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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) Until recently 36-year-old Natalie Kikkenborg was a vibrant fitness instructor and mother in good health. But on the morning of March 11, 2020 she woke up feeling slightly tired.

Figuring it was just her busy schedule she didnt think much of it until her morning fitness class was almost done.

In the last five minutes of the class, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I got pains in my hip joints and knees. My quads got that sense of malaise, body ache feeling and I knew something was up. I went home and took my temperature and had a slightly elevated temp and within three hours that temperature went up to 102 degrees and stayed there for five days, said Kikkenborg.

Kikkenborg was able to use over the counter medications and her appetite remained, although without a complete sense of taste or smell. She also drank a lot of beverages with electrolytes.

She says it was the most ill she has ever felt.

I got completely knocked down. I couldnt get out of bed, the temperature and fatigue was like nothing I had ever felt before and I hope to never feel that sick again, but I basically just layed in bed and did nothing but sweat for five days, it was horrible, says Kikkenborg.

When she was feeling better Kikkenborg attempted to get tested for coronavirus. Since it was early in the testing response efforts she had to do research.

Finally, her neighbor told her about a doctor who was doing drive-through testing in a Fairfield County parking lot. She signed up online and drove through, getting tested. The results came back positive.

Kikkenborg remains in quarantine and must have two negative coronavirus tests before she is cleared to leave her home. In the meantime, friends are bringing her groceries.

She wants people to know how important staying home is right now.

If you think social distancing doesnt apply to you or that its OK because the kids are home to get the neighborhood kids together for a play date, or just go hang out at a friends house, it is not. It is not OK. This is our social responsibility right now to maintain social distancing, stay home, stay in now for the short term so we dont have to stay in for the long term. Its the only way we are going to take care of this problem, says Kikkenborg.

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WILMINGTON With locals trying their best to keep active during this time of isolation, gym owners and trainers are doing their part to help.

One of those is Hawken Lewis, a personal trainer at Vital Fitness in Wilmington and EVO Fit Club in Maineville, and at his own personal training business GroundZero Coaching.

Lewis isnt a big fan of the gyms closing.

Not only is it part of my livelihood, but its a huge part of my life that has helped frame who I am, said Lewis. To be successful in anything in life. I feel you need to be: hardworking, dedicated, a great work ethic, a want to learn and, most of all, consistent.

I found out to have results in the gym, you need to apply all of the above.

Because of his faith, Lewis knows this is going to come to an end and life will get back to normal.

Since the beginning, Ive been calm. Its actually pretty weird, Lewis said.

At the moment, all of his clients have received at-home workouts to do with minimal to no equipment. As most people were not prepared, he doesnt expect them to have that much equipment at home.

I reached out to find what they had, then programmed accordingly, he said.

Hes also started doing live workouts at 5 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Facebook. On Tuesday and Thursday, he posts videos of certain exercises and hell post a written workout explaining the exercises.

Starting next week hes excited to try out an application called Zoom where he can do live workouts and see all his clients and others at the same time. There they can do a live workout together and he can interact with them.

This is a tough time for everyone and a lot of peoples stress levels are going through the roof with what they are going to do or how they will make it, said Lewis. The gym was an outlet for them. Not only physical but mentally as well. So I wanted to give them something that would help them out and get away from life from 30 minutes to an hour.

Any way I can do my part, I will, he added.

Lewis offers this advice: Be consistent with who you are.

Dont look at this as a time to change everything because of the situation we are in. Look at it as a time to remain consistent with your daily rituals to help you remain mentally clear and stable through these uncertain times, he said.

Also, these are dark days for most of the world. So instead of looking at it as a reason to be down and depressed, try and be the light for others around you. By being the light and the beacon for those around you, they can look at you for strength and stability in these troubling times.

He believes if more people do that, society will be a lot brighter.

A sign of the times for local gyms including Vital Fitness.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) Local instructor Kendra Brouwer has been doing yoga for the better part of 13 years. With the pandemic urging us to stay home-bound shes finding new ways to adjust.

Shifting her classroom to chat room wasnt an easy stretch.

It takes a little bit to get used to, but once you do it one time it makes a little more sense, Brouwer said.

Up until a couple of weeks ago she hosted classes in her Kosha Yoga School. She now uses Zoom in response to COVID-19. She says that just because we have to be isolated doesnt mean we have to stay still.

Its really important to get your body moving; its good for you lymphatic system which is where your immune system is, Brouwer said.

Shes joined by regular members of her class like Carol Van Winkle, who are also adjusting.

Its nice. You dont have to go outside. You dont have to rush to get down to the studio, so, no its awesome, Kosha Student Carol Van Winkle said.

While home can be a potentially distracting space, Brouwer says it could be a benefit to newcomers.

Maybe being able to come to practice from the comfort of their own home has been good for people, plus theyre looking for something to do and need a little bit of that outlet, Brouwer said.

I pretty well keep focused at home but I do miss the socialization of being with the people at the studio, Van Winkle said.

The group also takes time before and after the sessions to chat and check-in on each others well being.

Theyre the faces of those people you havent seen in a couple of weeks, and we miss each other, Brouwer said.

With every class, they dont feel so far out of reach

It keeps me moving, it keeps you know everything active which is good because Im old, Van Winkle said

You can visit Kosha Yoga Schools website to find a list of classes and scheduling.

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VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is connecting you to a healthier lifestyle.

The college is offering free workouts and support online. It's through the school's Recreational Sports and Athletic Facilities Office.

You can follow along with the program through social media.

Each week, the school hosts a series of videos featuring workouts, nutritional snacks and wellness games. There's also a Couch To 5K program that trains you for a virtual 5K race.

Associate Director Laura Butt says the workouts are adaptable to any home, any skill set and any age.

"We've added household items that you can supplement for weights with," Butt said, "and then, we've tried to be cognizant of what equipment, or lack thereof, that people might have in their home. So anything can be done inside or outside."

Butt says what started as an idea to keep students engaged is now extended to the entire community.

"Fitness and wellness is multifaceted," Butt said, "So even if working out isn't your interest, we have wellness games. So it's always just important to continue to help yourself grow, stay positive, get outside with your family."

Rose-Hulman plans to offer the free program through the end of May.

Just visit their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to get started!

You can also share your workouts, and ways to stay fit, by posting the hashtag #StayRemotelyConnected.

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Life Time Fitness CEOBahram Akradi said Wednesday his company will be forced to furlough almost all of its workforce if Congress doesn't act and President Trump is unable to set an "end date" for the economic shutdown caused by coronavirus.

Because governors in states such as Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and California have deemed many businesses "non-essential" or "non-life-sustaining," places like Life Time Fitness have been forced to shutter.

Akradi told "The Ingraham Angle" he has been working with his fellow executives to figure out how to keep his 40,000 employees paid and "financially safe" through the coronavirus pandemic's run.

"We made the commitment as soonas this thing broke out a coupleweeks ago:We immediately canceled 100 percent ofmyself and my executive team'scompensation -- that's every lastdollar.We committed to pay our teammembers through Friday,March 29," he said.

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Host Laura Ingraham noted Akradi is one of many executives demonized by liberal politicians in Congress who have decried Republican attempts to help them through this uncertain and tough time -- despite acts of kindness like the one he laid out.

"After what I have seen comes outof these stimulus plans, withouthaving a certain date that weknow we can go back to work, Ihave no choice but to putprobably about 90 percentof my 40,000people on furlough," Akradi warned.

He went on to praise President Trump's key actions through this economic downturn, saying he is a good businessman and has the "right instincts."

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Akradi said Trump therefore understands that shuttered businesses cannot survive long without a date certain or financial security.

"If I know I can get my peopleback to work on 15th of April, Iabsolutely would pull them rightback off the furloughimmediately," he said. "If I know thatwe can be back to work by May 1I can make provisions.

With a date certain, "we can make sure all of ouremployees will get full [benefits]," he added.

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A fitness evaluation has been completed for the man charged with a brutal 2019 home invasion, rape and attempted murder in Sleepy Hollow.

But defense attorneys for Fabian J. Torres, 32, of Sleepy Hollow who is held without bail and faces life in prison, want a second "independent fitness evaluation." They are next due before a judge on June 5, according to Kane County court records.

Torres is charged with 26 felonies in the April 8, 2019, attack in which prosecutors say he forced his way into a house on the 900 block of Saratoga Parkway, forced a 19-year-old girl to perform a sex act at knife point and later stabbed her 17-year-old brother after he tried to intervene.

According to prosecutors, Torres ran from the house but left his cellphone and wallet there. He was arrested a short time later while trying flag down a vehicle.

Last year, defense attorneys from the Kane County public defender's office questioned whether Torres, who also is charged with attacking Kane County jail guards on several occasions, was fit to stand trial.

Prosecutors and Torres' defense attorney have received the confidential mental fitness evaluation by the Kane County Diagnostic Center. His attorney wants a second, independent evaluation, according to court records.

"The state is satisfied with the report generated by the Kane County Diagnostic Center and we want to move the case forward," said Kane County state's attorney Felony Bureau Chief Bill Engerman.

Judge David Kliment on Thursday continued the case to June for a status on the defense's evaluation. Assistant Public Defender Brenda Willett declined to comment Thursday.

If Kliment rules Torres is unfit to stand trial, he will be sent to the state's Department of Human Services for up to a year until fitness is restored.

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Preparing your body and mindset for your next western hunting adventure whether it be high country mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep or mountain goat is nothing to slouch at. Getting your gear in proper order is one thing, but getting your mental and physical aspects ready for what you're about to do is another beast all in itself. I've done everything from heavy weight training, running long distance, circuit training and tinkering with mixing one style with another, but there is hands down one training program that really trumps them all: MTNTOUGH.

I've always kept myself in athletic shape and was never one to buy into programs or routines since I thought that what I was doing was fine. Until I heard about this group of people who have been training strictly for endurance mountain hunting. So, I decided to drive to Bozeman on my day off to participate in a class to see what all the fuss was about. To my surprise, I walked out a believer covered in sweat with my butt completely whooped and sore for the next few days wanting to find out more.

MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab is located in the popular outdoor city of Bozeman, Montana. There they have a newly-acquired facility where they hold seminars as well as training classes during the week for those who are local or simply passing through. But they don't stop there!

MTNTOUGH was founded by a certified National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) personal trainer and western hunter Dustin Diefenderfer. Diefenderfer has designed training regiments geared specifically for the backcountry hunter looking to build mental toughness and endurance. Along with Diefenderfer, the hand-picked staff behind the multiple programs they offer is comprised of a retired Army Ranger officer, a former Navy SEAL member and many other highly-qualified personal trainers.

The company is dedicated to preparing you to be in peak mountain shape mentally and physically regardless of where you live. The programs that they have created have elements of endurance, strength and mobility, which are critical when pursuing game in the unforgiving terrain and weather of the West. The exercises within the programs all have to do with strengthening muscles involved in hunting movements like weighted step-ups to replicate hiking steep terrain, cardio to increase stamina, and power/strength movements to build your back and legs to prepare them for the heavy loads you will encounter when far away from the truck. Although I've mentioned it before, the main aspect of these workouts comes down to mental toughness, which, in their findings, was the ultimate hindrance on why people quit in the backcountry, resulting in them being unsuccessful. Your body will last a long time in less than ideal conditions; your mind, on the other hand, will make you quit long before your body does. These workouts improve your mental state so you can continue to push past adversity.

MTNTOUGH has made it easy for those who are not local by creating a digital platform for you to get access to your workout of the day along with included videos to show you how to execute the proper techniques required to complete the workouts. The format is simple, yet efficient, breaking it down by weeks to monitor your progress. Also, the digital platform has a social media element to post your completion times, ask questions and link up with other members to complete workouts that helps build comradery and make workouts more fun. The best part is that there are multiple workout programs offered like Backcountry Hunter PreSeason Prep, Backcountry Hunter Post Season, 30-30 No Equipment Workout Strength Program, and the highly popular 22's Workout and videos to help dial in your nutrition.

If you want to be in the best shape for the West, then give this a try. I guarantee you will walk away beaten and battered, but also ready to destroy any thresholds that held you back in the past. I personally still use these programs and will continue to as they have definitely made hunting for extended periods of time much easier, which, in turn, has made me more successful.

To find out more about MTNTOUGH, visit http://www.mtntough.com.

As always, stay safe and hunt hard!

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For those who run outside in the sunshine or even take additional supplements, vitamin D could potentially boost your lean body mass, a recent study suggests.

Published in the Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, the research sought to clarify whether one year of supplementation with vitamin D would have a measurable effect on body composition and physical fitness levels of healthy adults.

Researchers from China and Japan recruited 95 participants, and gave half of them 420 IU vitamin D3 every day for a year, while the other half got a placebo. At the end of the year, lean body mass and percentage of body fat were compared to the data from the years start. They also assessed physical fitness using hand grip strength, leg extension power, and cardiorespiratory fitness.

They found that those taking the supplement had significant increases in lean body masswhich is calculated by subtracting body fat from total body weightwhile the placebo group had no changes. For both groups, no difference was observed with the above physical fitness measures either.

The results are likely because skeletal muscle has vitamin D receptors that help regulate muscle function and performance, as suggested by previous research.

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Even though this particular study concluded there were no changes in muscle strength with vitamin D, other studies have suggested improvement in lean body mass may enhance muscle function overall. For instance, a 2017 study published in the journal PLOS One noted theres a link between low vitamin D levels and loss of muscle strength, especially in older adults. Another study in the journal Bone Reports stated that vitamin D has long been touted for its beneficial effects on bone heath, but is now increasingly recognized for its role in muscle functionespecially with muscle pain and weakness.

Although supplements can be helpful in the winter months for those living in northern climates, its also worth getting a bit of vitamin D in its most available formsunshine!said Heidi May, Ph.D., an epidemiologist at Intermountain Healthcare.

We continue to learn more and more about vitamin D and its benefits, she told Runners World. Low vitamin D levels have been associated with everything from poor cardiovascular health to lower immune function. If youre getting a little sun, in a sensible way, youre likely also being active, so thats a double benefit.

If you do opt for supplements, theres still some debate on how much vitamin D you need daily. The recommended daily allowance is 600 IU, but the Endocrine Society suggests consuming potentially much higher levels of 1,500 to 2,000 IU daily.

In addition to getting outside more, look to foods like swordfish, salmon, tuna, milk, yogurt, eggs, and cheese to get enough vitamin D. For instance, three ounces of cooked swordfish contains 566 IU (international units) of vitamin D and 3 ounces of cooked sockeye salmon contains 447 IU of vitamin D.

If youre concerned that you may be deficient, May said, its advisable to get your levels checked at your next physical, since a blood test is the only way to know for sure. Consult your doctor before taking any supplements, too.

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Wearables continue to get smaller, cheaper, and more capable, and the latest to enter the fray is the Wyze Band. For a mere US$25 you get just about everything you could want from a compact fitness tracker.

Wyze is currently known for its affordable smart home gear, including cameras, bulbs and plugs. The Wyze Band is able to control them all with a tap, so you can turn off the bedroom lights or bring up the live video from your security camera on your phone, all with a tap on your wrist.

Alexa is built in here as well, enabling you to control a variety of smart home devices including Wyze hardware but also anything else that supports Alexa with a voice command. There's no speaker in the wearable though, so you won't be able to ask questions and get a response back.

The Wyze Band can handle the basics of step counting, sleep tracking and heart rate monitoring, and shows basic smartphone notifications too, so you can see who's calling or who just sent you a text message. You don't get GPS on board, however, and there's no NFC for making mobile payments.

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According to Wyze, the wearable lasts an impressive 10 days between charges, and it's waterproof able to survive a shower or a drop in the bath. It sports a 0.95-inch, 120 x 240 pixel AMOLED color screen (with a choice of customizable home screen designs), and comes with a choice of two straps as well.

With the likes of Xiaomi, Huawei, Amazfit and Garmin also pushing out cheap fitness trackers and wearables, Wyze will be hoping that seamless smart home integration will help tempt people into buying the Wyze Band particularly in terms of integration with the existing Wyze product range.

Wyze has also announced the Wyze Scale, a digital weight scale that syncs with your phone (and can work with Apple Health and Google Fit too). You can see your metrics over time, and analyze data for weight, body fat percentage, heart rate, muscle mass and more through the smart scales. Up to eight profiles can be set up on the device.

At $20, the Wyze Scale is even more affordable than the Wyze Band, so those looking for some inexpensive additions to their smart home and wearable gadget collection won't have to spend much at all. Both products are on sale now direct from Wyze, and will appear on Amazon in April.

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Animal lovers can also watch live cameras of five habitats the elephants, giraffes, grizzly bears, lemurs and lions from the comfort of their homes. The livestreams are available all day on the zoos website.

Beyond the zoo, here are a handful of other Tucson spots that have gone virtual for now, at least to keep you connected while social distancing.

The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway, is streaming movies through their website while closed during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tucson.

If youve already binge-watched everything on Netflix, The Loft Cinema has made its Arthouse Cinema available for streaming.

Heres how it works: Once you buy a virtual ticket for $12 at loftcinema.org, youll be sent a link and password to stream the film.

Half of the revenue will go toward The Lofts operational costs and its employees, with the other half benefiting the films distributor.

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Currently available for streaming: Saint Frances, Corpus Christi, Bacurau, and Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands. More films will be available on Friday, March 27.

Creative Juice Art Bar is packaging art supplies for pickup and livestreaming classes during the virus pandemic. The livestreams are free to watch on Creative Juices Facebook page, facebook.com/creativejuiceartbar.

Creative Juice Art Bar is packaging art supplies for pickup and livestreaming classes.

The livestreams are free to watch on Creative Juices Facebook page, facebook.com/creativejuiceartbar.

If youre in need of supplies, art kits cost $12 and include a canvas, brush and paints. Its recommended to let them know ahead of time if youll need a kit.

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