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SAN DIEGO, April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --OxyStrap International Inc., (https://oxystrap.com/), a San Diego, CA-based health innovation company, which manufactures fitness trackers, announced today that it has shifted its manufacturing focus to produce effective N95 equivalent protective face masks, which are hand-washable and non-disposable, to help in the effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus.

The company's masks will be distributed to health care workers, law enforcement, food handlers, and the general public. Protective face masks must be properly manufactured with an effective microbiological organism barrier and also properly used to be effective against the spread of infection. Simple quick-guide instructions for proper usage will be included with the company's masks.

Manufactured in the U.S., the OxyStrap protective face mask is a premier quality product, which is carefully hand-made with an effective microbiological barrier material. It's comfortable to wear and easy to use. Since all the material components are hand-washable, the OxyStrap mask can be used repeatedly without deterioration of its effectiveness or appearance. OxyStrap recommends that the masks be hand washed daily during periods of usage to not only clean but also remove and destroy microbiological organisms from the mask.

"We are currently producing and distributing at our cost, non-disposable/hand-washable protective masks, which are equivalent to N95 masks. We are committed to ramping up production as quickly as possible to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus and safely reopen U.S. businesses and the economy which is being devastated at this time," said Dr. Ron Gertsch, M.D., vice president of OxyStrap International.

"A combination of practicing not only good hygiene, handwashing, and social distancing but also making available and properly using effective N95 equivalent protective masks when in close proximity to others will help tremendously to stop the spread of infection. Effective protective masks must be made available to all U.S. workers and also the general public as quickly as possible. This will be the quickest way to enable people to safely get back to work and open up our shutdown economy. The missing link is a plentiful supply of protective masks that have the following features: an effective microbiological barrier, inexpensive, non-disposable and safely reusable, hand-washable, comfortable to wear and easy to use. The protective masks that we are currently manufacturing at OxyStrap have those features. Simple cloth masks typically made out of cotton material do not provide an effective microbiological barrier. Our current mission is to quickly ramp up our production capability to make these masks plentifully available to all U.S. workers and the general public. We encourage other U.S. companies, large or small, who have the capability, to do likewise so that a plentiful supply of these masks can be made available as quickly as possible. This isn't the first infectious disease crisis that we have experienced, nor will it be the last."

ABOUT OXYSTRAP INTERNATIONAL

Dr. Ron Gertsch, M.D., a physician and Bariatric surgeon, is launching the OxyStrap fitness tracker to help consumers improve their health and save lives. OxyStrap International's goal is for consumers to achieve good health and a more active lifestyle while enjoying enhanced safety through accurate tracking of body vital signs with customizable alerts. The San Diego, CA-based company welcomes joining the effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus by manufacturing and distributing effective protective masks to not only health care workers, law enforcement, and food handlers, but all U.S. workers and the general public. For more information, please visit https://oxystrap.com/or e-mail the OxyStrap team at info@oxystrap.com.

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While youre on lockdown you might find your health and fitness suffers, with limited access to the outdoors and a cupboard full of snacks taking its toll on the waistline. Theres a solution though, in the form of fitness trackers.

Now that exercise time is a valuable commodity in most countries, its more important than ever to make the most of it, and a fitness tracker or health-focused smartwatch can do this. They can help you track your exercise and overall activity levels, both when youre outdoors and stuck inside, and keep you thinking about your fitness without breaking the bank.

To help you understand why exercise wearables are so useful right now, well talk you through five ways they can help you right now, and give examples of some of the best to look at too.

Fitbit Charge 3 (Image credit: Future)

If workout time is brief, its worth finding ways to make the most of it, and fitness trackers can help you track how much exercise you do. This can help you see how far you went, as well as see how many calories you burnt and how many steps you did along the way.

Most fitness trackers have different modes for running, walking, cycling, and usually plenty of others too, so no matter what outdoor activity youre doing, fitness trackers could be really useful to keep on top of your fitness.

In addition, in countries with mandated limits to exercise time, a fitness tracker with a timer (as they nearly all have) can help you make sure youre not out too long, or dont walk too far.

Currently the Fitbit Charge 3 tops our list of the best fitness trackers; check out the best prices in your region for the device below:

Honor Magic Watch 2 (Image credit: Future)

Exercise bands and fitness-centric smartwatches dont just track your workouts, but can provide feedback, activity logs and advice to help you actively improve the way you get fit, and thats going to be doubly useful if youre working your way up from locked-down couch potato.

Some wearables can break down your workout, telling you if you pushed too hard, went too far, slacked off a little, or kept the right pace throughout. Others can give you detailed feedback like cadence, pace and altitude, and can let you track these metrics over time to help measure your progress and assess your performance on different routes (hill sessions are great for your fitness, but cant be compared like-for-like with a long, slow weekend run).

Especially useful are fitness trackers with body battery, sleep and rest trackers, which can tell if youre well rested, and help you plan your workouts to avoid over-training. This can be especially useful if youre trapped indoors a lot, because you can often push yourself too hard if freedom is only a brief treat.

One of the best wearables for helping you build your fitness is the Honor Magic Watch 2, and you can see its prices in your region below:

Fitbit Versa 2 (Image credit: Future)

Exercising alone can be a challenge if youre used to working out with a club, but wearables can help. While youll use your phone for communication and connectivity more than an fitness tracker, some bands and watches can give you a sense of exercising together with community features.

For example, Fitbit devices are well known for their accompanying app, which lets you see the weekly or daily steps, and other stats, from your friends and family, letting you compete in some friendly rivalry to see who can walk or run further.

The ability to see how far your loved ones have walked is an okay stand-in for actually going on walks with them, and a sense of competition is great motivation to make the most of the scant free time you can get to exercise.

You can also link the Fitbit app to Strava one of the best apps around for keeping you connected to your regular workout buddies. You can join virtual clubs for running, walking, cycling, aerobics and more; leave kudos and comments for your friends; share photos from your daily activities and avoid the loneliness of exercising solo.

If you want a great Fitbit thatll keep you connected to people, with some decent features too, perhaps check out the Fitbit Versa 2. The best prices for it in your region can be found below:

Garmin Vivosmart 4 (Image credit: Future)

Your fitness tracker isnt just going to assist you when youre out and about exercising, but they can also be a huge help when youre indoors.

As well as all the features they have like telling the time, passing on notifications and counting all those steps between your bedroom, the kitchen and the bathroom, many have indoor exercise modes.

So if youve got a treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine or cross trainer, for example, fitness trackers will let you record your exercise on the machine including heart rate and fat burnt, more accurately than the machine will.

Even if youre simply performing bodyweight exercises like press-ups and sit-ups, or makeshift weight training with the side of your bed or bags of sugar, a fitness tracker will let you know how well you did.

One of the most versatile fitness trackers available now is the Garmin Vivosmart 4, which is designed for more amateur exercisers than Garmins more premium smartwatches. Check out its prices in your region below:

Fitbit Inspire HR (Image credit: Future)

One of the best perks of a fitness tracker (as opposed to a smartwatch with exercise monitoring functions) is that most of them are pretty affordable in fact, the majority only cost double-digit sums.

You wont be out of pocket, then, if you want an exercise band that can track your steps and workouts, as well as sometimes your sleep too. Some even have smartwatch features like notification handling, all for a really low sum.

So if youre looking to save money right now, that doesnt mean you cant get tech to help your fitness. Weve even got a round-up of the best cheap fitness trackers so you can easily get your exercise companion.

At the top of that list right now is the Fitbit Inspire HR, and you can check out the best prices for that in your region below:

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It turns out that home fitness is rather more challenging than many of us bargained for when lockdown started. This is partly down to the lack of equipment many of us have in our homes: if you dont have a huge pile of weight plates and a power cage, you cant very easily squat 120kg!

But it also comes down to motivation and guidance. Theres no one to encourage you to do that one more rep when youre at home. No one to remind you to clench your butt cheeks!

Fortunately, that latter issue is something we can address (the lack of guidance, not the butt cheeks). This is where home fitness streaming services come in. These are services that provide you with on-demand content to help walk you through a range of workouts, ranging from yoga, to HIIT, to boxercise, to calisthenics.

Also read: Best home gym equipment: keep your gainz despite the coronavirus

In this post, were going to take a look at the very best home fitness streaming services, so that you can keep off the pounds and tone up your butt (Im not obsessed).

Below, youll find our list of the best home fitness apps and streaming services. This list should cover something for everyone: from yogis, to busy parents, to serious lifters and calisthenics athletes. Be sure to let us know your favorites in the comments below!

Fitt has a great interface and offers a wide range of classes for you to try out from home. The tagline tells you that you will be training with the best, which it aims to deliver on by relying on experienced coaches and trainers.

Another great feature is the heart rate monitor integration. This lets users track their effort during sessions, which is then used to monitor progress and even highlight PBs!

Basic membership is free, but there are premium options for those that want access to everything the app has to offer.

A lot of home fitness streaming services focus on toning up and burning calories. Thats fine, but its not right for everyone and theres considerably less out there for those serious about building muscle.

Bodybuilding.com offers a solution with its Bodyfit platform. This costs $12.99 for the Elite membership or $3.99 for the Plus membership. Either way, youll be gaining access to a wide variety of workouts and how-to videos (over 3,500), covering everything from running, to HIIT, to actual weightlifting and bodybuilding.

Theres an app too, of course. The only limitation is that there is some reading to do when it comes to creating the actual workout plans these arent generally provided in digestible follow-along video format.

GymCube provides over 700 home workouts, as well as regular live sessions. These workouts can also be filtered based on difficulty, muscle group, trainer, and much more. All those things make this a great resource for those looking for home fitness classes. Theres also a useful 7-day Kick Start program that determine goals and fitness levels upon starting.

That said, while 700 might sound like a lot of programs, thats only a few per category. The selection for dumbbell workouts is limited to just four for instance, and there arent tons for workouts for abs. Most of the best content also requires a membership, which isnt cheap.

Still, with nutritional information and more, this will prove a great resource for the right person.

The ThenX app comes from the creators of the Official ThenX YouTube channel. For those unfamiliar, this is a channel dedicated to calisthenics and bodyweight fitness. Its also fairly advanced in many cases, with tutorials for moves like the planche and handstand press.

Also read: Best home fitness tips, gear, and apps to keep you feeling your best

That said, there is plenty here for beginners too: including videos on beginner bodyweight training from home, HIIT fat-burning workouts, and more. A lot of this content can be accessed completely for free (especially since a lot of it simply links to YouTube) but youll need to pay for the more advanced lessons.

As is true of the channel as a whole, this app benefits from a fantastic presentation and video editing, which really helps to put you in the zone when training!

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The Nike+ Run Club app gives you access to over 50 guided runs. Many of these are guided by top trainers, such as Eloid Kipchoge. They work well with a treadmill, which means they can be used from home too. The best part? Its free!

Also read:Nike + running app launches for the Samsung Galaxy Gear S

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Booya fitness clearly has big ambition: acting as a go-between for fitness studios hoping to reach thousands of home users. Theres already a lot of variety here, ranging from HIIT sessions, to strength conditioning, to yoga.

The platform costs $9.99 per month, or $99.99 billed yearly. For that, youll get access to all studio classes but youll still need to pay extra for the more comprehensive workout plans.

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Yoga seems to be a great fit for home fitness apps, and there are plenty of platforms out there for those that want to get their stretch on. The problem is that in many cases, these dont have much to offer more experienced yogis.

OMstars aims to cater to that audience with more advanced classes, while still being welcoming to beginners. There are tons of videos available, along with live classes, and challenges. Theres also a 14-day free trial, so you can see if you like it before spending any cash.

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FitOn provides access to a bunch of group fitness classes, ranging from cardio and dance classes, to strength and mobility. As with many of the options on this list, youll be guided by a number of celebrity trainers, such as Katie Dunlop, and Jacquelyn Umof (no, I dont know who they are either), and you can also find nutrition and wellness advice. There are also social features here, which can provide that much-needed gym camaraderie usually absent from home fitness!

Also read:15 best fitness apps for Android

The good news is the app recently became free, so theres no reason not to give it a try!

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It bears mentioning that YouTube is probably the very best home fitness streaming app by just about every measure.

YouTube is filled to the brim with follow-along home workouts. Many fitness coaches like Joe Wix are now providing live sessions that you can tune in with, and all of that content can be accessed for free.

You already have access to everything you could possibly need

There are kettlebell routines, dumbbell routines, bodyweight programs, yoga classes, workouts for kids, guided meditations every aspect of fitness is covered. So while some people might benefit from the commitment and structure they get from an app or home fitness streaming service, the truth is that you already have access to everything you could possibly need!

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ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ClubReady, the leading provider of full-suite studio fitness and wellness club management software, and Cross River Bank, a leading innovator and provider of banking services for technology companies, today announced a new partnership to offer quick access to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to its fitness studio customers. This program offers a fully integrated online application, underwriting approval and funding process that is 100% electronically enabled, expediting the fund flow from the bank to the studio, improving the chance of getting approved before the funds are depleted.

The $94 billion fitness industry has taken a brutal hit in a matter of weeks. Across the United States, virtually all studios have been mandated to close their doors. While some studios are pivoting to live-streaming classes, the financial impact is still palpable.

"This has been a devastating period for so many businesses, especially those in the fitness industry,"says Darol Lain, ClubReady President. "We know this is a temporary setback, and we want to partner with our customers to provide them with every resource possible to weather this storm and reopen with the financial and emotional momentum needed to be successful."

Cross River Bank recognizes the importance of community service and providing financial resources to consumers in need, whether that be responsible access to credit, innovative financial solutions or financial literacy programming and support.

"Cross River was founded in the wake of the great recession with a singular focus on community service, and we continue to be deeply committed to supporting companies in times of need," said Gilles Gade, Founder, President, and CEO of Cross River.

The PPP loan application process can be cumbersome and overwhelming for many small business owners who don't have access to sophisticated legal and financial resources, said Randy Eckels, the CEO of ClubReady parent Clubessential Holdings. Eckels is also the owner of a Goddard School franchise and relates to what many of these ClubReady customers are experiencing.

"Having just completed the Paycheck Protection Program application process this past weekend for our small business, what impresses me about the Cross River online application is the robust user experience that guides the small business owner seamlessly through every step of the process,"said Eckels."Cross River has provided a very valuable tool for small business owners to accelerate the application, underwriting and fast funding of approved SBA PPP loans at a time when these critical funds can make the most difference."

Information about this program and partnership, including the link to the online application, FAQs, and additional SBA resources can be found here on the ClubReady Quickstart PPP Resource Center.

Cross River Bank

Cross River Bank is a fast-growing financial services organization that merges the established expertise and traditional services of a bank, with the forward-thinking offerings of a technology company. They combine a compliant and comprehensive suite of products into a unique banking-as-a-platform solution, encompassing lending, payments and risk management. Cross River partners with leading marketplace lenders and fintech companies, enabling them to focus on their own growth without hindering innovation. In December 2018, the company secured $100 million in a funding round led by KKR. This was on top of the $28 million VC funding round in 2016 from Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Ribbit Capital. Founded in 2008, Cross River is a New Jersey state-chartered FDIC insured bank. For more information, please visit Cross River's website at http://www.crossriver.comor on Twitter @crossriverbank.

ClubReady

ClubReady is the leading provider of full-suite studio fitness and wellness club management software and services. Founded in 2009, ClubReady has been committed to building the studio fitness business of the future. The ClubReady Fitness Management Platform provides clients a full membership management and engagement experience to attract, retain and better serve their members. ClubReady's Performance IQ enhances this platform with fitness tracking software that delivers high quality, real-time, individual and group fitness results leading to higher member engagement, retention, and loyalty. ClubReady's GYM HQ supports the mission by providing bundled club services, like customer service agents, payroll, accounting, and operations support.

Clubessential Holdings LLC

Clubessential Holdings is a Battery Ventures company, fulfilling their global mission of investing in and creating cutting-edge, category-defining businesses by providing a full suite of membership and club management Software as a Service solutions to private clubs, health & fitness clubs, military organizations, municipalities, and college athletic programs. Across four brands Clubessential, ClubReady, PrestoSports and Vermont Systems the company offers a variety of forward-thinking technology and services which help more than 8,000 customers attract, engage, and retain club and community members and fans for life. For more information, visit the following websites: Clubessential http://www.clubessential.com; ClubReady http://www.clubready.com; PrestoSports http://www.prestosports.com; Vermont Systems: http://www.vermontsystems.com.

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Fitness test battery designed to help players stay fit at home

KARACHI: Yasir Malik, Pakistan Cricket Teams Strength and Conditioning Coach, has said that a fitness test battery had been designed to help players stay fit while confined in their homes due to lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic.

We wanted to run at least six tests this year. We have conducted four. The dates for the fifth were March 23 and 24 but due to quarantine period we couldnt conduct it on time, Yasir said.

Theres uncertainty about when things would become normal again. Therefore, we have to bring such a battery, which can gauge fitness of players and also help them achieve fitness goals with limited resources like gym equipment, he said.

Malik said they have tried to formulate a new battery that is close to the previous battery and gives similar results. Our effort is to make sure that our players stay fit and ready for whenever the cricket action begins, he added.

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During this hectic period of confinement, as a way of not completely losing my mind, I thought Id lay out a workout plan that would get me moving every single day. Since I cant train like I usually do, I needed something to substitute my workouts because otherwise its just eating and no moving (and we all know how that pans out). After two weeks of running the same route, increasing the distance each time, I decided it was time to switch things up a little by trialling Chris Hemsworths fitness app, Centr, for both workouts and eating plans.

And yes, it is Centr as opposed to Centre.

The beginning

When you first open the app, users will be prompted to add in details about yourself and your goals including your height, weight, sex and whether youre looking to lose weight, tone yourself or gain muscle. All of this will determine your workouts and your suggested meals.

For any given day, users will be given an assortment of activities and meals for you to follow along with. Youll get ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner with snacks on the side. Youll also be given some workouts (sometimes multiple workouts) and even wellness and calming activities like meditation and tips on how to deal with anxiety.

This is how a day in the life of using Centr looks like:

Pre-breakfast meditation

Start your day with a relaxing and soothing meditation routine with this kid-friendly twist on the traditional Loving-Kindness meditation. This short 8-minute routine helps to increase compassion and connection, while reducing stress and negativity.

Breakfast

Chilli mushroom and eggs toast

Prep: 5 mins, cook: 5 mins

Serves: 1

Ingredients

Instructions

Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, reduce to a gentle simmer and add vinegar. Stir in a circular motion to create a vortex, and gently slide eggs into the water and cook for 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, pat dry.

Heat oil in a non-stick frypan. Add spinach, garlic, mushrooms, chilli flakes, parsley, salt and pepper. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until tender.

Assemble mushrooms on toast and top with parmesan and eggs.

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ) 2671, Energy (cals) 638, Protein 37.2g, Fat 34.1g, Sat. Fat 10.7g, Carbs 42.6g, Sugar 1.9g, Fiber 8g

Post-breakfast workout

Boxing: Rock N Roll

This workout is an intense full-body workout with a warm-up, six rounds of work and a cool-down. The main exercises will be jump-roping and boxing.

Centr gives you guided videos for the workouts so that you can join along and follow all the right movements.

Lunch

For today, Ive been told to eat Leftovers. If you dont have any, the app gives you some tips on a complete DIY lunch including:

Workout #2

For this particular day, Ive been given a bonus workout called Do the Groundwork by Chris Hemsworth trainer for Thor, Da Rulk. This 10-minute full-body workout focuses on ground movement and definitely works your socks off.

In the app, users can switch between levels of difficulty and can choose to start with images or video.

Dinner

One-pan salmon tacos with braised greens

Prep: 5 mins, cook: 10 mins

Serves 2

Ingredients:

Avocado crema

Instructions:

Preheat oven to lowest setting. Place tortillas on a baking sheetand into the oven to warm. Alternatively, warm them over the gas hob for a few seconds both sides just before serving.

To prepare crema, combine all ingredients in a small blender or food processor, or combine by hand until you have a smooth pure, and adjust seasoning. Set aside.

Season salmon fillets on both sides with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a frypan over medium-high heat, add garlic and let sizzle until golden. Immediately place salmoninto the skilletand sear for 3-4 minutes or until it easily releases from the pan. Flip over, turn heat to very low, and cook for another 3 minutes. Remove salmon from the pan.

In the same panover low heat, add greens and cabbage and cook for 2-3 minutes or until slightly wilted. Move to one side in the panskillet.

Lightly shred the salmon with two forks and return to panskillet to heat through. Remove from heat. Top warmed tortillas with salmon, greens and cabbage. Drizzle crema and sprinkle with coriander. Add a squeeze of lime to finish.

Nutritional information (based on 1 serving)

Energy (kJ) 3299, Energy (cals) 788, Protein 49.3g, Fat 51.9g, Sat. Fat 12.3g, Carbs 28.1g, Sugar 5.7g, Fiber7.4g

How to manage with anxiety as a family

This end of the day wellness activity is one to talk through with the whole family. Titled How to manage anxiety as a family, the Centr team has put together a few tips on how to overcome this particularly stressful time. Here are the tips they gave:

Additions

This is how a day with the Centr app is more or less structured, but keep in mind that throughout the day there will be snacking, in fact, its recommended. When youre in the app, you can check out a list of snacks ranging from everyday snacks, pre- and post-workout snacks, and the very necessary treats.

Verdict

Chris Hemsworths Centr app is not only great for its limit-pushing workouts but also for its meal-planning that can seriously help you achieve your goals if stuck by. As they say, abs are made in the kitchen, so Centr is a great companion for all sides of fitness.

As you will have seen, each meal has all the nutritional information so that you can track your macros very easily and stick to a calorie target to help you achieve your fitness goals, whether it be gaining muscle, losing weight or toning up. This is a must-try!

Try out Centr for iOS or Android for free for seven days.

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BLUEFIELD, Va (WVVA) In West Virginia, gyms were one of the first non-essential businesses to close. But that isn't a reason to stop exercising. With workout programs becoming available online, working out can be done in the comfort of your own home.

Greta Quesenberry with Define 139 Fitness and Training in Bluefield says there are tips to help keep you on track with any fitness and nutrition goals.

"First and its so important, get accountability," Quesenberry says. "Designate and area in your home and involve your family members, they need some movement too."

She says to also have a reward system in place, but one that doesn't involve food. When it comes to nutrition and eating right, she says "you can't eat what you don't have." Emphasizing the importance of shopping for healthier foods for your home.

Quesenberry says since moving her program to Facebook Live and FaceTime, her current and new members are giving positive feedback. Many clients tell her they enjoy this more, because they can do it on their own time.

For more information or tips to stay healthy, you can contact Greta on the Define 139 Facecbook page or http://www.define139.com

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Facts over fear: That's been our guiding light as the Source Media team works to navigate the uncharted waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid hundreds of questions every week, we saw themes emerge.

Connecting you to experts that can help answer your questions is what this series of daily webinars is all about.

In our season finale, our host, Source Media Properties president Jay Allred was joined by USA Olympic Tae Kwon Do coach Chris Hershberger of Black Belt Pro Fitness and Emily Freeman, supervisor of both the OhioHealth Ontario Health and Fitness Center as well as the OhioHealth Wellness and Prevention Center.

We'll talk about trends in virtual fitness, ways you can work out and stay healthy when the gym is closed, and strategies for keeping kids engaged and fit while traditional leagues are cancelled.

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John Corteses wife was pregnant when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook Napa in 2014 and threatened his business by yellow-tagging his family-owned gym for two months.

So, when he got the message last month that all nonessential businesses had to cease operation, he was sure to act fast.

I feel like Im fairly used to a situation that is not pleasant or fun, and I know that we cant sit back and be scared, Cortese said. Id be lying if I said I wasnt anxious and nervous when this all started happening, but we dont have time to sit back and worry. We had to be proactive, adjust and try to make it work for our people.

Corteses CTS Fitness & Performance loaned out much of its exercise equipment to members and is offering daily training via video: a prime example of how the fitness industry has had to adapt on the fly to a surge of in-home workouts due to the coronavirus.

The $100 billion fitness industry has been dramatically impacted by the pandemic, forcing gyms to close, skyrocketing sales for at-home equipment, and calling for alterations in seemingly every aspect in between.

San Ramons 24 Hour Fitness closed its 400-plus gyms March 16, but it still charged its members for the March 17-April 15 billing cycle. The extra time will be added to the end of membership, and the company says it will suspend billings if gyms arent opened by next week.

In the meantime, 24 Hour Fitness launched 24GO LIVE, a virtual fitness experience on its YouTube channel.

During this critical time for our business, our goal has and will continue to be focused on surviving this crisis so that we can ultimately emerge and welcome our team and club members back when it is safe to do so, chief executive officer Tony Ueber said in a statement.

While 24 Hour Fitness is dealing with an overwhelming volume of requests to end membership, at-home services like Peloton and Mirror are soaring.

Mirror, a fitness system that allows users to follow virtual personal trainers in disciplines like yoga, Pilates and cardio, may have doubled its $300 million June valuation. Analysts believe Peloton will add 1 million subscribers by the end of 2021, and shares of the interactive stationary bike and treadmill company rose 3.5% to $28.45 Thursday.

According to Google Trends, interest in kettlebells went up 194% between the first week of March and the first week of this month. Interest in resistance bands vaulted by 368% during the same time frame.

Weve seen 10-fold increase in the sales of our fitness equipment over the course of the last couple of weeks, said Tomas Unikauskis, the CEO of Smart Brands Laboratory in San Francisco, which helps develop fitness gear like Victorem. Our preliminary demand data analysis indicates that at least 10 million Americans will have searched for products related to in-home exercise equipment by the end of the quarantine period. People are also searching for home workout programs online to stay active during their time at home.

Cortese predicted the demand and started recording workout videos a day after he closed the doors of CTS Fitness & Performance. By the end of the first week of Napas stay-at-home order, Cortese, his wife and four trainers were doing live workouts on Zoom for 10-25 people per session.

Last week, Cortese started loaning out the gyms dumbbells, kettlebells, jump ropes, resistance bands and medicine balls to members. He arrived at the gym at 1 p.m. Sunday to find a line of 10 physically distanced people and others waiting in their cars.

He created a sign-out sheet that allowed members to choose equipment, sanitized each piece of gear and brought it out bit by bit, until everyone had been served.

Its been crazy to see how fast we were able to pull this together. We went from a full, in-person coaching business to full-on remote and digital within one or two days, Cortese said. If we just continue to be creative and come up with ways to innovate and offer our services remotely, the business will survive. The product is still there. The delivery is just different.

I miss the in-person thing, but as a community-based business, we cant just let people idly wonder what the next move is.

Rusty Simmons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: rsimmons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Rusty_SFChron

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According to just about all prison movies, theres no better time to channel your pent-up energy into getting into the shape of your life, than when youre facing confinement. Now that were all living in a mild form of isolation, if youre thinking of seizing the day to get 5,000-press-ups-a-day ripped, but you lack the essential kit, weve got you covered.

Whether you want to attempt to get prison-cell stacked, or you just need some space-saving training tools to keep you off the couch, this is the gear you can buy right now to build an effective home workout set-up. Heres everything you need to get a daily sweat on, work off some stress and release the endorphins, all without having to open the front door.

Weight: 8.5g | Battery life: 12 months | Water resistance: IPX7

If you only have the space or the budget to invest in one piece of fitness tech during quarantine, the Fiit chest strap is a fantastic all-rounder for keeping a healthy body. And for feeling like youre not working out alone. Strap on the tracker, fire up the app on your screen of choice and youre instantly plugged into a world of fully-coached, on-demand, studio-style workouts. There are hundreds of sessions covering HIIT, core, strength as well as pilates, yoga and flexibility. The heart rate monitor tracks your reps and your real-time effort, so you can train at the right intensity, monitor your progress and maintain motivation. If you like the idea of leaving lockdown having hit a more ambitious fitness goal (though its also OK to just watch Netflix and drink gin), there are ready-made, two to ten week training plans, or you can easily stitch together different sessions to create your own.

Fancy a bit more competition? Check out the MyZone MZ-3 chest strap (130) which converts effort into points, rewarding endeavour rather than fitness. Friends and family can compete, regardless of the workout they do or their starting point and you get to see whos working hardest in an app-based lockdown league table.

Price: 45 per month/ 120 per year (includes Fiit HR belt) | Fiit

Weight: 1.3kg | Load: 158kg | Adjustable: Yes

The gold standard in suspension training systems, TRX is essentially a portable home gym. The Home2 (170) system is designed specifically for home workouts, letting you tap into the world of gravity-based resistance training to get you ripped. Its toughened, adjustable nylon straps can hold 158kg and it comes with a door anchor thats quick and easy to install over most doors. Though you can in fact use it anywhere youve got a space thats eight feet long and six feet wide, with a place to anchor the bands, making it perfect for outdoor workouts too.

Once rigged up, you can do just seven simple moves for a full body workout, or you can be as inventive as you like. Minor movements change the effort levels and you control the difficulty. The price includes a years free access to the TRX Trainer app which includes video tutorials to help you learn the best drills. You can also link an external tracker to the app, to monitor how hard youre working while hanging upside down from your bedroom door.

Price: 170 | TRX | Crucial Fitness | Fitdist

Weight: 1.5kg | Load: 10kg | Adjustable: Yes

Hyfits resistance training system uses similar fitness principles to the TRX but the beauty of the Gear 1 ($139) is that you can use it without any installation. Each set comprises two 1 metre adjustable resistance bands that can be attached to a door frame, or to your ankles and wrists, for full body home workouts. They also come with extra Bluetooth-enabled tracking smarts.

The anti-snap bands have a resistance range from 10-20kg, so you can control the difficulty of each exercise without swapping bands as you would with traditional resistance loops. But its the wrist-based heart rate monitor and sensors built into the cuffs that bring the real smarts. They automatically track your intensity, reps, resistance, force and calories burned. All the data is fired in real-time to a simple partner app which also features a range of easy-to-follow video drills, full training plans and a quick overview of your past workouts and overall activity.

Price: $139 | Hyfit

Battery life: 2.5 hours | Weight: 1.4kg | Oscillation: 2,400 RPM

Whether youre smashing a virtual home workout, or just suffering the aches and strains of a dodgy home working set-up, this percussive therapy gun offers a brilliant DIY antidote to grumbling muscles. Like a power tool for rehab and recovery, the massage magic of the Theragun G3 Pro (414) comes from a two-speed pummeling head that oscillates at 2,400 rotations per minute with the ability to withstand 60lbs of pressure. It includes two swappable batteries for 150-minute total battery life and theres no knot in the world that wont succumb to a few minutes of Theragunning with one of the six different attachments, designed to treat the whole body. A rotating arm means you can even reach the parts other massagers miss and do a full body blitz in just 15 minutes. So even when youre allowed back out, you may never go return to those 50-a-pop sports massages again.

Price: 414 | Theragun

Battery life: 17 hours (training mode) | Weight: 35g | Water resistance: 30m

If youre not sure how to make the most of that precious hour of outdoor exercise while youre still allowed it the lightweight Polar Ignite (166) is a lower-priced fitness watch with workout inspiration baked in. Like most multi-sport watches it features GPS, built-in and optical heart rate and tracks all the usual stuff like steps, calories and continuous heart rate. But a FitSpark workout recommendation feature really sets it apart. The watch reads your current vitals and suggests a daily selection of workouts based on how well you slept, your stress and recovery. You can choose between cardio, core or mobility sessions, making it easier to keep things fresh. Each workout comes with basic but simple-to-follow guidance and you can follow each drill on the watch without having to fire up a second screen.

Post-workout, the Ignites Nightly Recharge feature uses the built-in optical heart rate sensor to monitor your heart rate variability and your autonomic nervous system overnight, so you can see how well your body bounces back from the previous days exertions, be that a 45-minute HIIT sufferfest or a day being Head Teacher at Home School.

Alternatively, if youre still making the most of that hour to get outside for a serious run, ride or swim, the Garmin Forerunner 945 (520) is the best serious sports tracker you can buy right now with excellent battery life and an unrivalled suite of sports and stats tracked. Meanwhile, for some simple but powerful motivation, the Apple Watch Series 5 (from 399), with its addictive daily challenge to close your activity rings is excellent for ensuring you stand and move enough, even though youre housebound.

Price: 166 | Amazon | Polar | Wiggle

Weight: 20g | Water resistance: IPX7 | Drivers: 6mm

While the trend right now is for true wireless headphones, the versatile Bluetooth 5.0 Tarah Pro (140) are packed full of tricks that offer a versatility you wont get with the earbuds-only build. That includes unique twisting buds that allow you to wear them two ways: over the ear for a virtually true wireless feel or under for a more standard fit. The magnetic buds clip together for easy stowage around your neck and auto pause the music while theyre at it. One-piece gels and wingtips provide a lock-tight fit that copes with even the most vigorous of HIIT workouts. You get 14 hours of workout time on a single charge plus a handy rapid-charge that delivers two hours from just five minutes on the plug.

Theres no noise cancellation or transparency mode but the sound is rich and full bodied enough to boost any workout. EQ is also fully customisable in the partner app with the ability to create and store multiple sound profiles. However, if your lockdown set-up leaves you desperate to shut out the world during your workouts, its worth looking at the Apple AirPods Pro (249) which pack excellent noise cancellation. If you want 100 per cent stay put certainty, the new PowerBeats 4 (130) ear hook design and 15 hour battery life are also worth consideration.

Price: 140 | John Lewis | Jaybird | Currys

Weight: 1.36kg | Battery life: 6 hours | Size: 33.0 x 13.97 cm

Spending time on the foam roller after a workout or a day stuck at a makeshift workstation can help increase flexibility, mobility, pliability, circulation, not to mention reduce muscle soreness. And adding some good vibrations into the mix can increase the positive effects of your roller sessions.

The UrbnFit features five vibration levels from 900-3600 RPM up to so you can tweak the intensity to match your muscular needs. Theres a switching mode too that varies the vibrations every three seconds and the soft, smooth cushioned EVS foam is also split into with different firmness so you can work areas harder where necessary. The Pulse is built to support just short of 150kg with the vital digital innars well-protected in an interior plastic casing for good durability. You get up to 6 hours roll time with the vibes whacked up to full, its USB rechargeable and takes 3 hours to fully reload.

Price: $79 | Urbnfit

Weight: 13g | Battery life: 6 months

Zwift started life as a virtual training community for cyclists but now runners pound the pixel tarmac in Zwifts virtual world of Wattopia too. To join Zwift you need a treadmill, a screen and a footpod. You can use third party trackers like the Stryd Running pod to track your runs but the cheapest way to get into the game is Zwifts own Bluetooth RunPod (38). It attaches to your shoes and measures and broadcasts speed, cadence and distance. Calibration can be done quickly and easily and once youre up and running you can access structured goal-based workouts from elite coaches. Stick on a pair of Bluetooth headphones and you can also tap into a thriving community for mid-session support and a bit of social interaction from outside of self isolation.

Price: 38 | Amazon | Zwift

Treadmills take up a lot of floor space but this all-steel folding-frame running machine takes up less than most. With the TR5500i (1,699) you get a 22-inch by 60-inch running surface with a fold-away footprint at 40.5-inch (L) x 34.5-inch (W) x 65.5 (H). Theres a built-in 10-inch colour touchscreen display, physical controls for speed and incline, and a top speed of 13.5 mph thats 4.5 minutes per mile, quick enough for Eliud Kipchoge to break the sub-2-hour marathon. There are 13 levels of incline and two levels of decline and more than 50 different pre-programmed workouts, including races and fitness tests. You can also create and save your own sessions plus its Bluetooth compatible so you can add a heart rate monitor for improved tracking accuracy.

Price: 1,699 | Lifespan

Battery life: 6 months | Weight: 160g | Rope length: 3 metres

If you find yourself craving a decent cardio workout but you cant get out and run or ride, skipping is a great alternative. Research shows that just 10 minutes jumping rope is as effective as half an hours running. Skipping comes with extra benefits too, fast-foot rope sessions are lower impact and improve coordination and balance. This bluetooth-enabled smartrope, the Smart Rope Rookie (50), adds a little extra motivation, using magnetic sensors in the handles to track your jump count five times per second, calories and records in real time. The rope length is adjustable and you can set skip or duration targets and follow guided interval workouts.

Price: 50 | Apple | Tangram

Weight: 3kg | Battery life: 10 hours | Water resistance: IP56 rating

Theres plenty of research that tells us working out with music not only boosts motivation, it also improves our ability to push through fatigue. And if working out during lockdown involves switching from room to room to avoid the family circus, then you want a speaker you can take with you. The portable Sonos Move (379) is built exactly for that task, with Trueplay tuning, which adapts to the music youre listening to and wherever youre playing your tunes.

Its weatherproof, perfect if you decide to take your boot camp session into the garden. It also has a drop-proof shock resistant case which is handy if your overzealous burpees make it accidentally jump off the sideboard. Theres voice control so you can shout out your power song requests without breaking your wall squat position and you can stream via Bluetooth and wifi, ideal if your lockdown companions are squeezing the bandwidth while youre trying to make Joe Wicks proud.

Price: 379 | Amazon | John Lewis | Argos

Weight: 4.5kg | Load: 113kg

Theres a reason trainers love the plank, its uncomplicated, versatile and ideal for cultivating better core strength, improving balance and posture. But lets be honest, most of us arent big fans of staring at the floor while our midriff burns during this dullest of exercises. Stealth offers a way out of the boredom, if not the suffering. Essentially a balance board that you can slot any smartphone into, the Plankster (89) works with a partner app to unlock a range of ab-scorching games that bring an old-school arcade vibe to otherwise boring holds. You use minor core movements picked up by your phones motion sensors to do things like fly gliders around obstacles, shoot down asteroids and navigate labyrinths. While youre trying to beat your High Score youre also working up to 29 different muscles. The light and relatively compact board can support anyone up to 20 stone and has soft, easy-clean pads so at least your elbows wont hurt.

Price: 89 | Amazon | Stealth

Weight: 19kg | Size: 43 x 65 x 43cm | Battery life: 14 hours

If you know what to do with it, the kettlebell can be an incredibly versatile piece of gym kit but not many people have the space to store a full rack of weights. This adjustable smart kettlebell solves that problem by packing six selectable weights 12-42lb in one. A digital display on the Kettlebell Connect (229) makes it easy to see the weight youre working with, while the partner app also offers a range of guided drills that you can string together into your own full body workouts. Theres streamed video for train-along-style sessions and JaxJoxs built-in sensors record your reps, sets and power while youre shifting metal. You can connect a heart rate chest strap for added insights and you get 14 hours workout time on a single charge.

Price: 229 | Argos | Apple | JaxJox

Size: 40.1 x 23.6 x 21.9 cm | Bluetooth: Yes

If the dumbbell is your free-weight weapon of choice for body sculpting, the Bowflex SelectTech (599) is probably the worlds smartest option. Just like the JaxJox, this award-winning Bluetooth-powered weights set uses built in motion sensors to automatically count every rep, set and rest period. It also saves space with a full range of sixteen selectable weights from 5lbs to 60lbs in one compact piece of kit. No need for a full rack taking up an entire room and dramatically cutting any potential toe stubbing to a minimum.

Price: 599 | Amazon | Bowflex | Fitness Superstore

Weight: 229g | Drop: 6mm

The On Cloud X (130) is a training shoe designed with versatility in mind. At 229g this lightweight, fully-cushioned all-rounder performs well on the roads as a running shoe and is firm enough under foot to function equally well as a cross training shoe. It features Ons signature CloudTech those interesting looking half bubbles on the outsole along with a so-called zero-gravity midsole foam that flexes to support the quick changes of direction you encounter during floor drills. Theres good stability, decent support in the heel and the breathable engineered mesh upper leaves you plenty of freedom to make small adjustments to your foot and toe position when youre trying to hit perfect form.

Price: 130 | Amazon | On Running | Sigma Sports

Kieran Alger is a fitness tech expert; his YouTube channel is The Run Testers.

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