take a 30-minute intervals and arms ride, followed by a 10-minute low-impact ride, then round out the workout with 10 minutes of foam rolling.

10 a.m. I eat a Bircher muesli with blueberries and banana, as well as six-ounce carrot, celery, apple, and ginger juice, and spend the rest of the morning prepping for the shows.

1 p.m. When I break for lunch, I have a turkey and cheddar sandwich with British hand cooked chips inside, horseradish pickle slice paired with orange vanilla zero calorie seltzer (This is the best thing ever made its like a grown-up creamsicle!).

2 p.m. Anchor The Daily Briefing on FOX News Channel. Today my colleague, Bret Baier, joins me on the program.

3:30 p.m. Now to host Storytime with Dana. Today, I read How to Walk a Dump Truck by Peter Pearson, provided by Harper Collins. I think the kids got a kick out of that one!

4 p.m. I have a call with foreign policy expert to talk about coronavirus impact around the globe.

6 p.m. Finally take a two-and-a-half mile walk outside. Its cold and windy, but the walk clears the cobwebs in my head. After we get home, I squeeze in a 10-minute meditation on the Peloton app.

7:30 p.m. For dinner, I have a bun-less hamburger with mustard, plus spinach, baked beans, and a slice of birthday cake for our quarantine daughter my assistant from FOX News, Hamdah Salhut. Plus, that glass of Cab!

8 p.m. The three of us work on a 1,000 piece puzzle called American Roadtrip. I love getting in a car for a road trip. I think Im an excellent person to take along because I pick out the best snacks, am an excellent deejay, and know when to be quiet and just look out the window. LOL! When the quarantine is over, I hope to take a drive to visit our friends in the Shenandoah Valley.

Daily total: $0

Perinos at-home news anchor set-up. / Photograph courtesy of Dana Perino.

6 a.m. Up at dawn to read, with my shake and tea, of course!

8 a.m. For todays workout, I select a 45-minute country ride with a five-minute cool down ride. After, I dedicate 10 minutes to foam rolling and stretching. I check emails and texts in between another 10 minutes of arms.

9:30 a.m. Time for breakfast: granola with blueberries and almond milk, and a banana.

10:30 a.m. Time to record the Ill Tell You What podcast. This is one of my favorite things to do. I co-host with FOX News digital politics editor, Chris Stirewalt, and we dissect and debate the highlights of this ever-changing news cycle. This week, we check-in from our quarantine quarters and address updates on the economy and the new normal across the country.

1 p.m. I break for lunch. Today Im having a Mediterranean salad with romaine and feta cheese. I also have a Bulletproof chocolate chip bar for some extra energy.

2 p.m. Today on the show, I have country music star Brad Paisley. He tells my viewers about his non-profit grocery store in Nashville, which gives those in need of financial assistance the opportunity to shop for necessities.

6:15 p.m. After a long, but successful day of work, I take my first Peloton power walk: 30 minutes and two-and-a-half miles. It was pretty fun. It makes you walk a bit faster, and I liked the guys chit chat as we walked along.

7:45 p.m. Tonight we order from Burkes Market in Bay Head, NJ ($25). I have a portobello mushroom and spinach appetizer, one jalapeo and cheddar hotdog (Thumanns you have to try these!!) with a side of sauerkraut, and a glass of Cabernet.

10 p.m. Ive always been an early to bed kind of person, and I love the quiet of the shore. I always read a bit before going to sleep. This week Im reading Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver, which happens to take place in south Jersey.

Daily total:$25

Perinos TV prep sessions look a little bit different now that shes at home. / Photograph courtesy of Dana Perino.

6:30 a.m. Rise and shine! I have my eight-ounce protein shake with almond milk and English breakfast tea with honey to start the day.

8 a.m. Ready for my 60-minute Pilates FaceTime appointment with Kate Helgerson of Equinox, followed by a 30-minute intervals and arms Peloton ride. Round out the workout with 10 minutes of foam rolling and stretching.

9:30 a.m. Small breakfast of two pieces of whole wheat toast and some honey.

10 a.m. Time to start preparing for both cable news programs. Theres so much news to read!

11 a.m. Im being interviewed on FOX News Americas Newsroom with co-anchors Ed Henry and Sandra Smith. We discuss the 2020 race and Joe Bidens position of trying to campaign during a pandemic.

12 p.m. Quick break for lunch. I opt for a chocolate chip Bulletproof bar (yes, thats all I had time for. I know, I know).

2 p.m. Today on The Daily Briefing my friend and country music star and FOX Nation host, John Rich, joins me to share a positive message to Americans struggling during the coronavirus crisis.

3:30 p.m. Its World Book Day today! In honor of the holiday, I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and a book by my dear friend and FOX News colleague, Ainsley Earhardt, Through Your Eyes: My Childs Gift to Me.

4 p.m. Time for a snack. I have half a tomato with sea salt and two mandarin oranges. I also have some pink Himalayan salt bean chips. They are good!

6:15 p.m. Tonight, I manage to squeeze in a 30-minute yoga session followed by 10 minutes of meditation.

7:30 p.m. On the menu for dinner: Steak, sweet potatoes with butter, green salad, blueberries, and, of course, Cabernet.

Daily total: $0

Friday nights are for finished puzzles. / Photograph by Dana Perino.

6:30 a.m. Up and at it! I have my usual protein shake and tea to start this Friday!

7 a.m. Time for a long workout. I start with a 60-minute Pilates FaceTime appointment, followed by a 30-minute Peloton 80s theme ride. Finish it off with 10 minutes of arms and 10 minutes of stretching and foam rolling.

9:30 a.m. Breakfast time. I have Bircher muesli with blueberries, raspberries, and walnuts, and then start preparing for my shows.

11:15 a.m. I have a handful of almonds to help keep me focused.

12:45 p.m. Lunch today is a turkey and cheddar sandwich on whole grain bread with mustard. Afterward, I snack on a mandarin and a chocolate chip Bulletproof bar.

2 p.m. On The Daily Briefing today, FOX News contributor, Dr. Nicole Saphier, joins me to discuss keeping up with your health during the quarantine.

3:30 p.m. During todays storytime session, I read a classic, Dr. Seusss Green Eggs and Ham. Jasper joins me for this one!

5 p.m. I co-host The Five, my last show of the week!

6:15 p.m. I fit in a 30-minute toning and stretch on Trifecta Pilates (free), followed by a 10-minute meditation.

8 p.m. All week long Ive been looking to a virtual wine tasting were doing tonight some friends. Beforehand, I eat half an avocado with some blue corn chips with fresh salsa, plus some pieces of pepperoni, just to have something in my stomach before sipping on all this wine! The tasting itself is fun (I prefer red over white), but eventually, Im so tired, that Jasper takes my seat!

9 p.m. We complete the puzzle!

10 p.m. Bedtime.

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At first glance, the streaming fitness class looks like any other: blue yoga mats against a neutral background, with ambient music and candles to set the mood. Two athleisure-clad instructors, flanked by hand weights, introduce themselves.

The giveaway is the flash of a wooden crucifix.

Surrender all and prepare yourself to go on this journey with us through the stations of the cross with Jesus, one of the instructors says, her hands in prayer position.

Many such classes are available through SoulCore, a fitness platform where stretches correspond to the Apostles Creed, push-ups are completed to the Lords Prayer and challenging positions warrant a Hail Mary. Since 2013, the companys mission, carried out by some 150 instructors in 30 states, has been to further animate Catholic teachings, including Christs suffering.

Coming up into a plank position, picture Jesus being condemned, Deanne Miller, 54 and a founder of SoulCore, instructs her class participants. Think of times in your own life that youve felt condemned.

SoulCore is one of various programs, virtual and otherwise, that intend to bridge the gap between the spiritual and the physical. There are Ramadan boot camps, Christian detox diets, Yom Kippur yoga classes and religious CrossFit gyms.

The faith-meets-fitness industry includes consultants who help churches add movement programs, and organizations like Faithfully Fit, which train and certify religious instructors, as well as a variety of streaming services and subscriptions.

Over the last two months, as the coronavirus has upended group fitness and group prayer, these businesses have seen a wave of new interest from longtime followers and the newly fervent. SoulCore, for example, has seen a 50 percent increase in memberships over the last six weeks.

Now, as the countrys religious institutions (not to mention gyms) await guidance on reopening, some worshipers are still working out, seeking answers and finding calm together, through their screens.

Since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in mid-March, religion and spirituality have taken on new significance for some adherents. A recent Pew Research Center survey found that nearly one-quarter of American adults say their faith has become stronger in the midst of the pandemic, though many religious institutions have closed their doors, and celebrations and events have been displaced.

The timing of the pandemic has been especially disruptive for Christians, Jews and Muslims, who observe major holidays in the spring. Millions forwent their Passover and Easter plans and, instead, congregated over videoconferencing apps for Seders and Mass.

Now, observers of Ramadan are seeing their traditions affected by the virus. Large dinners typically held to break the fast each night have shrunken to modest meals with immediate family, and the boisterous public gatherings that follow those feasts have been put on hold.

Amina Khan, for her part, has released a daily Ramadan-focused fitness and nutrition program through Amanah Fitness, the Muslim wellness platform that she founded in 2015. The company reported three times as many registrations last month as in April 2019.

Throughout the pandemic, Amanah Fitness has also offered free workout classes, which feature modestly dressed instructors and brief prayers at the start of each workout. Theres no talk of bikini bodies. Many Muslim women dont even own a bikini, said Ms. Khan, 27.

The appeal to identity is important to the platforms users. Even just featuring workouts with women wearing the head scarf is essential to show that, yes, if you look like this, you can still be fit, Ms. Khan said. She said that several mosques and imams requested her workouts to ensure their communities stay active while confined to their homes.

The church is not doing a great job engaging and making our faith relevant to a younger generation, said Cambria Tortorelli, 58, the director of parish life at Holy Family Church in Pasadena, Calif., which hosts the meditation group Body in Prayer. Our society is changing. We need to be able to respond to the expectations and needs of this generation.

Whether that generation is millennials, the oldest of whom are now around 40, or Gen Z, who may be teenagers or early 20-somethings, drawing connections between faith and holistic well-being could help religious institutions appeal to them. Both groups are more likely to speak openly about mental health and treatment than their predecessors, and to seek opportunities that support overall happiness, such as flexible jobs that allow them time to exercise or meditate.

There has never been a time when the Jewish people were not influenced by the ideas of other cultures and civilizations, said Rabbi Lavey Derby, 68, noting that many traditional aspects of religion fail to resonate with the average worshiper. As the director of Jewish life at Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Foster City, Calif., he runs weekly virtual meditation sessions and yoga workshops infused with Jewish spiritual teachings.

The Vatican has taken its own holistic approach to health in recent weeks. In April, Pope Francis appointed the Argentine priest Augusto Zampini Davies to lead a forward-looking coronavirus task force, whose efforts to reduce inequality and improve overall health around the world will incorporate both faith and science, a Vatican spokesperson said. The task force has tapped various research institutions to help with its mission, including the Global Wellness Institute, which will address topics such as physical movement, healthy community design, organizational culture, nutrition and mental health.

For several religious leaders and their affiliates, such initiatives were in place long before the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Stephanie Walker, 44, founded ChurchFit, an exercise and nutrition program, nearly a decade ago in response to a public health crisis: a population struggling with preventable chronic diseases and poor lifestyle habits. Now, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the Nashville megachurch led by her husband, conducts free daily workouts, nutrition classes and lectures by medical professionals, all virtually. Its about meeting people where they are, Dr. Walker said, and removing any obstacles or potential excuses.

As motivation, she reminds participants that Jesus himself was fit enough to carry his cross up the hill where he was ultimately crucified. Had he not been healthy, theres no way he could have done it, Dr. Walker said.

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We believe everyone who wants to make themselves look better, and feel better, should have the opportunity for it, said Karin Stoldt, a registered nurse, former Air Force medic, and treatment coordinator at the spa. Jarrod divides his time between medical device sales and administrative, marketing and finance duties.

The Refinery MedSpa is a licensed health care clinic through AHCA, the Agency for Health Care Administration, and has Michael L. Grainger MD as medical director for oversight. Jarrod Stoldt said the couple decided to seek this accreditation so the MedSpa could offer an extremely wide range of medical aesthetic and wellness treatments using FDA-approved equipment and consumables.

The Refinery Medspa is now offering an individualized 15-week weight loss program with maintenance options that will provide a mentor to help clients reach their goals. The Refinery Medspa will also be partnering with local gyms to enroll these clients into exercise programs that encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyle changes.

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When in-person senior programs were canceled in March, the Aging Well Initiative shifted their information services to local newspapers and social media along with launching the COVID-19 community monitoring dashboard a one-stop-shop for accessing the countys current case count and reporting symptoms. People can track how COVID-19 is spreading locally with the latest information by town, age group, and onset date of symptoms. This innovation has been replicated across the nation.

When the town of Vail heard older residents were feeling out of the loop, they partnered with the Aging Well Initiative to create an informational postcard (pictured below) specifically tailored to older adults needs and questions. It describes food access programs such as help with grocery shoppingand provides contact information for resources in the region.

The Aging Well Initiative also created a Transition Trail Mapto help everyone understand the countys gradual approach to reopening during three phases of restrictions.

To address food insecurity, the number of meals available for older residents has doubled. Hot meals served twice a week at the senior center are now available for pick-up or home delivery along with two weekly frozen entrees prepared by a local caterer. In addition, they partnered with school districts to extend the grab-and-go lunch programs for students families to anyone in the county age 60 or older.

Other services have also been modified. A senior transportation bus continues to run on a limited basis to using social distancing measures. The popular exercise classes, which drew as many as 50 participants at a time, now happen via Google Hangouts.

We received a flood of offers from community members interested in helping older adults during this time, Richtman says. They deliver groceries, pick up medications, bring mail back from the post office, and do other errands. Local publications have gladly circulated important information for older residents, and the on-line exercise classes have been well-attended.

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A sweet Riesling is best paired with a smoked sausage or spicy Thai curry, but Caitie Aiton prefers to keep hers bottled and served with a set of bicep curls.

"It's a different kind of workout," the 27-year-old receptionist, who lives in northern California, told Business Insider. "I wouldn't say you can't get the results you want at home, you just have to work a little bit harder."

Before the coronavirus pandemic spread through the U.S., Aiton had her workout down to a science. She'd hit her local gym, Fit Republic, three days a week to lift weights and run on the treadmill. Two days a week, she'd tune into at-home HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workouts streamed on a popular YouTube channel called Blogilates. But as self-isolation measures remain in place in many states, Aiton and her fellow fitness enthusiasts across the country have been forced to make working out at home work even if it means using wine bottles as weight substitutes.

Enter: fitness influencers.

As individuals around the world seek gym alternatives and stress relief, they've turned to YouTube channels, online workout programs, and Instagram videos to stay fit. Established fitness influencers like Cassey Ho and emerging fitness stars like Taylor Dilk alike have picked up the part of the day that people would ordinarily be spending in the gym.

Business Insider spoke to six fitness influencers around the world to see how the shift in demand has been affecting them. Whether the core of their business is focused on YouTube, Instagram, or paid memberships, they all described a boom in demand.

Some of the best-known fitness influencers today got their start on YouTube nearly a decade ago.

For Aiton, the transition to YouTube workouts has been a smooth one thanks to Cassey Ho, the fitness instructor behind Blogilates. Aiton has temporarily bid farewell to Fit Republic and suspended the $123 she'd previously doled out to the gym every year. Now, she tunes into Ho's videos five times a week. The HIIT workouts, Aiton said, "work everything and make you work up a sweat like crazy."

The channel's free Pilates and bootcamp sculpting videos have garnered it a cult following of 5 million users. Aiton's not a newcomer she's been a part-time Blogilates user for seven years, but Ho's summer slim down series and HIIT workouts have become the full-time antidote to her gym withdrawals.

And Aiton isn't the only who has been using Blogilates as a much-needed outlet during quarantine. Ho told Business Insider she's seen "a huge surge" of activity across all of Blogilates' social media platforms, particularly on YouTube.

Before Ho, a certified group fitness instructor and Pilates mat and Reformer teacher, became a worldwide fitness favorite, she was a hit with her students in the Bay Area, where she designed and taught POP Pilates classes that fused classical Pilates moves with pop music. When she moved across the country to Boston in 2009, she uploaded a farewell workout video to YouTube for her class.

Cassey Ho of Blogilates takes viewers through a stretch class. YouTube/Blogilates

Fast forward ten years and that single workout video has become Blogilates, a channel that now boasts 714 videos that run about five to 30 minutes in length. She and her bright aesthetic star in all of them. Whether she's leading a waist whittler routine or a total body stretch, Ho is often clad in cotton-candy pastels with a matching Pilates mat.

On March 11, the day the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic, daily video views on Blogilates' YouTube channel hovered around 250,000, according to analytics viewed by Business Insider. Over the following six weeks, daily video views doubled. They now steadily stand in the 500,000 to 750,000 daily video view range.

A screenshot of Blogilates' internal YouTube analytics over the past 90 days, which Business Insider reviewed, also shows a steady jump in the rate at which the channel has been acquiring subscribers during the pandemic. From late January to early March, daily subscribers never exceeded 3,000 per day. From late March to the end of April, they never dropped below 3,000 new subscribers a day. At its peak, the channel acquired 8,000 subscribers in a single day.

Kelli and Daniel Segars of Fitness Blender. Courtesy of Fitness Blender

Like Ho, Kelli and Daniel Segars founded Fitness Blender, their 6-million-plus subscriber YouTube channel, more than a decade ago. The married couple launched the channel as a side project for extra income in 2008 during the Great Recession. It has since turned into an 886-video platform featuring workouts that range from five to 90 minutes typically around 30 minutes in which one Segar or the other leads viewers through a variety of exercises.

And, also like Ho, they've seen an upswing in activity on the platform during the pandemic. On March 11, they received nearly 1,200 new YouTube subscribers, according to analytics the couple provided to Business Insider. Less than a week later, on March 16, the daily number of new subscribers jumped up to 2,400.

In the week after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, their daily video views more than doubled from 287,163 to 613,482. And the views didn't just hit a new high they maintained that high. Throughout April, daily video views have fluctuated around the 750,000 to 950,000 view range.

While one-off videos are surging in popularity, their more regimented counterparts multi-week workout programs and training guides are also seeing a spike.

Consider Adriene Mishler, whose Yoga with Adriene channel has become one of the runaway stars of home workouts during the pandemic thanks to her friendly demeanor and slow-paced style. The decade-old YouTube channel, which lays claim to the single most-Googled workout of 2015, has seen engagement soar during the pandemic.

The channel currently boasts over 7 million subscribers. Pre-pandemic, it typically acquired new subscribers at an average rate of 3,000 subscribers a day, her cofounder and business partner Chris Sharpe told Business Insider. Today, it's seeing an average of 20,000 new subscribers a day.

In the first months of 2020, the channel was typically drawing around 500,000 daily viewers, according to YouTube analytics Business Insider reviewed. In mid-March, viewership climbed up to 1 million daily viewers. Throughout April, the channel drew a relatively steady and whopping 1.5 million daily viewers.

Yoga with Adriene saw over 1 million daily users on YouTube. Yoga with Adriene/YouTube

Even so, Sharpe and Mishler don't factor YouTube which they can't control and where revenue comes mainly from ads into their business plan or financial forecast. Instead, Sharpe said, the core of their business is the $9.99-a-month membership program, Find What Feels Good. Along with premium courses and exclusive weekly content, it features their entire yoga library and none of YouTube's ads.

Longer-term workout programs are also available on personal training apps.

One of the most well-known personal training apps is the SWEAT App, which costs $19.99 a month or $119.94 a year. The app has 150 weeks' worth of content across a variety of workout styles, including interval training, yoga, cardio, and powerlifting.

The programs are geared towards women and curated by five trainers, the most famous of which is Kayla Itsines, who founded the app with Pearce. They have attracted an online fitness community exceeding 50 million, according to its website.

Tobi Pearce, CEO of the platform, told Business Insider that many of the app's followers are hungry for at-home and equipment-free programming. Delivering those programs has the made the transition to home workouts relatively seamless for users.

Prior to the pandemic, Hannah Brewton, a 27-year-old choir teacher, was working her way through Kelsey Wells' beginner PWR program, which alternates cardio and strength workouts with a focus on gym machines. When the pandemic hit, she just switched to Wells' at-home program. The biggest difference is that nowadays, she's using her piano bench for step-ups and decline push-ups.

A post shared by KELSEY WELLS (@kelseywells)Apr 25, 2020 at 5:51pm PDT

When quarantine began, fitness Instagrammer Emily Ricketts made a personal commitment: She would use the time indoors to challenge herself. Specifically, she told Business Insider, she would nail the art of the handstand and would build her way up to doing more push-ups. She took to her Instagram Stories to share those goals, and, as she tells it, her direct messages were "flooded with home workout requests."

The London-based personal trainer said that before the pandemic, she typically filmed three to four strength workouts a week at the gym and shared them on her Instagram page, which has 190,000 followers.

Her output hasn't changed during the pandemic, but she's shifted to filming at-home workouts that are accessible to everyone. That includes encouraging viewers to "use things like bags of sugar or water bottles in place of weights if they don't have any."

A post shared by EM | Home Workouts (@emrickettz)May 7, 2020 at 11:00am PDT

Taylor Chamberlain Dilk, a fitness influencer who posts workout videos on her Instagram two to three times a week, told Business Insider she's also received feedback from her 779,000 followers requesting at-home workouts. Prior to quarantine, she typically posted bodyweight workouts in the gym. She would also occasionally share at-home every minute on the minute (EMOM) workouts, in which one begins a different exercise repetition at the top of every minute.

EMOM workouts are now the focus of her Instagram channel. She thinks people are drawn to them because they can be completed at home in less than 45 minutes.

"They're quick, efficient, and accessible, and can still drastically change metabolisms and bodies without having to go to a gym or spend hours in the weight room," she said.

If the increased activity on Dilk's and Ricketts' Instagrams says anything, it's that people are tuning into videos as alternatives to cardio machines and the weight room.

Both Kelli of Fitness Blender and Pearce of the SWEAT app have noticed similar trends. Kelli said that on YouTube, the biggest viewership jump has been on no-equipment workout videos, specifically for strength training and HIIT. Pearce said the app has seen a spike in users of Kayla Itsines' Bikini Body Guide program, which consist of 28-minute HIIT workouts, and Kelsey Wells' PWR program, which focuses on resistance training.

A post shared by Taylor Chamberlain Dilk (@taychayy)Apr 16, 2020 at 8:26am PDT

For others, fitness influencers have become a source of anxiety relief and a way to stretch their limbs after working from home all day.

Lauren Friedman, a 28-year-old publicist quarantining in Florida, never used to consider herself a yogi. When the pandemic struck, her only workout equipment consisted of an exercise mat and so, she told Business Insider, she turned to yoga. She first heard of Yoga with Adriene through a friend, and was drawn toward the videos because they target specific parts of the body and can typically be completed in under 30 minutes a win, Friedman says, for her short attention span.

Her workout routine was "pretty sparse" before the pandemic, consisting of a cycling class or two on the weekend and trying to go to the gym during the week even though, as she put it, "I have to admit, that rarely happened."

Nowadays, she's working out more than she used to, but her focus is less on intense cardio and more on rejuvenation.

"Yoga with Adriene is my girl," she said.

All the influencers Business Insider spoke to remained mum on the topic of how their increased views translate to money and refused to provide exact income figures. But as far as keeping businesses afloat during the pandemic goes, they have all found themselves better equipped for the times than both gyms and other influencers have.

Many of them haven't had to make significant changes to their content strategy. The YouTubers have been tapped into home fitness from the beginning and have built up years of content. The Instagrammers are filming similar workouts to their pre-pandemic repertoire, albeit in new locations.

Some of them are removing the cost barriers associated with their workouts or running specials to entice new members. The SWEAT app partnered with the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund to offer one month free for new members. Dilk cut prices on her at-home EMOM workout program from $24.99 to $19.99. Kelli and Daniel of Fitness Blender put several of their four-week programs on sale at $4.50, down from $14.99.

A post shared by KAYLA ITSINES (@kayla_itsines)May 11, 2020 at 2:37pm PDT

Several influencers told Business Insider their videos aren't just helping viewers find alternatives to their gym routines. As they see it, their home workout routines also function as a coping mechanism for viewers. In Daniel's words, workout videos "provide a sense of normalcy for people."

"My goal right now is to remind people more than ever that exercise and movement is vital for mental health," Ricketts said.

Science backs them up. Research has found that those who stay active tend to be happier. And more recent research suggests that exercise may protect against acute respiratory distress syndrome, a top cause of death among COVID-19 patients.

However, there are certain benefits of going to the gym that home workout videos, despite the best efforts of the influencers who have been cranking out content, just can't replace.

Brewton, the choir teacher, said that even though the at-home SWEAT app program is changing her muscle definition, it just doesn't motivate her as much as the gym does.

"I really miss the gym," she said. "I get a lot of energy and I push myself more when I'm around other people who are working out, and I miss being able to challenge myself with heavier weights."

For the most part, though, the fitness influencers' efforts to keep people active seem to be working.

"I'm not sure why it took the end of the world to get me into fitness, but I am loving it," Friedman, the Florida publicist, said. "It gives me something to look forward to, which I never thought I'd say about working out."

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Oklahoma strength coach Bennie Wylie says the most important trait for a person in his position is adaptability.

If you cant adapt and you cant change with the scenarios that youre faced with, then youre dead in this profession, Wylie said. I think every coach has had to do that at some point, be able to adapt. You cant worry about when this is going be over. Lets just train today. Lets work our butt off today. Do your best today.

Wylie is getting a great chance to flex those muscles during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which for now has college athletic programs shut down with no clear end in sight. Last week, Sooners coach Lincoln Riley called the idea of bringing players back to campuses on June 1 one of the most ridiculous things Ive ever heard.

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