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FARMINGTON - The University of Maine at Farmington announced today that its Fitness and Recreation Center will close Tuesday, March 17, through Sunday, March 29, in an effort to minimize social contact in the community and help safeguard patrons and staff from the spread of COVID-19.

All FRC programs, reservations, rentals, and activities will be suspended during the closure. Below is a brief Q&A that will hopefully address many of your questions about the closure. If you have questions not answered below, please contact Ben White, Director of Fitness and Recreation, at benjamin.j.white@maine.edu.

Why have you decided to close?

State, Federal, and public health officials worldwide recommend that social contact be minimized in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. Despite our initial measures to prevent/minimize transmission of the disease, weve determined that these efforts will not be sufficient. Therefore, UMF leadership and the FRC staff feel that the most responsible measure is to close the facility in an effort to ensure that we dont contribute to the spread of the virus.How will my membership be handled?

In general, memberships will be extended for the duration of the closure. In other words, memberships will be extended for the number of days the FRC is closed. For people who hold perpetual memberships, we will not charge individuals for any future time we are closed. Credits for the March closure will be issued at the next automatic billing cycle when the FRC reopens.

Given the variety of different membership options, we realize that these approaches might not accommodate every membership type. For patrons wishing to request changes to their membership, there will be an online form available in the coming days. For immediate questions, please email Leah Brackett, Assistant Director and Coordinator of Intramural Sports and Children's Programs, at leah.brackett@maine.edu.

What about programs like swim lessons and Red Cross classes?

All programs are canceled during the closure. We will provide account credits in full for future sessions that have been paid for and prorated amounts for ongoing lessons. Participants will be contacted in the upcoming days with specifics regarding rescheduling and refund options. For questions regarding aquatics or Red Cross programs, please email Jennifer Pageot, Assistant Director of Aquatics and Health and Safety Educator, at jennifer.pageot@maine.edu.

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Fitness can be intensely tribal. I can spot the yogis congregating outside studios or the post-barre groups at the coffee shop, but mostly from a distance as I run past.

For the past two weeks, Ive been inadvertently getting an opportunity to join those tribes. Ive been logging into Zwift, the online fitness platform, to bike on Wahoo Fitnesss new Kickr bike. These virtual pelotons (yes, the word refers to a pack of cyclists and not just the brand) swarmed me as I pedaled along, sometimes giving me a friendly PowerUpthe Zwift version of a high five.

As someone who is not a competitive cyclist, I feel the same way about these PowerUps as I do about the Kickr bike. I get that both the bike and the online cycling groups are amazing, and I can see the appeal, but competitive cycling requires a big investment for a niche sport. As of today, I have yet to give anyone a PowerUp myself.

Wahoo Fitness sent me the tester by courier from another tester in Portland, so my experience with delivery and setup will probably differ greatly from yours. Its worth noting that unlike other large pieces of home equipment, the Kickr bikes packaging requires that it stay upright.

The courier left it at my front door and it was a little awkward to wrangle into my house. The bike itself weighs 93 pounds and I measured the box at a little under 3 feet tall and 4.25 feet long. Wahoo Fitness is working with retailers to deliver it in 2-man teams, but expect to meet some resistance if you pull up to your local REI and try to shove it in the trunk by yourself.

Parts of mine came preassembled, so all I had to do was stick on the handlebars, seat, and pedals, but once you're all set up the bikes footprint is a small 48 x 30 inches. It also has transport wheels on the back end of the stand, and you can set the bike upright and maneuver it via the back wheels and rotating flywheel.

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This made the Kickr very maneuverable, which was relevant because it took me a few days to figure out where to put it. Most of the fitness equipment Ive used is standalone. Ive gotten used to setting up treadmills and spin bikes in my garage for virtuous daily self-banishment. But unlike Nordictrack or Peloton bikes, the Kickr doesnt come with a built-in screen. I downloaded Zwift on my phone and propped it up on a chair in front of the bike. But when my husband came home from work early and saw this pathetic setup, he moved the bike into the living room in front of the television.

I tried to stream Zwift from my phone but soon realized that Zwift has its own Apple TV app. You wont need your own personal exercise studio to install a Kickr bike, but to enjoy the experience, you'll probably need an up-to-date phone, tablet, or computer, a tech-savvy nature, and some willingness to experiment before you find an arrangement of gear and apps that works for you. Wahoo Fitness also offers bundles that include stands and mats.

The Kickr bike is awesome. It has all the industry-standard specs for high-performance indoor training machines, like the fact that its both Bluetooth and ANT+ compatible, can connect to Garmin, Suunto, or Adidas sensors, and works with a wide array of apps and services, like Zwift, Strava, The Sufferfest, and so forth.

Its fully customizableyou can install your own bike seat, your own handlebars, and your own clip-in pedals. You can adjust the length, seat height, and handlebar height for riders that are anywhere between 5 feet to 6-foot-4 inches tall. Beyond that, you can use Wahoos setup app to customize the gearing to match the gearing on your bike, as well as the type of shiftersSRAM, Campagnolo, or Shimano.

But the secret sauce is the powerful 2200-watt electromagnetic motor that drives the flywheel. It provides a crazy amount of resistanceyou can pedal until you barf and beyond (so 20 minutes, in my case). It also has a second motor, a linear actuator that inclines the bike up to a maximum of 20 percent and declines it to -15 percent.

I had a 40-minute break one afternoon. I changed into my padded shorts, logged into Zwift, and selected an 8-mile ride in Innsbruck, Austria. Unfortunately, I didnt realize this ride was up a mountain with a 1,300-foot elevation gain. The bike tilted backward, the resistance started, and I stood up to pedal. After a half-hour, I started laughing hysterically in pain and despair. After an hour, the ride still unfinished, I hopped off and wobbled away, quads twitching painfully.

For such a small piece of equipment, it also feels stableI had it on a carpet on a wood floor, and could stand up to pedal without feeling like it was going to tip over. And its quiet enough to listen to podcasts and talk to family members while riding it, although this might not matter if you bring in a fan. While some say a fan can help simulate wind resistance, Id recommend one just to deal with the deluge of sweat that dripped over myself and the floor during every workout.

As WIRED senior writer Robbie Gonzalez noted, Zwift has a huge number of advantages for competitive athletes. You can program intense workouts that would be impossible in real life. Your coach or friends can watch you from afar. As I Zwifted, I biked next to people Zwifting from Mexico and England. I watched Argentine riding buddies have conversations about dinner parties.

But I couldnt help thinking that the advantages of Zwift and the Kickr bike just dont apply to casual cyclists like me. I dont need a customizable bike with two massively powerful motors that will help me rack up 250 miles on insane training courses per week. I didnt even hit my goal of 50.

I also dont find immersive virtual training apps to be appealing. On Zwift, the people and the backgrounds look computer-generated, and I didnt care about accessorizing my avatars bike with light-up wheels. I didnt feel a compulsion to close the gap every time Zwift warned me that someone was pulling away from me. Luckily, you can also log into Wahoos own app to just do a self-guided workout while listening to a podcast.

The Kickr bike is an incredible piece of engineering. You dont need a dedicated space to store and use it, and its smaller than a lot of other home exercise equipment. Zwift is compatible with iOS, Android, PC, as well as a huge array of extra sensors and equipment. But the Kickr is also $3,500, almost a grand more expensive than an already-pricey Peloton.

Unless youre already a competitive cyclist, youre almost certainly better off buying another bike trainer. If you are, I apologizeyouve probably scoffed all the way through this review. Just please dont follow me on Zwift.

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The Apple Watch has, rightfully so, has been at the center of Apples health story. Weve seen countless stories of people getting healthy or being notified of health conditions thanks to the product. One company is taking an innovative approach to wellness thanks to a product most people havent considered: iPad. Echelon, located in my hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is offering a similar product to Peloton, but at a much lower entry price with its Echelon Connect Bikes. One of the ways they are doing that is by letting users leverage an iPad for the display instead of requiring them to use one built into the bike. In learning more about the product, I took a class on location at their studio using the EX3 bike.

Ive been running for the past ten years, but after doing a marathon last fall, my body was completely wrecked. After talking with my doctor, he suggested I take six weeks off from running. During that time, I started thinking through what I wanted my fitness routine to look like long term. I have dumbells at home that I use for strength training, and I love the flexibility of being able to work out whenever its convenient. Although I can run anywhere, the heat of summer and cold of winter can often make it less convenient. By having a fitness bike at home, I can workout anytime regardless of the weather or time of day.

On all but the highest-end model of the Echelon Connect bike lineup, they use an iPad for the display. Once you launch the app, it becomes command central for your bike. You can take live and on-demand classes, see your leaderboard for the class, and monitor your performance.

The iPad connects to the devices over a Lightning to USB A cable (to charge) and Bluetooth to interact with the bike. In the studio, Echelon uses the Guided Access API to prevent users from launch any of the other apps, but this obviously wouldnt matter in your home. In taking the class, I never felt like I was using an iPad as I was zoned into my performance and trying to stay at the top of the leaderboard.

Some of the information the bike reports to the iPad is cadence, resistance (controlled on the bike), calories burned, and overall output. There was almost no delay in seeing statistics update as I increased my speed. As soon as the class was finished, I got an email showing me how I performed.

Ive not used the Peloton bike, but I am intrigued by being able to use an iPad as my central fitness hub. When looking at the Peloton bike, I love the idea of a large screen that is built-in, but I also see something that could easily be broken in the future or become quickly out of date. By using the iPad, I know that I can upgrade the central hub of my fitness experience in the future.

Both bikes require a monthly subscription for the live classes, but most at home fitness products do these days. A recent episode of the Business Casual podcast looked at the growth of the at home fitness boom.

I am considering purchasing an Echelon Connect Bike for my home. They are much more affordable than the Peloton bikes but offer the same convenience of at-home workouts. You can use any modern iPad with the bikes, but I think the screen size of the 11-inch Pro or the 10.2-inch iPad would be ideal, but I am sure even an iPad mini would work just fine.

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Fitness

Please, keep exercising though.

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As just about everything in the city is canceled, shut down, or postponed, it seems fitness studios and gyms are doing all they can to keep their doors open.

Not only do local fitness studios and instructors rely on full classes and paying clientele to keep their businesses in the green, the community is relying on these fitness studios to keep their mental and physical health in check. Many studios have already sent out notices and updates about what theyre doing to keep you safe, but now, unfortunately, the risk is becoming too much for some.

To help you keep track, heres a list of fitness studios and gyms in the area that have announced closings or adjusted schedules and pricing due to the coronavirus:

In addition, many yoga studios are no longer providing hands on adjustments, using props, or offering mat rentals. Many are halving class sizes, and some places like Down Under Yoga and Coolidge Yoga are offering online classes. Sweat Fixx also has workout classes on demand, 305 Fitness has a YouTube channel filled with at-home workouts, and Achieve Fitness just released a bodyweight program for when you dont have access to the gym.

Right now, it does seem bigger gyms like Equinox, Healthworks Fitness, GymIt, Boston Sports Clubs, and Mikes Fitness are keeping their doors open to the public. In phone calls to Equinox, Healthworks, and Boston Sports Club South End, front desk personnel were quick to say there were no plans to close in the near future.

So, if youre one of those people who deal with stress through sweat, you still have gym options. And just to reiterate: Wash your hands, clean any equipment you use, and cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing with your elbow.

Do you know of any additional fitness studios/gym closures in the Boston-area? Let us know.

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What happened

Shares of Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CWH), Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT), and Mastercard (NYSE:MA), are up 10%, 6%, and 5%, respectively, Friday afternoon as markets are recovering some of Thursday's massive losses.

Friday's optimism across the markets likely stems from the belief that the Trump Administration and Congress will be willing to take whatever measures are necessary to avoid the worst potential economic impact from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 95.9 from 101, but that wasn't as dire as economists estimated, and it wasn't far off of 2019's average reading. The better-than-expected reading suggests consumers understand this is a temporary speed bump rather than a long-term problem that will change their daily lives and spending permanently.

That said, we'll have to wait and see if the reading plunges going forward as more people realize the gravity of the outbreak and its potential to slow the economy.

CWH data by YCharts.

Camping World has been the hardest hit of these three stocks over the past month, which is easy to understand as camping season officially kicks off next week, and its business would be seriously disrupted if the economic effects of this crisis cripple consumers' budgets or willingness to travel for vacations and camping.

Planet Fitness will also be hard hit until consumers feel the virus is well under control as the gym seems like a breeding ground for such an outbreak.

Mastercard's exposure is broader, but as COVID-19 has the ability to grind entertainment, gatherings, and the broader economy to a halt, it will obviously take a hit to its business.

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Right now, the only thing investors can do isavoid knee-jerk reactions and understand that the markets will be volatile until the outbreak is under control. History has shown that markets will rebound from this, and it's promising to see that new infections in China have dropped to single-digits for the first time since mid-January. As China continues to make progress, it will give consumers hope that the U.S. economy will also work through the disruptions as quickly as possible.

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If you get most of your health and fitness knowledge online, it can be tough to know what's real and what's just bluster. Some of the false claims you'll find are harmless. But if you're following bad intel, in the best case scenario your gains might sufferin the worst, you might be in line for an injury.

Time to debunk Instagram bro-science and other internet BS to help you see better results, faster. Let's put these zombie myths in their graves for good.

THE MYTH: You may think the ache and tightness you feel a day or two after youve blasted a muscle, technically known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS),is a gym badge of honor. First described in 1902, its sometimes a result of muscle-fiber micro tears that occur as you lift. New to training? These can spur growth. But more damage doesnt equal more growth, says Andy Galpin, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.*D, an associate professor of exercise physiology at California State University, Fullerton: On a scale of 1 to 10, pushing yourself to a level 7 of soreness might stimulate some growth, or it might not.

YOUR MOVE: Track your workouts based strictly on effectiveness. Choose key exercises (e.g., the squat, the pushup, and the pullup) and do them at least once a week. If youre improving your reps, form, or weight on these movements on a monthly basis, youre on the right track, even if youre only mildly sore.

THE MYTH: Exercise scientists long divided muscle fibers into two categories: slow-twitch fibers, the kind that get you through a marathon, and fast-twitch fibers, the ones that power a dunk. Decades ago, researchers believed their distribution was genetic, so no training could turn a skinny, slow-twitch distance runner into a muscular sprinter (or vice versa). A landmark 2018 study, coauthored by Galpin, of identical twinsone sedentary and one a lifelong distance runnerchanged that. Thanks to miles of running, the active brothers muscles were almost entirely slow-twitch. The sedentary brothers? Fifty-fifty split between fast- and slow-twitch, which is what happened because he didnt train at all. Translation: You can work toward dunking a basketball.

YOUR MOVE: To build total-body function, resilience, and overall health, include both fast- and slow-twitch exercises in every workout. Lead with a fast-twitch move, like an explosive bench press. End with slow exercises, like rows in which you take three seconds to lower the weight.

THE MYTH: It seems logicalworking out burns calories, so to burn more calories, just work out more. Except thats not what researchers at New Yorks Hunter College found when studying the Hadza, northern Tanzanian hunter-gatherers. The Hadza got about four times as much exercise as an averageAmerican, yet they burned virtually the same number of calories. Heres why: Exercise pushes your body to burn calories, but theres a cutoff point, one thats different for every person. Approach that cutoff in your workout and your body starts burning far fewer calories, instead possibly shutting down certain functionslike building new muscle tissueto operate efficiently.

YOUR MOVE: If youre trying to maintain a calorie deficit, calculate that over the course of a week, not a day. This allows you to have cheat days. And schedule workouts so that youre consistently burning calories. If you want to burn a few extra, dont make your workout longer. Just spend the last ten minutes doing high-intensity interval training.

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THE MYTH: An isolation exercise works just one muscle (think biceps curl). But the rise of CrossFit convinced most trainers that you dont need moves like that. Why do a curl when you can squat or deadlift? These moves use more muscles, so wouldnt they build real-world strength?

Not so, according to a recent review of research on the leg extension. The weighted leg extension is simple, asking you to straighten your knee. But a Tufts University study found that doing just that still increased the walking speed of elderly men by almost 50 percent. Even isolation exercises recruit stabilizing muscles if done correctly.

YOUR MOVE: Turn every move, whether a squat or an isolation move like a skull-crusher, into a full-body move by starting with three steps: Flex your abs, squeeze your glutes, and tighten your shoulder blades.

Photo credit: MICHAEL BYERS

THE MYTH: The biggest guys in your gym are the ones lifting the most weight. So youve got to go heavy, right? A Brazilian study published in PLOS One indicates its not that simple. Scientists had young men do sets of either 7 to 9 reps or 21 to 36 reps. The first group lifted more weight, but both of the groups showed similar muscle growth. Should you lift heavy sometimes? Definitely. But if youre feeling beat, you wont lose any muscle (and you just might gain some) by ditching heavy bench presses for pushups.

YOUR MOVE: Try varying your rep ranges every few weeks, says action-star trainer Don Saladino, NASM. For 2 weeks, do 12 to 15 reps per set; for the next 2 weeks, do 8 to 10 reps per set; and for the final 2 weeks, do 4 to 6 reps per set. The body needs to train with a variety of rep ranges, says Saladino.

THE MYTH: Gyms sell protein shakes because bro-science states theres a 30-minute post workout anabolic window for protein. Part of this is true: You need protein. If youre chasing muscle, you require about 0.7 to 1 gram of it per pound of bodyweight daily.

The easiest way to consume that is in three to five small mealsan after-lift shake makes sense. But according to a Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition review, your muscles are primed for protein within three to four hours of your workout.

YOUR MOVE: Focus on your daily protein intake by eating those three to five small meals. Funny thing about that: Youll likely eat protein within the three- to four-hour anabolic win-dow before or after your lift.

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James Morton, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston announced today:

In light of the uncertainty created by the closure of schools and the increased threat of the Coronavirus, we must focus our resources of time, talent and treasure on those amongst who are at the greatest risk our children. We have, therefore, elected to close our fitness centers and pools on Monday, March 16, and utilize our facilities to feed children and to care for the youth and teens in the communities we serve. We will encourage families to keep their children at home; however, it goes without saying that some parents must work and some parents are first responder and "essential" employees who must work to protect us. These families need safe and reliable places for their children.

We will engage a strategy that enabled us to serve more than 837,000 meals and snacks to children in 2019, as well as a strategy that saw us serve the needs of 65,000 youth and teens. In the coming weeks, the need for food and services for children will increase exponentially. We must step up and act consistently with our legacy.

Since our inception in 1851, we have always been that organization that walked in the direction of the challenge. Today, we are being asked to make a choice; either we close our branches entirely in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus or we feed and care for children while taking the calculated risk that we can protect them from exposure to the virus. We cannot stand by and permit children to go hungry or to be traumatized by their lack of options.

Morton said that in coming days, the Y will be adding a series of "virtual and live stream classes" to its member app for adults. He asked adult members to keep paying their membership fees to help the Y in its new temporary focus until it can re-open its fitness centers and pools:

Naturally, we will put your membership on hold, but if you want to join us in service to others, we invite you to join us. We know your membership is meaningful to us and that "meaning" lies in the relationships you have built at the Y. Those relationships are based upon the humanity you share with others. We are asking you to support us in service of "our" children. The Coronavirus has created enormous uncertainty; however, how we manage it is in our control. Join us in creating a history that demonstrates how we came together and served those who needed us the most. Let us tell the story of the "meaningful" ways in which we responded. Let that be the story that is told.

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Your email inbox is no doubt filled with messages from museums, delivery services, concert venues, and a whole host of other spots and companies letting you know all the precautions theyre taking in light of the Covid-19 crisis. Weve gathered the precautions local gyms and fitness studios are taking during this time and will update this list as we get more information. If you have tips or updates to include, please email Mimi Montgomery at mmontgomery@washingtonian.com.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands before a workout and refrain from high-fiving or touching other clients. They are also cleaning their equipments and studios more frequently, as well as providing more hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.

As of now, the DC studio is open. In an email, the group asks that if clients are feeling under the weather, they stay home. They are also cleaning their equipment and studio more frequently, as well as providing more hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.

As of now, the DC studio is open. In an email, the group asks that if clients are feeling under the weather, they stay home.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands before and after a workout. They are also cleaning their equipments and studios more frequently, as well as providing more hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes. The group also asks that if clients are feeling under the weather, they stay home.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands before and after a workout. They are also cleaning their equipments and studios more frequently, as well as providing hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.

While the outdoor bootcamp series will continue, clients will no longer share mats or equipment during a workout or do any exercises that require interacting with a partner. Additionally, extra bootcamp spots have been opened for those telecommuting or no longer traveling, and clients have been asked to wash items like jackets or gloves between workouts.

As of now, the DC studio is open. In an email, the group says they are cleaning their equipments and studios more frequently, providing disinfecting wipes, asking their teachers to refrain from hands-on assists, and have swapped out the bathrooms hand towels for paper towels. Also, they ask clients to stay home if they feel sick.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands before and after a workout and that they have children wash their hands before and after entering the Play Lounge. They are also cleaning their equipments and studios more frequently, and while they cant personally disinfect weights between each class, they are asking clients use disinfect wipes on them. The group also asks that if clients are feeling under the weather, they stay homeyour credits will be refunded to you.

As of now, the DC studio is open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands and minimize person-to-person contact during the workout. They are also cleaning their studio more frequently, and providing more hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes. The group also asks that if clients are feeling under the weather, they stay home305 will be flexible in waiving cancellation fees.

Update:In an email sent March 14, the group says it will book classes at 50 percent capacity, and no one will share treadmills or floor stations anymore when switching during classes. All classes will be 50 minutes long and will consist of one round on the treadmill and one round on the floor. If these changes cause you to lose a spot in class, youll have that credit returned to your account, as well as an additional one. If clients have a class package that will expire in March or April and dont want to use it, Barrys will extend it.

As of now, the DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients refrain from touching during class and stay home if they dont feel well. The group is also cleaning their studios more frequently.

As of now, the DC-area gyms are open. In an email, the group asks that clients stay home if they dont feel well, and to clean and disinfect all equipment after using it. The group has also added additional hand sanitizer dispensers through its locations, and asked personal trainers to avoid non-essential contact with clients.

Update:In an email sent March 14, CorePower says it will now limit class sizes and require clients reserve a spot to attend. Additionally, class sizes will be limited, props will not be required during class, and clients can no longer rent mats from the studio.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands before a workout and that those not feeling well stay home from class. They are also cleaning their equipments and studios more frequently and reduced the use of props in classes. Instructors have also been asked to no longer cue for open-mouth exhales while teaching a practice.

As of now, the DC studios are open. In an email, the group asks clients to stay home if theyre sick and use disinfectant wipes to clean areas theyve touched.

As of now, DC-area gyms are open. In an email, the group asks clients to minimize contact with other guests, disinfect all equipment and mats after use, and to stay home if theyre not feeling well. If youre registered for a personal training session or class, the group will try to ensure you wont incur a cancellation fee. The group will also increase the supply of cleaning and sanitizing materials in their locations, as well as have their overnight cleaning crews work extra shifts.

As of now, the DC studios are open. In an email, the group says it reduced the number of spots available in classes, giving priority to Flow members and pass-holders. It will also offer free pauses and extension to Flow memberships, as well as free access to at-home yoga videos. The group is also no longer handing out snacks or tea and is no longer offering eye pillows to clients. They are providing removable covers for bolsters and pillows, too, which will be washed after each class. Theyve also limited hands-on assist in class, and ask that clients bring their own yoga mats and do not touch each other.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group asks that clients wipe down their equipment after class and stay home if they dont feel well. They are also cleaning their equipment and studios more frequently.

As of now, DC studios are open. In an email, the group asks that all clients wash their hands before a workout, refrain from touching other clients, and request that teachers do not provide hands-on assists. They also ask that clients bring their own masks, register online so they dont have to wait in line, and stay home if theyre not feeling well. All studios will also be reducing the size of their classes, too.

As of now, the DC studio is open. In an email, the group asks that clients refrain from touching one another during class, wipe down their equipment after working out, and stay home if they dont feel well.

As of now, the DC gym is open. In an email, the group ask clients to wipe down equipment with disinfect before and after use, shower after exercising at the gym, sit on towels, and wipe sweat with a disposable paper towel and wash their hands after. The group also says its cleaning the gym and equipment more frequently.

As of now, DC-area studios are open. In an email, the group says its cleaning the studios and equipment more frequently, has limited the size of its classes, and asked instructors to stop offering hands-on adjustments. The studio also encourages clients to bring their own towels to class and will keep doors open so as to discourage touching doorknobs. Clients should check the schedule, too, as instructors will not teach classes if theyre feeling under the weather.

As of now, the Georgetown location of personal training studio Fitness Together is open. In an email, the spot says its cleaning its exercise areas more frequently, and has asked personal trainers to stop all non-essential physical contact. The group also asks that clients stay home if they feel sick.

As of now, all DC-area locations of these gyms (which are owned by the same parent company) are open. The gyms are installing a new air-cleaning technology called AirPHX and have added more hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes throughout their locations. Also, key scanners will be placed on the front desks of all locations so clients can scan themselves in.

As of now, the DC studio is open; in an email, the studio says it anticipates adding more mid-day classes as folks work from home. However, they will be limiting class sizes as a precaution. The group has stopped handing out cold towels at the end of class, and has hand sanitizer in the lobby. The studio also asks that clients who feel sick stay home.

As of now, the DC-area locations are open. In an email, the group says it will limit cycling classes to 20 clients and barre classes to 10 clients and only hold one class at at time to limit the number of people in the lobby. Additionally, the group will postpone evening classes and modify the daytime schedule. Expiration dates will be extended on class packages if clients do not want to visit the studio at this time.

This post will be updated as we get more information.

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Mimi Montgomery joined Washingtonian in 2018. She previously was the editorial assistant at Walter Magazine in Raleigh, North Carolina, and her work has appeared in Outside Magazine, Washington City Paper, DCist, and PoPVille. Originally from North Carolina, she now lives in Adams Morgan.

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LANCASTER - Unified Health & Performance (UHP), an inclusive fitness center, announced the launch of AdaptX on Feb. 24, a new program that will make the fitness industry more inclusive for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities. The first AdaptX certificate program is an online course that gives coaches, trainers and disability service professionals the knowledge and tools to run successful adaptive fitness programs. This Level One course is self-paced and can generally be completed in eight to 10 hours.

Sixteen training modules are offered in the Level One course. Through a combination of written and video instruction, students will learn the intricate details that influence training programs for adaptive athletes as well as strategies for communication and behavior management. After successfully completing the program, students will receive a banner that they can display in their facility.

Fifteen percent of sales from the Level One course will be donated into the AdaptX Athletic Endowment Fund, which offers a scholarship program for adaptive athletes who have been nominated, due to financial need, by an AdaptX certified instructor.

The AdaptX Athlete Endowment Fund has been established through Easter Seals Massachusetts to provide financial assistance to adaptive athletes to train with AdaptX-certified coaches, with the goal of addressing the discrepancy in socioeconomic status between individuals with and without disabilities.

"I am really excited to release the AdaptX Level One course. Were able to address a gap in the market, as not many fitness professionals are exposed to, or educated on, how to train adaptive athletes. But I believe that our program can also help professionals who work in disabilities services or as physical education teachers, said UHP owner Brendan Aylward. "We are pleased to already have a group of coaches working through the modules. Upon completion of the course, early adopters of the AdaptX program receive one-on-one consulting with Aylward to help with program development.

To learn more about AdaptX, visit https://adaptx.podia.com.

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Joan MacDonald has a badass motto: You cant turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again!

After struggling with her weight her entire life and becoming dependent on medication to treat her high blood pressure, acid reflux and cholesterol the 5-foot-3, 198-pound septuagenarian from Ontario, Canada, dared to press rewind.

Fast-forward three years: The 73-year-old, now more than 50 pounds lighter, is an iron-pumping influencer with more than 500,000 Instagram followers.

To her half-million-plus fans worldwide, shes better known as @TrainwithJoan. When this silver-haired fighter isnt busting out reps, popping squats and pushing free weights, shes sharing fitness tips and posting video tutorials.

Joan credits her body transformation she dropped 55 pounds and is now medication-free to her workout buddy (her daughter Michelle) and eating a well-balanced diet. She also used supplements such as protein powder and amino acids.

Three years ago I began this long, slow journey and now I realize that there really isnt any end to it, she tells Jam Press. Each day I move in a direction based on my choices, each month is a new milestone. Each year I seem to have changed so completely I think I cant change any more, and yet I do.

Sure, there are challenges, and older bodies must be treated with care to avoid injuries. But theres no stopping her now.

No matter how difficult or challenging life is, we must remain steadfast in our aim and keep inching forward, she says. When I got started I never imagined Id be where I am today. I just wanted to get my health back and get off my medication.

She was surprised to discover shes actually on-trend.

Fitness programs for the elderly are among the top health fads in the nation, according to the American College of Sports Medicines Health & Fitness Journals 2018 survey of thousands of physical fitness professionals.

When youre older, you really need an older teacher, Marjorie Jaffe, a senior personal trainer who focuses on older clients, told The Post last year. Youre really not interested in [toning] your arms or your butt. Youre more interested in your balance, keeping your body straight and not limiting your life.

Joan, as a proud senior citizen, wants to remind her peers that they are limitless so dont be deterred by perceived young-people stuff.

With the support and guidance of Michelle and the team of women I made a massive 180, she says in a blog poston her website.

I learned how to use an iPhone for the first time in my life. I renewed my gym membership, bought a food scale, a measurement tape, and got to work. It was incredibly hard work, let me tell you, and there were many days [where] I was in tears over technology, but I never threw in the towel.

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