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On March 20, Boomerang Therapy Works closed its downtown Vancouver location for in-person appointments and switched to telehealth visits, citing safety concerns due to COVID-19.

But not long after that virtual shift happened, some patients began to see their health deteriorate. Boomerang co-owner JJ Flentke said it was particularly challenging for those with Parkinsons disease or those recovering from strokes.

Boomerang offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, group exercise and guided exercise programs for baby boomers, seniors and people with neuromuscular disorders.

Thats why Boomerang decided to reopen in May, with plenty of precautions and new rules in place.

We had to open back up. Our patients were declining rapidly, Flentke said. You could see people falling apart.

As much as virtual appointments can help provide a stopgap, Flentke said the challenges of providing care through technology were at times overwhelming to staff and patients. Initially, there were some problems getting insurance companies to OK telehealth, and the confusion just caused more troubles.

The stress was terrible, Flentke said. Our people werent doing well, and we werent able to help them right away.

Now that Boomerang is back open, Flentke said, patients and staff are wearing masks during appointments, sanitizing equipment, screening for symptoms and limiting the amount of staff and patients in the building at one time.

Some patients are still using telehealth, which is running smoother now, while others have needed and wanted to return to in-person visits.

Nancy Warren, 71, has been going to Boomerang for two years, after she was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. Warren, a Vancouver resident, likes the camaraderie at Boomerang and said its a fun and encouraging place to receive care.

Warrens balance has improved since she joined Boomerang, and Warren has not seen regressions in her health. She was worried about that happening when in-person visits temporarily stopped. Warren is pleased with the safety precautions now in place.

Its the one thing that prevents my Parkinsons from progressing, Warren said of physical therapy.

Scott Hougan, a 58-year-old Ridgefield resident, is recovering from a stroke he had last year. Hougan first went to Boomerang not long before they had to close because of the pandemic. He said he normally got excited to visit his therapist, and was disappointed when in-person visits ended.

The stroke damaged the left side of his body, and hes learning to walk again. Hougan, who mainly uses a wheelchair now,wants to regain some of his independence.

Recently hes been able to take a few steps.

Its a small start, but it feels like a big start to me, Hougan said.

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Bollywood celebrities have always loved the lengthening, strengthening benefits of Pilates. Just ask Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone, who swear by the practice. Padukone, who has tried every kind of workout regimenfrom strength training to runningalways comes back to pilates, considering it a must-have in her routine. "I wake up feeling disfigured and swollen, and that doesn't go away until Ive had my workout," she shared in an interview with Vogue India.

Deepika enjoys working out and I am always telling her that she has the perfect Pilates body. She executes each exercise with perfect form whether it's the most basic one or a really challenging exercise, shared Padukone's trainer, Yasmin Karachiwala. We try and do a different machine and different workout each time whether it is Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Core Align, MOTR, Bodhi or Mat. Deepika's favourite machine is the reformer."

While Padukone's workouts might include equipment, pilates can be done just as efficiently at home. The low impact exercise helps improve flexibility, balance and core strength. In fact, adding it to your workout will improve your stamina too, making your strength training and cardio workout that much better. If you're looking to add the practice into your at-home exercise regimen, here are the best ways to do it safely and effectively.

If you're looking for an instructor that takes a more mindful approach to exercise, this is perfect for you. There is a focus on breathing and being in the moment, but the workout leaves you windedwith tired musclesby the end.

These cardio-{ilates workouts will leave you drenched in sweat by the end. The muscle-quaking workouts are fast-paced, and Cassey includes challenges and exercise programs that will convince you to start following a workout schedule.

There's a workout on this channel for every way you're feelingwhether you want something high-energy, or are just looking to stretch and wind down. She provides modifications for those with injuries, so you can practice at whatever level you choose.

If you want to better your form, Physique57 (which also has a studio in Mumbai), offer quick IGTV workouts that focus on specific exercises and the correct way to do them. They also have live classes that are ideal if you want hands-on virtual guidance.

If live videos are more your speed, you can follow step by step instructions on these biweekly workouts. The music and moves are always different, so it's difficult to get bored once you tune in.

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) Per Governor Henry McMasters order, gyms are allowed to reopen on May 18.

For weeks, close-knit spaces like restaurants and gyms were closed to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Sanitizing equipment after each use and wearing gloves and masks while working out will be required for most gyms.

According to a recent study, when masks are damp with moisture, like sweat, it reduces its effectiveness. Even with careful guidelines many are concerned that opening gyms amid the pandemic is premature.

James Cole, Physical Therapist and Clinical Director of OrthoSC suggests people consider existing health conditions before taking a risk.

We know our health the best, Cole explained. Those people that are making this choice need to know they need to put their wellness first. Maybe because they have some other conditions and chronic health conditions. We have to be the greatest provider of our health.

Cole says people with comorbidities like diabetes, lung and heart disease need exercise to help lower its severity.

However, those pre-existing conditions cause a greater risk of complications if infected with COVID-19.

Cole hopes there will be an increase in gym memberships for those needing to reconnect to health and wellness.

To be back linked to wellness theyve been cooped up. Thats not good for anything, Cole explained. So Im very excited that people are getting back to their exercise programs and seek better health.

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While idea came up to free men for active duty, the women served an important role in World War II

WILMINGTON History often remembers war as a mans duty to his country.

The heroics of men from all corners of the United States are rightfully preserved in newsreels, history books and oral recollections of the wars that have defined this country, showing the sacrifice made by ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

What too often gets lost in the thick of history, however, are the contributions of women to the war effort, be it as nurses, textile workers and architects of stability at home when the world is thrown into chaos.

But in World War II, some of the American women who answered the call to service did so from a unique vantage point thousands of feet above the Cape Fear region.

Even before Americas entrance into the global war in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love, both of the Army Air Force, were fighting for a womans place in the war effort.

They believed women could handle the pressure of the situation and serve the military in non-combat flying and ferrying missions at home. Although radical at the time, the experimental idea was pitched to the government as a means of freeing up men normally in those roles to be placed into active duty at a time when the country was facing a deficiency of available soldiers.

Their two disparate programs Loves Womens Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and Cochrans Womens Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) were merged by the Army Air Force in 1943 to form the Womens Airforce Service Pilots program, or WASPs as they would become known.

The women would train for 27 weeks at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, undergoing a boot camp not unlike their male counterparts although far much less publicized. They marched, they trained, they studied and then they trained some more.

Walt Disney even created a bubbly, wide-eyed mascot for them named Miss Fifinella.

Eventually, they would graduate with the ability to fly just about any military aircraft.

At the same time in 1943, the Cape Fear region was several years deep in doing its part to assist in the war effort.

Liberty warships were being built on the banks of the Cape Fear River under the direction of the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Camp Davis in Holly Ridge had been established as a major training ground for men who would eventually see action overseas.

Even Fort Fisher, the then-abandoned Civil War fort at the southern tip of New Hanover County, was co-opted and transitioned into a sprawling satellite location for Camp Davis, where men would conduct their live firing training away from populated areas.

This is where the stories of the WASPs and Wilmington would collide. WASPs would be stationed at several bases in the South, but when the first class of female pilots arrived at Davis in the summer of 1943, they flew in without much notice.

Camp Davis was chosen because it was close enough to Washington, D.C., said John Moseley, an interpreter and educator at the Fort Fisher State Historic Site, who has studied the WASPs presence in Southeastern North Carolina.

When the women showed up, no one told the men at Davis in advance, so the commander said they wouldnt be allowed to do anything and it caused problems right from the start.

But before long, Cochran, who was placed in charge of the WASPs, managed to ease the tension and the women were soon flying jalopy dauntless dive bombers all across eastern North Carolina.

They werent the first women to be part of the war effort in the region.

Members of the Women Ordinance Workers (WOWs) were stationed locally to work on the 40mm guns, while the Womens Army Corps (WACs) placed members at Davis and Fisher manning telephone stations, doing secretary work and publishing orders.

But the WASPs were a different kind of presence for the base.

The function of the program was to, essentially, allow women to do mens non-combat duties so they could be sent off to the frontlines faster, where they were needed. But most men werent thrilled about being shipped off to the line of fire.

The womens proficiency in the skies also bruised their egos.

The women came along to take their jobs and the men were sent to combat duty on the frontlines, which they didnt want, Moseley said. There was hostility, mainly because they became better at the jobs than the men had been.

But the women forged ahead. For the WASPs stationed at Camp Davis, their primary mission was to ferry newly built planes from factories across the country to military bases.

But locally, they also engaged in tow target training exercises that required them to take to the skies with a canvas target strung out behind them for their male counterparts to do some target practice.

This was a very dangerous job, Moseley said. Yes, the targets they were carrying were 300 yards behind their plane. But most of these men had never fired a weapon this large before. Many of the women came back to Camp Davis airfield with holes in the tailend of the aircrafts.

The exercises would also lead to casualties. Thirty-eight women would lose their lives while serving in the two-year program.

Locally, the most notable loss was Mabel Rawlinson, a 26-year-old pilot who died when her plane crashed after a nighttime exercise at Camp Davis in August 1943.

The army wouldnt pay for her body to be shipped back to her family, so its said her fellow WASPs chipped in to pay for her final flight home.

That failure to recognize the WASPs as functioning members of the military would become the biggest caveat and downfall of the program.

Despite their dutiful service in a time of war, these women were never members of the military. They were classified as civilians through the entirety of the program.

Its sad because these women proved they could do this job, Moseley said. They proved they could fly under any conditions and with the best of the men.

It wasnt until former President Jimmy Carter signed a law in 1977 that women who served as civilian pilots during WWII were given veteran status. In 2009, former President Barack Obama took it a step further, awarding WASPs the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest honors in the U.S. military.

In October 1944, the army notified Cochran and the women the program would be disbanded that December, despite the 18th class of WASPs just weeks from graduating. The reasoning was simple, at least in the governments eyes more men were finishing their tours overseas and they were back home and capable of filling the roles the WASPs were more than capable of handling.

The program would graduate 1,074 women in total during the duration of the war. In addition to their duties in the sky, some of the women would go through instructor school and eventually begin teaching men how to fly.

The ultimate legacy of the program is that these women knew exactly what they were getting into and they did it anyway, Moseley said. Their patriotism was stronger than the danger to their lives.

After the war, Camp Davis was shuttered and some of the WASPs stuck with the military, but because they lacked active duty status, they were grounded. Many of them would find work in other industries, but their trailblazing bravery to step up when their country needed them most has not been lost.

Every single female pilot in the U.S. military is connected to these women pilots through their lineage, Moseley said. This program was the creation of women pilots in the military in 1942 and 1943.

At Fort Fisher, where the women would sometimes use the airstrip that cut through the Civil War forts, staff hope to honor the WASPs legacy with an exhibit in the forthcoming $23 million visitors center expansion.

Although it took time for them to get their due, its almost as if Cochran knew the work would be forgotten, when she gave a mournful but hopeful speech at the final graduation of the WASPs in December 1944.

She said she was filled with mixed emotions of happiness, pride and sorrow. But she was proud of what the program would mean for the future.

Im very happy weve trained a thousand women to train the army way, she said. I think it is going to mean more to aviation than anyone realizes.

Reporter Hunter Ingram can be reached at 910-343-2327 or Hunter.Ingram@StarNewsOnline.com.

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Who doesn't want to think they have super powers? Great stretch as well when you picture trying to touch the opposing walls with your fingers and toes.

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The Push-up is an oldie but goodie. You can modify intensity by changing hand placement.

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Dont let the name scare you this is great for toning those troubling upper body areas.

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A great starting option if you struggle with the correct form using a full Push-Up.

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Slow and controlled movement very important wonderful calf stretch.

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Most people dont know how to perform a proper sit-up/crunch that is until now. Core Power!

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A great progression from a regular Push-Up but remember to keep proper form.

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This is harder than it looks! Your back and abs will love you.

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Great way to add in hips work without the need for any equipment other than your own body weight.

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Advanced crunch that targets the entire core region. If you feel pain in your back STOP.

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This is my good morning, time to wake up exercise great way to get ready for a busy day.

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A bit of heart rate work while working on total body movement.

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If I could only do one leg exercise for the rest of my life, a lunge would be my choice.

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Start with the regular lunge and work up to this advanced exercise hitting some core areas.

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Often missed, this Gluteus workout is the MAXIMUS.

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Real people do yoga and this is a great entry exercise to the power of slow and controlled movements.

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Ive always had problems finding a good hip exercise do this before any push-up exercises so you can stabilize your body before fatigue.

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Advanced in terms of needing to include some movement into what becomes a static pose.

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A common mistake is raising the leg too high in this exercise. Small but effective movement.

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Even smaller movement than Abduction but equally important.

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Advanced exercise that brings together a combination of core exercises. If you feel joint pain, STOP.

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Dont forget to breathe on this exercise exhale on the exertion.

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I do this one while brushing my teeth in the morning some call it crazy, I call it multi-tasking.

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My shins are my weak points, thus finding a great exercise like this to improve that area is important.

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May not look like an abdominal exercise, but you will feel the burn after a set of these.

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Dr. Thomas Cureton, a renowned exercise scientist and researcher, once noted: The human body is the only machine that breaks down when not used. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, remaining fit and active has become a major challenge for many. Gyms are closed nationwide. Sports and most leisure activities are also banned, especially if more than one individual is involved. Even professional athletes find themselves sitting it out on the sidelines.

Exercise has countless health benefits, but they do not last long if you stop exercising. In a matter of weeks, you can lose many of the benefits that you worked so hard to obtain. Cardiovascular conditioning, muscle strength, and flexibility all start to decline when you stop moving and hit the couch. This happens more rapidly in middle-aged and older individuals. So how can you maintain or improve your fitness level during this challenging time?

We live in a time when large segments of the population are either very active and fit, or they are sedentary. So how, during this pandemic, can fit people stay fit? And how can sedentary people get more active?

If you are fit and active, you must find creative ways to remain so. It may involve trying new things. For cardiovascular fitness, activities like running, cycling, and taking brisk walks are fine, as long as you maintain social distancing. Home strength workouts can be done with calisthenics, free weights, and exercise bands to maintain muscular strength. A stability ball can be used to improve core strength and endurance. Stretching can be done easily and should be done daily. Taking up yoga will enhance flexibility and also help with stress management. Many gyms and personal trainers are offering virtual workouts, and there are ample online exercise programs and fitness books that provide valuable guidance and routines.

If you have been sedentary, this downtime may be a great opportunity to get more active and improve your health. According to the Surgeon Generals Report on Physical Activity and Health, being sedentary is as dangerous as smoking a pack of cigarettes per day. So get off the couch, take a walk, do some yard work or gardening. If you have medical issues, always check with your physician to see if you can safely start to exercise.

For both groupsactive and sedentarythere are things you can do to lessen the risk of orthopaedic or musculoskeletal issues with exercise. With any new activity, start slowly and follow the 10% rule. That is, do not increase the intensity or duration of the activity more than 10% per week. This includes the distance you walk or the amount of weight you lift. Always warm up and stretch before activity. Wear appropriate footwear and use proper protective equipment when applicable. Stay well hydrated.

As COVID-related restrictions are lifted, follow CDC guidelines on resuming your favorite activity or sport. The American Council on Exercise (ACE) offers excellent information on staying active during the pandemic. Also, organizations like the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) offer more sport-specific guidelines in terms of returning to play during COVID-19.

One thing is for certain, during normal times or a pandemic, being sedentary is not an option. Find ways to safely keep moving and avoid the body break-down that Dr. Cureton warned about.

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As we weather the impact of COVID-19, many of us find ourselves in unchartered territory. This is especially true for heart disease patients whose cardiac rehabilitation has been suspended or those who expected to begin a structured, supervised program and are now left to wait.

But for how long?

With cardiac rehab centers across the country suspending their on-site programs indefinitely, at-home rehab has become the next best thing. And its critical for heart patients who could be at higher risk for severe complications should they contract the virus.

So how do you stay motivated without the encouragement and guidance of a structured program?

Its not easy, says exercise physiologist Kari Meyers, who sees patients in the Michigan Medicine Cardiac Rehabilitation program. But thats no reason to be inactive during the stay-at-home order. Patients with heart disease whether a heart attack, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease or any other cardiovascular condition need to be active in order to continue their recovery, she says.

These days, Meyers and her co-workers stay in contact with their patients on a regular basis via telehealth phone calls as part of a Home-Based Cardiac Rehab program.

We maintain contact with our patients to guide them and to answer any questions or concerns they may have. But ultimately, she says, patients have to take on the responsibility of sticking to an exercise program.

For most heart patients, moderate at-home cardiac rehab is recommended, Meyers says. She advises her patients to pepper your exercise throughout the day. For example, begin with a morning walk, do strength training midday and yoga at night. Its not necessary to do a full hour of exercise at one time; instead try for 15 to 20 minutes of movement three or four times a day.

Any combination of movement is beneficial, Meyers says, but she stresses the need for aerobic exercise to get your heart rate up, strength training to keep your muscles strong and yoga to promote core strength and balance.

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Heart patients often lose postural form during their recovery if cardiac rehab isnt part of their routine, she says. Aerobic exercise is necessary not only to strengthen the heart muscle, but also to strengthen the rest of the bodys muscles, which are important for balance and overall endurance. These are the things that can help keep you from being readmitted to the hospital due to falls or other complications.

Since guidelines say its safe to be outside (with or without a mask or scarf), Meyers suggests walking, but advises patients to go no farther than five minutes from their home and always carry a cell phone unless accompanied by a household member (while adhering to social distancing rules).

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Even if you walk back and forth on your driveway, its good to get outside for Vitamin D from the sun and fresh air for your lungs, she says. On days when you cant get outside, Meyers recommends the American Heart Associations START! Walking at Home video.

Beyond walking, there are plenty of other creative ways to get your body moving, says Meyers, who emphasizes warming up and cooling down before and after you exercise.

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Here are some of the tips she gives her patients:

If your home has stairs, climb up and down for 30 seconds at first, gradually increasing the time to one minute as you become more conditioned.

Any type of cleaning whether vacuuming, washing the windows or scrubbing floors can be equivalent to power walking as long as you keep it up for 30 minutes. The key is to keep moving, says Meyers.

While many of us are binge watching programs without commercial breaks, its important to stand up every so often to get the blood flowing, says Meyers. She recommends marching in place for even bigger benefits.

YouTube exercise videos are readily available and run the gamut from moderate level workouts and strength training to yoga, meditation and more. Meyers recommends Chair Yoga for Heart Health and 7 minutes of Magic to get you moving.

Hone your balancing skills by standing on one foot or walking a straight line. Be sure to do this in an uncluttered area in case of a fall and use a wall or chair for support, Meyers says.

Find fun ways of being active: Dance, tend to your yardwork, play catch outside with a family member. These can be therapeutic, but can also increase your heart rate and work your muscles.

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Meyers looks forward to the day when she can once again work with her cardiac rehab patients face to face. Until then, she wants them to take ownership of their health and recovery. She believes this new twist on cardiac rehab is encouraging patients to be self-motivated.

They realize that being physically active is an important part of taking care of themselves.

Not surprisingly, patients tell her they cant wait to come back to the Michigan Medicine program. They miss the camaraderie and support of a structured, supervised program with people they know, Meyers says. In the meantime, many of them tell me theyre staying in touch with their fellow cardiac rehab patients through FaceTime calls, texting and emails.

For questions about your exercise program, contact the Michigan Medicine Home-Based Cardiac Rehab team at (734) 998-9590.

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Here are some virtual fitness classes and exercise videos to keep kids active when they are stuck in the house due to coronavirus quarantine.

The coronavirus crisis is keeping us inside, closing gyms across the country, and keeping us from our guilty pleasure boutique fitness classes (spin, anyone?). The extended time spent indoors due to social distancing can make it easy for kids to turn to screen time for their go-to activity. However, it is extremely important that kids get moderate physical activity each day, so here are some gyms offering virtualfitness classes and exercise videos for kids that will keep kids active during social distancing and give you an opportunity to workout with your kids.

FreeAll ages"Born to Move" 20 or 40-minute virtual fitness classes incorporate dance, martial arts, and yoga into fun fitness moves and games to get kids up and moving while stuck inside.

Free to stream on VimeoMembership with full access $99-$160/yearSelect Beachbody Kids exercise videos are available to stream for free on the BeachbodyVimeo page. Celebrity trainers Tony Horton, Shaun T, and Leandro Carvalho teach dances for kids, flexibility exercises for kids, and strength training for kids. For access to all of Beachbody Kids, you can create a membership on the Beachbody website.

Offered now through April 20$20/classMondays and Wednesdays, 3:15pm, co-ed ages 6-8Mondays, 4:30pm, boys ages 11-13Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30pm, co-ed ages 9-11Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30pm, co-ed ages 12-15This virtual kids fitness program just launched through Zoom and isa way to get kids active and connected to other youth while staying home. These exercise videos are 45-minutes, with 10-15 minutes of socializing and 30-35 minutes of body weight exercises, physical challenges, and Tabata circuits.

Beginning March 30@Home Virtual Class and Unlimited Live Streaming Content $40/monthAges 2-12 (streams are age-specific)The digital soccer curriculum is developed to keep kids practicing soccer while sports leagues and clinics are canceled. Kids will also socialize with coaches, classmates, and teammates. Coaches will work directly with players via screen sharing to offer one-on-one attention and players can ask questions and get individual instruction for improvement. Coaches will also assign activity sheets to keep kids practicing and thinking about soccer outside of classes.

$27/month or $199/year (includes all programming)Ages 3+The at-home fitness platform just launched 14 kids exercise videos and will be adding to the category weekly. Workouts are strength or dance-based.

30-day free trial, then $14.99/monthAges 4-12These 10-20 minute exercise videos reach high-energy, bodyweight workouts that you and your kids can do together. Classes are broken down into age groups.

The Sworkit app offers free exercise videos and other content for kids that doesn't require a membership. The app guides kids through strength, agility, flexibility, and balancing routines like crab walking, squatting, and side planking.

This at-home yoga app is offering all health and fitness programs(Down Dog for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout) for free to all students and teachers (K-12 and college) through July 1. All programs are offered to everyone else for free through May 1.

Tuesdays at 4:15pm$20/ classAges 9-12Fhitting Room, an NYC HIIT and Strength fitness studio, just launched an interactive workout platform that offerslive kids exercise videoson Tuesdays. Classes will utilize bodyweight exercises and agility drills to help kids improve conditioning, endurance, and strength. Classes accommodate up to 24 participants. In addition, Fhitting Room will be offering private/ private group classes for virtual birthday parties.

Youtube is a great resource for all kinds of free fitness content andtons of kids exercise videos. Search for family-friendly workouts on Youtube like this Family Fun Cardio Workout on PopSugar Fitness, Baby Shark Zumba with Radha Thakkar,Minions ZUMBA KIDS on Zumba with Dovydas, or Joe Wicks' (The Body Coach) Virtual P.E. Classes.

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ASHTABULA RHI Magnesita recently presented the ACMC Foundation with a $6,000 donation for its COVID-19 Fund. The hfund was created last month to care for the needs of caregivers and patients.

The donation was presented by RHI Magnesita HSEQ Technician Greg Simmons.

We are proud to present this donation from our community project funds to support ACMC during the current COVID-19 pandemic," he said. "We know this money will be used to improve the health of our community during this difficult time.

Simmons said RHI Magnesitas Community Project funds traditionally go toward promoting education, environmental needs, or youth development; however, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, corporate officials placed a priority on coronavirus relief effort.

ACMC Healthcare System President and CEO Michael Habowski thanked RHI Magnesita for their focus on local healthcare and COVID-19 relief.

"Our response to COVID-19 is constantly changing as we work to keep patients and caregivers as safe as possible," he said. "This donation will help ensure we have the continued resources to meet our local needs.

Simmons said healthcare is an important component for industrial companies like RHI Magnesita.

Our Health and Wellness Committee meets monthly to focus on health-related topics to discuss with employees. We recently had a smoking cessation program with 10 employees and 2 spouses now smoke-free. We have organized biometric health screenings for employees, provided flu shots, and support other healthy diet and exercise programs, he said.

ACMC Foundation Executive Director Tammy Netkowicz said ACMCs COVID Relief Fund is set up to be adaptable and flexible in order to meet COVID-19 needs as they arise.

Things are happening fast and needs are changing quickly," she said. "We want to be able to support ACMC and address the unique needs of caregivers and patients just as quickly. Donations like this from RHI Magnesita help us do that."

RHI Magnesita is the worlds leading global supplier of refractory products, systems and solutions that are indispensable for industrial high-temperature processes exceeding 1,200-degrees C in a wide range of industries, including steel, cement, non-ferrous metals and glass.

The company is comprised of a total of14,000 employees in 35 main production sites and more than 70 sales offices around the world. North American plants include facilities in Ashtabula, Pennsylvania and Missouri with dozens of facilities around the world.

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The Insurer Is Taking Several Steps to Support Health Plan Members and Communities

Boca Raton, FL Florida Blue, the states leading health insurer, today announced additional actions being taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support:

Current Florida Blue Individual ACA members can register for the Better You Strides wellness program by logging in to their Florida Blue accounts and clicking on Better You Strides link. New members to the wellness program, including all commercial Fully Insured Employer Group health plans and eligible members with non-ACA Individual coverage, will soon be able to access the program through their Florida Blue online accounts.

These efforts are expected to provide an estimated $100 million in health care cost relief to members of Florida Blues Individual, Fully Insured Employer Group and Medicare Advantage health plans.

Members have felt significant wellness and financial impacts as a result of this pandemic, said Pat Geraghty, president and CEO of Florida Blue. It is crucial that members continue to have access to much-needed health care, while we strive to lessen the financial burden for our members.

In addition, Florida Blue is implementing additional plan and policy changes to help its members stay healthy and cope financially during COVID-19.

Extended COVID-19 Coverage:

Increased Access to Virtual Health Care Services:

All Floridians and Florida Blue members can visit floridablue.com/COVID19 for the latest information on coronavirus. Florida Blue members with specific coverage questions can call the phone number on the back of their member ID card or 1-800-352-2583. Medicare members can call 1-800-926-6565 or visit floridablue.com/Medicare/COVID19.

Florida Blue continues its partnership with New Directions Behavioral Health to offer a bilingual helpline to assist all Floridians with the stress they may feel during the COVID-19 health crisis. The toll-free helpline connects individuals with specially trained behavioral health counselors who can assist anyone experiencing feelings of stress, anxiety, trauma and grief due to the health crisis. Any Floridian, whether they have Florida Blue insurance or not, can call the 24-hour helpline at 833-848-1762.

About Florida Blue

Florida Blue, Floridas Blue Cross and Blue Shield company, has been providing health insurance to residents of Florida for more than 75 years. Driven by its mission of helping people and communities achieve better health, the company serves more than 5 million health care members across the state. In total, Florida Blue and its affiliated companies serve 27 million people in 35 states. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., it is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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Florida Blue Provides $100 Million in Health Care Cost Relief to Members of its Individual, Fully Insured Employer Group and Medicare Advantage Plans...

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