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Vanessa Packer got out of her boutique fitness studios just in time.

Packer founded modelFit, a workout designed and branded to do just what it sounds like, in 2014, when boutique fitness was on an upswing. For $40 per class at modelFits Soho studio, New Yorkers could strive for long, lean limbs like Karlie Kloss, Chrissy Teigen, or Taylor Swift, all noted modelFit acolytes. By 2016the same year two of SoulCycles founders cashed out for about $90 million a piecemodelFit was opening a second studio in Los Angeles. But in November of last year, Packer, sensing a shift in the fitness economy, let the leases on modelFits studios expire.

Meanwhile, 7,000 miles away in central Wuhan, China, a seafood vendor went to the hospital with worsening symptoms from what he initially thought to be a cold. It turned out to be one of the first known cases of the contagious, mysterious illness we now know as Covid-19.

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Community Download is a weekly discussion-focused articles series published (usually) every Monday in which we pose a single, core question to you all, our readers, in the spirit of fostering discussion and debate. For todays Community Download, we want to knowif you think VR exercise could be the future of home fitness workouts?

Now that we live in an age of social isolation and stay-at-home orders from governments around the world, finding novel ways to stay active and fit is more important than ever. Gyms are often closed nowadays and working out at home like normal with videos or over web conferences doesnt do it for lots of people.

Thats where VR can come into play. Not only is it great to stay connected with others, but there are some truly great VR exercise apps out there too. With the likes of Beat Saber serving as a major catalyst for thousands of VR users around the world, as well as apps such as BoxVR and Supernatural that focus specifically on helping you exercise and stay fit, theres never been a better time to get fit at home.

But is this really what the future looks like for at-home fitness? Will VR exercise be ubiquitous enough that gyms, trainers, and users will start to use it as often as a Peloton, Bowflex, eliptical machine, treadmill, or other common exercise equipment? Could a VR headset replace at-home gyms in the future?

Let us know what you think of the prospect down in the comments below and recommend any tips you have for working out in VR!

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Washington, D.C., April 27, 2020 While America has screeched to a halt and is more sedentary than ever during the time of COVID-19, PHIT America is working on a long-term plan to get 50 Million kids healthy, active and engaged as future consumers for the sports & fitness industry.

PHIT America recently launched an online petition PetitionForHealthyKids.org will ensure every child gets at minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity at least three times a week in school. The goal is to secure One Million American Signatures in order to raise awareness, which will lead to legislation.

When we talk to Americans, very few are aware that almost 50% of schools have eliminated physical education programs. And, many dont have recess. In fact, they are shocked to hear this, said PHIT America Founder, Jim Baugh. Nearly every American will see the value of physical activity programs in schools and sign this petition. No matter what, we need to educate America on the inactivity issue that we face.

PHIT America will utilize the One Million American Signatures on this petition in multiple ways as part of its 50 Million Healthy Kids plan. To start, it will send the results to school officials and eventually members of Congress. When the long-term plan is rolled out, we are looking to pursue legislation, that mandates every child gets a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity at school 3 times a week, said Baugh.

PHIT America is determined the sports and fitness industry will see the value in signing this petition and circulate it to all of its contacts. How can anyone argue against this? said Baugh. School physical activity programs are a huge influence on whether a kid is activeoutside of school. Engaging our youth in physical fitness now ensures future consumers for the sports & fitness industry.

You can help by signing the PHIT petition, then share the link PetitionForHealthyKids.org . Use #PetitionForHealthyKids on social media platforms.

About PHIT America: PHIT America is a non-profit focused on overcoming the ramifications of a sedentary lifestyle by funding physical activity programs, which will get Americans, especially children, more physically active, fit and healthy. According to Sports Marketing Surveys, only seven percent of U.S. children meet the CDC physical activity standards. Donations to PHIT America subsidize the AMPED program, a before-school physical activity program, which inspires children to walk and run before school. For underprivileged youth who want to play competitive sports, but lack financial assistance, The PASS program supports their entry fee to local recreational sports programs or provides the registration fees for their schools sports team. These programs are necessary, because physical education classes have been cut or reduced in many schools. According to SHAPE America, 48 percent of all U.S. schools dont have physical education classes. For more information on PHIT America, please visit: phitamerica.org

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April 27, 2020 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, Calif. - Aaptiv, the leading provider of premium digital health and wellness content, and Xponential Fitness, a curator of boutique fitness brands across fitness & wellness verticals, today announced a partnership by which subscribers of Xponential Fitness GO subscription, their digital fitness platform, can access Aaptivs audio-guided and structured workouts. Aaptiv workouts will be available in each of Xponential studios apps.

Aaptivs world class content across nearly a dozen wellness categories, including sleep, meditation and at-home cardio will help supplement Xponentials extensive studio offerings, which include workouts from Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, Row House, StretchLab, YogaSix, AKT and STRIDE.

Xponentials mission is to provide a comprehensive, inspiring experience for both our studio members and GO subscribers. Our GO product also compliments over 1500 brick and mortar studios around the globe that create access for our members online. By partnering with Aaptiv, the leading provider of wellness content, we are further strengthening that offering, said Anthony Geisler, CEO of Xponential Fitness.

Aaptiv Enterprise is about strengthening our clients relationship with their members. By adding Aaptivs cardio and recovery classes to studio workouts, Xponential is providing their members with an incomparable experience. And because Aaptivs content doesnt require equipment, our solution allows for taking classes at home, on your schedule, said Ethan Agarwal, CEO and Founder of Aaptiv.

Aaptivs partnership with Xponential is another success within Aaptiv Enterprise, which allows companies to license the products, content, and data expertise that Aaptiv has developed over the last four years.

Founded in 2017 by Anthony Geisler, Xponential Fitness has built and curated a diversified platform of eight disruptive boutique fitness brands spanning across fitness and wellness verticals - including Pilates, indoor cycling, stretch, rowing, dance, running and yoga. Currently, Xponential Fitness's portfolio of brands includes Club Pilates, the nation's largest Pilates brand; CycleBar, the nation's largest indoor cycling brand; StretchLab, a concept offering one-on-one assisted stretching services and group stretch services; Row House, a high-energy, low-impact indoor rowing workout; AKT, a dance-based cardio workout combining toning, interval and circuit training developed by Celebrity Trainer Anna Kaiser; YogaSix, a modern boutique yoga brand; Pure Barre, a total body workout that uses the ballet barre to perform small isometric movements; and most recently, Stride, a treadmill-based cardio and strength training concept. Visit http://www.xponential.com to learn more.

Aaptiv Inc. is a digital health company that provides world-class content and products to help members achieve their goals. Aaptivs members have access to several thousand audio based classes across a dozen categories, including running, strength training, yoga, and sleep. Aaptivs classes have been taken over 30 million times since the companys launch four years ago. Aaptiv has raised $60m from leading investors like Amazon, Disney, and Insight Venture Partners. For more information, visit aaptiv.com, or download our iOS app.

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During the coronavirus pandemic, there is a good chance your daily gym schedule may have dwindled to a couple of walks to the fridge and a bit of fresh air at lunchtime.

But while we are all spending extra time at home, why not utilise this time to put down the remote and test your fitness with a daily challenge?

With the right attitude, lockdown can double up as your own personal fitness boot camp, helping you set new PBs and keep on track for when you are able to take on the next big outdoor challenge.

Be it cardio, strength training, weightlifting, yoga or meditation, whatever form of exercise you are into, there is a physical feat for every kind of fitness fan.

1. 30-day squat challenge

If your goal is to tone up your glutes, a month-long squat challenge is one of the best ways to build muscle and blast fat from the area plus, it is a killer calorie burn.

Set aside 10 minutes a day to see how many squats you can get through, and slowly increase your reps as the days go on. The beauty of squats is that you can do them anytime, whether you are waiting for the kettle to boil or bored during TV ad breaks. Just make sure to build in a couple of rest days so your lower body can recover.

2. 30-day split challenge

Ever watched a yoga video on YouTube and wished you were able to glide into the front splits with the same easy gracefulness? Now is your time to learn the ultimate party trick while you can.

The 30-day split challenge involves deeply stretching your hip flexors and hamstrings every morning, so you can gradually decrease the space between you inner thighs and floor.

There are lots of different 30-day stretching tutorial videos online to choose from, based on your flexibility level, plus you can find progress diaries from other users to help keep you motivated.

3. Couch to 5K

If you are totally new to fitness and want to set yourself a goal, Couch to 5K is a great place to start. The app (free to download) is designed to get you off the settee and running a breezy 5km within just nine weeks, by building a schedule of three runs per week with a rest day in between. It also has motivational virtual coaches to keep you moving, plus a handy countdown timer so you can keep an eye on how long you have been out of the house.

4. 30 days of yoga

Yoga is one of those practices that requires loads of patience, and the only way to get better at it is to be consistent.

Yoga With Adrienes 30 Days Of Yoga Challenge (yogawithadriene.com) is a series of daily YouTube videos that will help you work on your strength, flexibility and breath, gradually improving your practice over the month. All you will need is a yoga mat and between 15-30 minutes per day to practise.

5. Pull-up challenge

Being able to comfortably execute a pull-up is often seen as the ultimate barometer in fitness. After all, it is one of the toughest upper body moves going, testing your physical and mental endurance.

But forget the #See10Do10 push-up challenge that is currently doing the rounds on social media; the 10 pull-up challenge is a far more savage version that promises to take you several steps further than everyone else. Prepare to be transformed from a shaky novice to a pull-up master in a matter of months, sculpting your arms, back and shoulders in the process.

6. Plank challenge

The plank challenge is as simple as it sounds: hold this excruciatingly difficult pose for a portion of time every day. Each day of the challenge, you will gradually increase the amount of time that you hold a plank.

Start with just 20 seconds, and at the end of the 30 days the goal is to hold one for up to five minutes at a time.

7. The seven-minute workout challenge

The seven-minute workout is a body weight routine that was designed by exercise scientists from the American College of Sport Medicine. The researchers found that just seven minutes of high-intensity circuit training is the most efficient way to burn fat and stay fit and healthy in daily life.

There are countless seven-minute workout apps available, but they all centre around the same basic rule: you perform 12 exercises for 30 seconds each, with 10 seconds of rest in between, totalling seven minutes.

8. Body weight challenge

The 500 Bodyweight Challenge was started by Greg Brookes (gbpersonaltraining.com), a personal trainer who wanted to devise a series of 10 body weight exercises that you can do anywhere without any equipment.

The 10 moves include push-ups, fast and slow mountain climbers, cossacks, burpees, forward lunges and squat thrusts, and the idea is that you do 50 repetitions of each one (totalling 500 reps altogether). The current record time for the entire workout is a cool 11 minutes and 31 seconds, for those who fancy taking on the reigning champ.

9. Six-week handstand challenge

Inversions can seem incredibly intimidating at first, but with a bit of practise under a soft surface, there is no reason why you cannot master this impressive skill. The trick is to build up to it over a few weeks.

There are lots of different variations of the handstand challenge online, like the 12-Minute Athlete (12minuteathlete.com), which introduces different exercises you can do to help you build up to the ultimate goal of doing a freestanding handstand.

10. Deadlift challenge

If you are lucky enough to have a home gym, now is a great time to work on your deadlifts.

The deadlift challenge is not about hitting lots of reps, but improving the weight that you are able to lift. You should increase the weight by no more than 10% at a time to your routine to ensure your body stays challenged, and remember to only add weight if you are feeling ready for it. Weightlifting is a gradual process and if you are feeling tired or sore, upping your load could leave you especially vulnerable to injury.

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Life on the inside: 10 fitness challenges to come out of lockdown stronger - expressandstar.com

Quarantine has proved that I am, if nothing else, incredibly dumb.

Before that declaration of idiocy spurs you to find something else to read, take a moment to hear me out. Usually, we at Men's Health advise that you only listen to the brightest, most knowledgeable experts and emulate what they do for the best possible results. But you can also learn by seeing someone do something really stupid, then endeavoring to do the exact opposite yourself. This story is an example of the second scenario.

Since I've been sequestered indoors, I've used my dog for workouts, cut my own hair (although that's not out of the ordinary for me, I don't usually shave it all off), did a handstand challenge wearing a weighted vest, and pierced my own ear using stuff I had lying around my apartment. These were all slightly silly or potentially risky actions I took to stave off the tedium of being stuck inside, without the normal mechanisms or ability go anywhere but the next room to relieve stress. While I'm reminded every day that even taking a walk outside on the Brooklyn streets could potentially expose me to a deadly virus, my apartment has become a safe haven where I feel like harm cannot befall me, even while a national emergency rages just outside the door in the hot zone of the pandemic.

That's all to reiterate that I'm a dumb man, and instead of appreciating this sensation of safety and staying as cautious as possible both indoors and outside, I continued to push the envelope until I smashed through the proverbial seal, putting myself and my household at even greater risk. All it took for me to do that was one moment of carelessness with a resistance band.

Exercise has been my main form of stress release during the quarantine, and I've taken MH's advice and adjusted my routines to adapt from the gym to the gear I have at my disposal at home. I have some adjustable dumbbells and kettlebells, but I've been doing most of my training with resistance bands. The other day, I wanted to add face pulls to my upper body split, which meant that I needed an anchor point. Rather than looping the band around a door frame, or just using the door itself, I took a calculated risk and looped the band to an old metal coat hook I had hanging on my door. I had done the move on the rig beforeand last time I did, my partner warned me that the hook was going to break. I naturally ignored her, feeling like nothing bad could possibly happen inside my apartment. This was my safe base, after all.

I pulled the band back, and as soon as it reached the full extent of its tension, the hook broke and the band snapped back, flinging the hook directly into my face. I felt like I had taken a punch directly on the chin and fell back onto my couch, spitting out blood.

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Once my mind settled, I was able to determine that I was supremely lucky. My teeth were all intact, and the hook had blessedly missed my eyes. But there was a lot of blood, and I could feel the cuts in my mouth. I felt like I had a hole in the skin just below my lower lip, which I confirmed by squirting water directly from my mouth through the hole when I rinsed it out.

I had to leave my apartment to rush to an urgent care facility for stitches. I had become the dreaded #WorkoutFailbut worse, I felt like I had failed the most important directive New Yorkers had been given in the midst of the crisis: to stay home from emergency facilities avoid overtaxing the healthcare system.

Remember that just because you're inside, you're not immune to anything going wrong.

Thankfully, it was already late evening, and the urgent care office was empty. The provider laughed before she stitched me up, after I sheepishly told her how I was injured. She said that she had watched a compilation of home workout fails on TikTok just before her shift, and told her mother that accidents like the ones on the screenaccidents like minewere the reason she needed to keep going to work.

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I escaped the incident with two stitches in my chin and a massively wounded ego, so in the grand scale of current events, I'm very lucky. I'm still nervous that I had to go to urgent care in the middle of the pandemic, but that's a worry I'll have to manage along with everything else.

But I know that I'm far from the only person trying to adjust their workout plan to new circumstances. Men's Health has shared a ton of options for people to train at home using the equipment on hand, but my accident reminds me that we need to also share some guidelines you should follow to stay safe while you're staying fit. More than anything else, remember that just because you're inside, you're not immune to something going wrongwhether you slip up on form or have an equipment malfunction, you should be just as careful as you'd be anywhere else.

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You don't want to find out that your kitchen island can't hold your weight in the middle of a set of dips.

Not all doorways are meant for pullup bars. Make sure yours is up to the task before setting up a rig. Don't just screw equipment into drywall, eithermake sure you find studs before putting anything on your walls.

We've shown you how to do inverted rows or pullups with two chairs and a broom or shovel. Make sure those chairs are on solid ground before you get yourself underneath to start pulling.

This should be obvious, but you might feel confident pushing your limits to get to your workout. Don't. This advice goes for form tooif you have to change up the way you usually do an exercise to work with the equipment you have on hand, that's a sign you need to find a new piece of gear.

Want to hop on the #handstandchallenge, but you don't have the basics down just yet? Maybe you shouldn't go upside down for the first time next to your kitchen table. Make sure you know what you're getting into by checking out a how-to guide, then find enough space (away from your most fragile furniture) and get to it.

Make sure that a run outside isn't risky for youor anyone else around. Follow these tips to run the right way.

If nothing else, my dumb mistake should teach you this one.

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Dear Rachel,

I really want to lose fat and particularly from my stomach, but I don't have access to a gym or any fitness equipment. How should I be working out to lose fat from home? My goal is to get a six-pack, or at least some ab definition. What are the best exercises I should be doing?

Crunched Out

Dear Crunched,

Ah, abs. Such elusive little creatures, aren't they?

In the eyes of many, a rippling six-pack is the epitome of fitness, but truly this isn't the case. In fact, many people you may admire for their ab definition have had to go to extremely unhealthy lengths to get there.

That said, your desire to lose fat from your stomach is one shared by many.

In what may or may not be good news to you, however, endless crunches are unlikely to get you any closer to your goal.

It's a common misconception that doing lots of core exercises like sit-ups, crunches, and planks will lead to abs, but that isn't really the case.

Yes, the abs are a muscle that can be developed, like any other in the body, but you won't be able to see them if they're under a layer of fat.

You won't lose more fat from your stomach by doing ab workouts, much like doing endless lunges won't see you losing fat from your thighs in particular. You can't target fat loss. Sorry.

Nutrition coach and personal trainer Graeme Tomlinson aka the Fitness Chef told Insider that spot-reducing fat from the stomach is "simply impossible."

Sadly, it's the area likely to be the last to lose fat.

"Your body tends to store more fat in the abdomen region," Tomlinson said. "Therefore, whilst fat reduces from other areas of your body and the abdomen, it simply takes longer for it to reduce in the abdomen as more fat resides there."

Instead of annihilating yourself with crunches every day, it's better to focus on full-body movements like squats or push-ups, which require you to engage the core while working the whole body.

If you feel like you're not able to get a good workout in without a gym or any fitness equipment, don't stress. The reality is that formal exercise time actually accounts for very little of your overall calorie burn.

"Losing fat is the same equation during lockdown as it was before lockdown you simply need a calorie deficit," said Tomlinson.

Last night I posted about the validity of relaxing compositional focus during difficult times. But as much as ones mental health may benefit from this relaxation, anothers may be nurtured by progression of their compositional goals. We are all different. Thus, I made this post tonight. Over the last few weeks, and for a significant number of weeks ahead, we exist in new conditions. Every part of our lives has changed. Conditions we are all trying to adapting to. Our health and fitness goals are subject to new conditions too. There is no access to gyms - a place where many manage their energy expenditure. There is no pre-lockdown dietary routine - where one manages their energy intake. Thus, we can be forgiven for succumbing to the notion that elimination of these environments automatically means the curtailment of our progress. But as my graphics show, this notion does not have to be the eventuality for those who want to progress. Because by adapting, we can still manage our compositional goals. Note that these numbers will be unique to you. In most cases, we still have conscious dietary choice. Unless instructed otherwise, we can still walk for an hour or so each day. We can still move around our houses. We can still plan exercise at home. And we can replicate our unplanned energy expenditure (NEAT) by being more active at new times of the day. These two parallel examples are not a tale of success or failure, instead they represent opportunities and temporary postponements. Either option is valid. We are in the midst of something truly significant. A unique time in our lives which affects every facet of it. But the beauty of these seemingly insignificant adaptations is their relationship to the simple science of energy balance. Contrary to industry attitudes, progress can still be made without gruelling home workouts where body parts unnecessarily suffer. The information is here. Do whatever you want with it. - - #burncalories #calorieburn #workout #homeworkout #neat #diettips #nutritioncoach #burnfat #fatlosstips #fatlosscoach #homeexercises #burnfat #burningfat #caloriedeficit #mentalhealthmatters

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"Whilst you perhaps previously associated burning fat with the gym or working out, the reality is that a workout accounts for approximately 5% of your total daily energy expenditure.

"We must remember that 70% of the calories we burn each day come at rest, 15% through unplanned exercise (known as NEAT), 10% from digesting food, and 5% from planned exercise.

"If you don't have equipment and have to stay at home, controlling the calories you consume and increasing NEAT offers an easy way to burn more fat."

NEAT stands for non-exercise energy thermogenesis. Examples include cleaning, walking up stairs, and gardening. I myself am partial to having a bit of a boogie while cooking and would thoroughly recommend it.

As Tomlinson said, losing fat simply comes down to taking in less energy than you're expending.

"To lose fat, we need to establish a negative energy balance burning more calories than we consume and whilst exercise is a great overall contributor to our daily calorie burn, it's actually the nutrition and non-strenuous activities you should be focusing more on," said Courtney Pruce, a personal trainer running Instagram live workouts every Monday, Thursday, and Sunday mornings.

As well as upping your NEAT, Pruce advises eating in a gentle calorie deficit (there are lots of online calculators to help you, such as Tomlinson's or Jordan Syatt's) and seeing how you get on.

"Start by creating a moderate calorie deficit through both daily activity and food intake, and see how your body responds," she said.

Pruce. Courtney Pruce

After a few weeks, you can adjust if needs be. If you're not seeing any progress, try adding five minutes to your daily walk or slightly dropping your calories.

It's important to bear in mind that scale weight isn't the best way to measure progress as the number will be affected by all sorts of factors like eating a large salty meal, doing an intense training session, when you last went to the bathroom, and where a woman is in her menstrual cycle.

Instead of living and dying by the scale, take measurements and photos to assess your progress.

"There is no great elixir exercise to shed belly fat. A calorie deficit is the only exercise required," Tomlinson said. "Ensuring you enjoy what you eat, and can sustain the deficit and mode of energy expenditure, you have a greater chance of consistently losing fat over time."

So that means don't do anything drastic as you'll never be able to sustain it.

People talk about "weight loss," but what they really mean is "fat loss."

Body recomposition is the aim, which means losing fat and holding on to (or even building) muscle, thus reducing your body-fat percentage.

As someone who has previously done this rather successfully if I do say so myself I know there are three main components in this.

First, ensuring your energy deficit is only small.

Second, keeping your protein intake high (which is also satiating, so it's helpful in a calorie deficit). Ideally, you want to aim for between 0.8 and 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight.

Third, you need to do resistance training.

You may be thinking it's impossible without a gym or any fitness equipment, but that is not the case, as trainers Luke Worthington and Emily Ricketts previously explained to me.

"You don't need access to a gym or any home kit to get a great workout in," Pruce said. "There is plenty you can be doing with your bodyweight alone. Remember that any workout is better than no workout."

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"There is a big misconception surrounding training for fat loss that we need to be doing all cardio and crazy long HIIT sessions, but that's not the case.

"When dieting, our body will naturally try to give up muscle mass before fat mass, so we have to ensure we are still regularly resistance training (body weight or with additional load) to ensure we promote fat loss over muscle loss."

Good news for anyone forcing themselves to go on runs that they hate.

When it comes to abs, it's important to remember that genetics play a role. Some people are naturally predisposed to have leaner limbs but more insulation around their middle, whereas others might carry more fat on their thighs and hips but be able to maintain defined abs with little effort.

You can't change your genetic make-up, so instead of beating yourself up for not having a chiseled six-pack, try to learn to love your body as it is.

Over the past few years, I've embraced that I'm never going to have an hourglass figure and have gradually learned to love my broad shoulders and more athletic physique. It takes time, but you'll be much happier if you stop wishing for someone else's body.

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Focus on all the wonderful things your body can do, and that should help you learn to love how it looks too.

That said, there's nothing wrong with wanting to lose some fat if it would make you healthier and happier, provided the desire isn't coming from a position of hate.

"You just have to be patient, stick to your calorie and activity targets and remain consistent," Pruce said. Don't rush the process and be kind to yourself.

Wishing you well,Rachel

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Xiaomi today announced the newest version of its MIUI Android skin at the Mi 10 Youth Edition launch event in China. MIUI 12 comes with a cleaner user-interface design and a bunch of new features aimed at enhancing the user experience. While the MIUI 12 beta program begins in China today, the stable rollout will commence by the end of June.

The most significant change that MIUI 12 brings to the table is the new UI design that looks much cleaner than before. Xiaomi has also incorporated several visual elements to make it easier for users to view system information such as battery usage. You also get new animations, Dark Mode 2.0 with wallpaper dimming, and live wallpapers that are inspired by the landscapes of Mars and Earth.

In addition to the visual changes, MIUI 12 comes with a new Android 10-like gesture navigation system, fitness and sleep tracking features, AI calling for users with hearing disabilities, and enhanced privacy features.

Xiaomi says the stable MIUI 12 update for eligible Mi and Redmi phones will begin rolling out by the end of June. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10, Mi 10 Youth Edition, Mi 9 Pro, Redmi K30, Redmi K30 Pro, Redmi K20, and Redmi K20 Pro will be among the first phones to get the update in China. However, no specific timeline has been confirmed yet for the global release.

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