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(CBS4) On Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis announced an executive order for Coloradans to stay at home in order to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The stay-at-home order will go into effect Thursday at 6 a.m. and will last through Saturday, April 11.

The stay-at-home order is mandatory and includes the entire state. It requires people to remain in their homes unless they are going to and from work in a critical industry or doing an essential task like going to the grocery store or walking a pet.

Playgrounds and picnic areas will be closed but many local parks and outdoor spaces will remain open for outdoor exercise. People who choose to exercise outdoors should continue practicing social distancing by staying at least 6 feet away from other people.

The statewide order allows people to travel to outdoor areas for hiking and exercise. However, residents should check with their local health department to see if there are additional restrictions. For instance, Denvers health order prohibits residents from traveling to neighboring communities or the mountains for recreation.

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Grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations will remain open and grocery delivery will be available as well as meal-delivery, drive through, and take-out options. Liquor and cannabis stores will also remain open while enforcing social distancing.

Houses of worship may remain open, but must practice social distancing or use electronic platforms. Pastoral services may also continue for individuals who are in crisis or need end-of-life services.

Schools can continue to provide free food services for students on a pick-up and take-home basis. Public and private schools, including postsecondary institutions, may provide essential functions such as security, medical and mental health service, housing, food service and critical research, provided that social distancing requirements are observed.

Licensed child care will remain open for essential workers. For urgent child care needs, contact 2-1-1.

Roads will not close in Colorado. Officials say public transportation and ridesharing should be used for essential travel only. When possible, residents are asked to walk or drive themselves. According to the order, planes and other forms of travel should only be used if absolutely necessary.

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The Department of Public Health and Environment is suspending the states vehicle emission testing in response to the stay-at-home order. The order applies to emissions testing for both gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. State officials will soon provide information on extended vehicle registration renewal deadlines through the duration of the order.

Several counties and cities enacted stay-at-home orders before the statewide order was announced. Requirements under those orders that are more restrictive than the statewide order will remain in place.

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The stay-at-home order is an executive order, which means it is Colorado law. Residents who suspect that someone is violating the order should first contact their local public health agency to report any concerns. Residents may also file a report with the Colorado Attorney Generals Office by emailing covid19@coag.gov if local law enforcement or a local public health agency is unresponsive.

For more information about the public health order and how it is enforced, click here.

*Individuals experiencing symptoms of coronavirus must self-isolate until their symptoms cease or they have a negative test result.

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To read the full stay-at-home order, click here. The public health order is available here. Watch Gov. Polis announcement of the stay-at-home order here.

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The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly has a multilayered name.

Its got highly specific components on both sides of its core.

It begins with Kaplen. Thats for Bill (more formally Wilson, but he was Bill) and Maggie Kaplan; he was one of the institutions founders, and together they nurtured it and supported it, eventually becoming so basic to it that it took on their name.

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It ends with the Palisades. Thats the very local, breathtaking cliff, the national historic landmark that guards the west bank of the Hudson. The JCC is very close to it.

The Kaplens and the Palisades are safeguarding the jewel between them. Thats the JCC, the Jewish community center. Like shuls and schools but for everyone, people of all ages, of every religious stream and none at all JCCs are at the heart of the community.

So what happens when a viral threat forces a JCC to close?

It closes the building, but it doesnt stop doing what it does. It doesnt stop being itself.

The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades has gone online.

Every crisis of course is inherently different from all other crises in some ways, but this one is particularly unusual, the JCCs CEO, Jordan Shenker, said. Usually a crisis hits some people but not others; the farther you move from its center, the less its felt. Everyone feels this one. You dont have to explain.

Everyone understands that this is a new reality, and everyone is experiencing it in a very personal way, Mr. Shenker said. There is no need for a contextual conversation about whats going on. And theres also an appreciation for whatever anyone can do. There is a real desire for people to cling to optimism and hope and connection in a way that is really unique to our time.

The JCCs staff very much wants to continue to offer connection and hope. Thats easy to say, but there are many highly practical issues to overcome. We are a very large and complex institution, so moving on a dime is not something we typically do, Mr. Shenker said. But over the past week, I have been inspired by the creativity, innovation, and commitment of our staff, as we think differently about how we can engage, connect, and build community.

Childrens musician Matty Roxx in real life, Matt Krass performs life from his home in New City for the JCC.Kaplen JCC on the Palisades.

The early childhood program has gone online. The kids cannot go to school, but I have seen videos of a child, sitting in a child-sized chair, looking at a computer screen with 16 images on it, looking at every other child in his classroom, and they and the teacher are doing an activity in real time. Thats building community, and its beautiful.

There are different kinds of technology available, and an art to choosing which to use when.

Our exercise classes are being taught on Zoom, not on Facebook live. That means that everyone on the screen can interact with everyone else. We might be the only vendor in the area who offers exercise programming online now, Mr. Shenker said. The way were doing it, its not just about being in an exercise class. Its also about being part of the community.

Its not just about delivering a yoga class. Its not just about the yoga. Its also about the relationship between the student and teacher. Its also about the relationships between the students in the class.

There might in fact be an advantage to offering classes on Zoom; when you use that platform, you can choose whether or not to turn on your microphone or your camera. People can see that youre on because it shows your name, but nothing else. Some of our staff have hypothesized that we may get greater participation because of the reduced barrier to entry, Mr. Shenker said. I dont have to get into my car. I dont have to shlep anywhere. And of course you dont have to let anybody see what you look like when you try to work out.

The JCC now is online with the music, dance, drama, early childhood, fitness, senior adult, special services, and adult services department. All we are not doing is basketball and swimming, and even the athletics and aquatics people are putting some exercises out, for when people can get back, Mr. Shenker said.

And users dont have to pay for fitness or arts and culture programs.

It is free and open to the public, Mr. Shenker said. We are happy to have everyone participate.

Its all part of community building.

I have a deep appreciation for the outpouring of support from this community, he continued. People are asking, How can I support it? How can I be part of it? I am moved that folks called to ask what they can do.

One thing that everyone can do is learn from this experience, he suggested.

What we are trying to do now is reimagine what virtual community-building looks like, and to a large extent we are making it up, day by day, Mr. Shenker concluded. We are learning to pivot, change, rinse, and repeat, and we will be doing it for at least the next several weeks and it looks like it might be for the next several months.

Sisters at home learn from their teacher online.Kaplen JCC on the palisades

One of the ways that I feel optimistic is that we will come out of this we as a society, we as a community, we as an institution knowing more how we can engage people beyond our walls far more effectively than we ever knew that we could before we had to close. That is a powerful reality that we will have when this is behind us.

One of the departments thats kept going online is senior adult services. We are specifically geared for older seniors who want to remain at home and age in place, its director, Judi Nahary, said. During normal times, we provide all the resources that make it possible transportation, breakfast, lunch, entertainment, music, educational programming, lectures, intergenerational activities, and preventative health programming.

We have three programs the senior activity center, for people who are older and need some assistance, they might be isolated or no longer able to drive, but cognitively they are fine. Theres the Club, for people with the beginning stages of cognitive decline. And then ARC, the senior adult reach center, for the middle to late stages of dementia.

The senior adult department offers 24 clubs, which are designed to enhance the seniors sense of purpose, Ms. Nahary said; they center around such things as art and music and finance, and are adjusted depending on specific peoples interests. To get people engaged you have to give them what interests them, she said; engagement can stave off decline. The department usually has about 80 to 90 unique participants during the course of each week, she added.

So now there are all these frail, declining, memory-impaired elderly people at home, with caregivers who are not prepared to help them as intensively as would be ideal. What to do?

Go online!

The JCC is beginning to offer some of the clubs to seniors, through Zoom, and it is also stepping up its programming to caregivers something it has provided for some time.

We looked at everything we can offer, to see what we can do, Ms. Nahary said. We have five caregiver support groups and a memory caf every week. Our instinct is that the caregivers need it even more now. They need some outlet, and they can get ideas from each other.

I really worry about caregivers, she continued. It is overwhelmingly taxing, physically and emotionally draining for them. We want to continue to provide some respite for them. We also are worried about seniors being isolated. The less engaged they are, the more quickly they decline. If we can continue to be engaged with them, we can provide some stimulation.

The senior center has what it calls a grandfriend program; it matches its members with early childhood classes. Its continuing that program online, along with the clubs.

Caregivers can help their elderly charges with the technology. We are working with them, Ms. Nahary said. The first call always is the hardest. And it doesnt work for everyone; for one example among many, older people often suffer from macular degeneration, which makes it hard for them to see images on a screen.

The JCC helps provide physical help as well. Volunteers will deliver meals on wheels for seniors who do not have resources at home, Ms. Nahary said, and even those seniors who do not need meals delivered every day will get Shabbat dinners.

Like Mr. Shenker, Ms. Nahary sees some good coming out of this very hard time.

The majority of the staff has had to challenge themselves technologically, she said. That is one of the most amazing things. People who normally would have been unwilling to try new things are forcing themselves to do it, because it is the only way to do it.

Everyone has risen to the occasion.

Learn about the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades online programming on its website, jccotp.org.

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It all started when she had just given birth to her second child. Her weight began to escalate and as a result, she began experiencing chronic back problems.

I found difficulty in even small things like bathing. The doctors said that obesity was the sole cause and advised me to lose weight, Specioza Uwamariya shares.

Just as she was beginning to shed off the weight, her husband passed, on and this further deteriorated the condition. The fluctuating weight soon made it difficult for her to do anything by herself.

When my husband passed in 2014, life lost meaning and I piled on weight quickly. I lost out on self-confidence, felt stressed and ignored by the people around me.Before I knew it, I was weighing 179kgs.

Specioza Uwamariya is currently on a weight loss journey to live a healthier life.

At this point I just decided to wait for death because even doctors had recommended I travel abroad for treatment, which I couldnt afford. All I did was stay indoors since merely walking to the compound also a problem for me, she says.

Finding help

Then, a video by Isimbi TV circulated on social media about her condition. Slim n Fit, a health and fitness programme for women struggling with obesity, reached out to her, upon learning of her condition and offered to assist her lose weight and give her hope for a better health.

Since joining the third season of the 90-day-challenge that ends on March 28, Uwamariya has lost over 10kgs in 10 weeks, currently weighing 164kgs.

At the end of the challenge, the programme awards the biggest loser, as a way to motivate them.

Participants are required to go to the gym on a daily basis and also have a nutrition coach who guides them on the proper food diet, to aid them in their weight loss.

Florence Uwamwezi, the founder of Slim n Fit (middle), with some of the participants.

For me, dedication and positivity are key. My weight loss journey is becoming simpler by the day, ever since this programme taught me to love my body, eat healthy and exercise since weight loss and exercise go hand in hand.

Right now Im working hard to prove everyone that had given up on me, wrong and live healthy to raise my children, she says.

For Jean Claude Ntawurungo, their aerobics coach, some of the exercises that they are trained help with relieving stress, one of the biggest contributor to obesity.

Dieting without exercising cannot yield tangible results, so we work on mindset, and get them to enjoy exercise, he says.

Dealing with stigma

Besides difficulty in mobility, the 52-year-old adds that she suffered venous insufficiency (improper functioning of the vein valves in the leg, causing swelling and skin changes) and faced stigma from almost everybody around her.

I was never invited to weddings because people thought I would break their chairs, and I became the laughing-stock of people who saw me. Children would scream in shock and cabs often refused to transport me because I would cause their cars to break down. My family abandoned me and waited for death to bring flowers to my grave, people made me feel like I was not human, Uwamariya says.

Like her, many women dealing with obesity are perceived as lazy, gluttonous, lacking self-discipline by society, which leaves them vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and does nothing in the fight against it.

Marie-Justine Uwizeye, 52, has been participating in Slim n Fits 90-days-challenge for the third time in a row and now weighs 120kgs.

Her determination was stirred by paralysis caused by obesity, having weighed 158kgs.

I wouldnt even climb the stairs and with stigma all around us, we suffer low self-esteem that you begin to isolate yourself from public events, but once you acknowledge that the body needs a turn around, it becomes easy to start the journey. At my age, it never occurred to me that I could actually lose weight and live normally, but Im currently one of the best runners they have here, she says.

Doris Uwiragiye, another member who has gone from 171kgs to 158kgs believes that obesity is caused by many factors that include biological, genetic and environmental, that critically contribute to the condition.

We need encouragement and not humiliation, because obesity is like any other health condition that needs attention, she says.

Florence Uwamwezi, the founder of Slim n Fit says weight stigma is a public health problem that undermines social rights and is a major stumbling block in the fight against obesity.

We are all wonderfully created and so the idea that obese people lack in self-discipline and personal responsibility is wrong. Rwandans should strive to eliminate this culture and consider obese people as human beings worthy of their rights and attention, she says.

She adds that she has been working to have more partners on board, to enable the programme reach out to as many women dealing with obesity.

We have coaches, nutritionists and a fully-fledged gym that are all essential to their weight loss journey but due the expenses, its hard to reach out to as many women as we can. We are hoping to have more partners and open the gym to the public so that the revenue generated can go to helping these women fight for a healthy life, Uwamwezi says.

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Whats the Buzz typically covers upcoming events, but due to the number of cancellations and postponements, this week will instead focus on activities for kids and families to do at home. Normal coverage will resume depending on recommendations involving the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduling of events and shows.

Scavenger Hunt. Need a fun, easy way to help your kids explore their environment a bit? Grab a paper or plastic bag, print up or write up a list, and go for a walk. Get creative with themes. Look for items found in nature, different colored cars, things you see in your community. Some examples for a nature themed scavenger hunt could be: a robin, freshly bloomed flower, type of seed, different types of rocks, a bug.

A twist on this activity is to have a virtual scavenger hunt with friends. If you have the ability to video chat, facetime, or video call friends, create a home-based scavenger hunt to see who can find the items the fastest. It could be things like a toy car, DVD with a specific picture on it, a book with a certain word in the title or something as simple as a roll of toilet paper.

YouTube Yoga. If youre feeling cooped up and like you need a good stretch, check out some YouTube yoga. There are a number of free videos to watch and help get your blood pumping. Most yoga requires no special equipment and can be a great way to help calm your mind. Cosmic Kids Yoga, a channel specifically for childrens yoga, is likely to have a theme your kids will enjoy. Some options available are "The Gruffalo", "Minions", and "Sleeping Beauty".

Adults can find yoga channels to follow along with, depending on the style youre after. Ali Kamenova Yoga channel offers free, fast-paced yoga and slower, more traditional yoga as well. Choose from workouts to help you get energized, lose weight or focus on a specific area. Another resource on YouTube is Yoga with Adrienne. Also offering free full workouts, this is an easy way for anyone to start practicing yoga. Easy to follow instructions make this perfect for a quick home stretch.

Alcohol Painting. Contrary to its name, this is a kid-friendly craft. To get that swirly, tie-dye effect in paintings or crafts, costly alcohol inks are typically used. This easy DIY method to create your own saves money, and is an engaging art project for the little ones.

Supplies needed:

- Plastic cups or disposable containers - Old markers (Sharpies work best, but regular markers also work) - Rubbing alcohol 91 - 99% - Scissors or a small knife - Pliers - Gloves (optional)

Step 1. Pour some of the rubbing alcohol into each cup. You can do one color per cup, or mix to create your own.

Step 2. Using the pliers, take apart the markers or Sharpies, and remove the ink cartridge.

Step 3. Make a slit in the ink cartridge casing, being careful not to cut all the way through. Drop the cartridge into the rubbing alcohol.

Step 4. Let the marker and alcohol solution set for a few hours, or overnight. The longer they set, the more likely you are to get vibrant results.

Step 5. Remove the cartridge from the alcohol, squeezing out any excess ink back into the rubbing alcohol. Gloves may come in handy, as this step can get a bit messy.

Your new alcohol based paints are ready to use. Alcohol ink tends to dry very quickly and works best on hard, non-porous surfaces. Use them on coffee mugs, old tiles or even canvases for a unique effect.

If you know of an activity youd like to share, or have an idea you want explored, send an email to: whatsthebuzzdailyjeff@gmail.com

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In 2018, the American Psychiatric Association found that 39% of U.S. adults felt more anxious than they did the previous year. As stress and anxiety play a significant role in many Americans lives, the national corporate wellness market could reach an estimated $15.5 billion by 2024. But how effective are costly meditation retreats, goat yoga classes and scented candles when it comes to quieting our minds and relaxing our bodies in todays fast-spinning world?

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For Carley Schweet, a self-care coach and author of the book Boundaries with Soul, part of the problem is finding time: Many of us feel too time-strapped, or even too guilty, to set aside quality time for ourselves. When we take care of ourselves, were better able to care for others and show up for them as the best version of ourselvesnot burnt-out, exhausted and resentful people, says Schweet. Our loved ones deserve better than that.

Why You Need To Invest In Self-Care Tips

Routine and intentional self-care can contribute enormous emotional, physical and even financial benefits. Mental health perks include reduced stress, a fresh perspective and a renewed sense of self. And for our physical health, learning about our bodys needs and incorporating exercise into self-care can help us lose weight, gain energy, sleep more soundly and have clearer skin, says Schweet. The advantages extend to the office, too. By focusing on ourselves, we can build the self-esteem required to ask for a raise or more vacation days, for instance, ultimately enhancing career fulfillment overall.

However persuasive the argument for a solid self-care regimen, certain myths may keep many of us from cultivating our best selves. Here, we explore common misconceptions about self-care and offer fresh ideas for nurturing your mental and physical wellness.

MYTH: Self-Care Routines Are Expensive

REALITY: With the commercialization of self-care, it can feel very black or white, says Schweet. You either buy it or invest in it, or you dont. The truth, she says, is that many of the best self-care practices are totally free. Daily smartphone-free walks, morning stretches, eight glasses of water a daythey are all ways to recharge your mind and body, not your credit card.

MYTH: Self-Care Requires Significant Lifestyle Changes

REALITY: You dont have to quit your job, sign up for pilot lessons or install a home gym to nurture your true being or improve the way you invest in yourself. Schweet says that small practices can make a big difference in personal wellness: Self-care are the physical, emotional and spiritual practices we hold. These can range from going for a walk and choosing to eat our green vegetables to setting boundaries and having an active meditation practice.

MYTH: Self-Care Occurs At Home, Not At Work

REALITY: A demanding boss, a nosy coworker, a jam-packed meeting schedulethese factors can push our boundaries, drain precious energy and threaten our peace of mind. Schweets advice: Push back. If youre totally swamped, youve taken on too much, you feel like youre stretched way too thin, theres too much on your platethats a perfect opportunity to say no.

Another way to ensure self-care in a work environment is to carve out time for yourself. For example, Schweet says eating lunch away from your desk can help you get back in touch with how youre feeling that day, give your eyes a break and allow you to come back to the office with your energy shifted. When we take time for ourselves, we gain a greater sense of confidence, we feel good, more inspired and were more tapped into our creativity.

MYTH: When It Comes To Self-Care, Its All Or Nothing

REALITY: For some, the mere thought of committing to a weekly exercise regimen, or starting a guided meditation practice, is too overwhelming. This whole idea of falling off the wagon is so intimidating to people that they often dont even start, says Schweet. To ease the pressure, she recommends viewing self-care tips as a series of small steps (and occasional stumbles) that guide you toward a happier, healthier and more balanced lifestyleone that includes ample space to devote to yourself.

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Facade has always been central to figure skating. The sports culture dictates that athletes should smile through pain and errors. In the kiss and cry area - where skaters wait for their scores there are rarely dramatic displays. Even when a performance is unfairly marked by the judges, skaters will blow kisses to the camera and wave to the crowd. However peeved they may be, theyll never reveal it, preferring instead to suffer in silence. Burying true feelings just goes with the territory.

Its a vicious cycle when you live inside the bubble, says Kiira Korpi, a two-time Olympian for Finland who is now a psychology student at the New School in Manhattan and a childrens rights activist. You dont even realise how unhealthy or toxic some of the cultural norms are.

Last week should have seen the world championships take place in Montreal, but the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to that. Unintentionally, it may have shifted the landscape of womens figure skating in the process.

Barring a minor miracle, three Russian teenagers would have battled it out for the podium places: 16-year-old Alena Kostornaia and a pair of 15-year-olds, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova. The trio have revolutionized figure skating. They only made their senior debuts last year but blitzed through the sport, ensuring a multitude of headlines. In the Grand Prix final last December, Kostornaia claimed gold while Shcherbakova and Trusova rounded out the medals. They repeated the trick at the European championships the following month; their opponents left dumbstruck by their dominance.

What makes them so good? Well, owing to their remarkable jumps, they maximize the technical points on offer. Trusova and Shcherbakova have both mastered skatings holy grail: the quad, an exhaustive element and up until recently an unheard-of feat for ladies, which is four full rotations in the air.

However, there are concerns. First, rather than a skating competition for women, are we now dealing with a jumping competition for girls? Second, and much more importantly, whats the cost of success physically, emotionally and psychologically for this collection of raw, developing children?

The worst aspect to this is that most of the time, in skating and gymnastics and maybe other sports, you grow up in a culture thats very authoritarian, Korpi says. You grow up to believe if you get injured its because youre weak. Or if your body or psychological state fails its because you are weak. But why does the body of a teenager break?

Obviously, the athlete has responsibility but we never really question if theres something wrong with the coaching. Has there been a lot of over-training? I hear from doctors about 12-year-olds in America, Finland and Sweden and Im sure in Russia it starts even earlier coming to clinics with stress fractures and things which shouldnt happen at that age. It points to the fact the training has been too much. And how do they deal with that when theyre so young?

All three Russian teenagers boast the same coach: Eteri Tutberidze, who has built a stable of female talent. She is a divisive figure, though not much is known about her unusual for a skating community that can border on the incestuous. She made her name as a coach in 2014 when a 15-year-old girl in a red dress named Yulia Lipnitskaya cast a spell in Sochi and was crucial to Russia winning gold in the team event. She became a star. The following month, she finished second at the world championships but was quickly discarded as her body began to develop. By the end of 2016, she was done with the sport altogether. Drained and disillusioned, the following year she revealed a long-running battle with anorexia. Im no longer drawn to the ice, she said, damningly.

By that stage, Tutberidze had moved on and guided another prodigy, Evgenia Medvedeva, to back-to-back European and world titles. But at the 2018 Olympics, Medvedeva was pipped to first place by her training mate, 15-year-old Alina Zagitova, three years her junior. Tutberidze had a new favorite and within months, Medvedeva made a startling and unprecedented move. She left Russia altogether, deciding to continue her skating career in Canada. I feel more adult here, Medvedeva said later in 2018.

And then theres Zagitova, the reigning Olympic and world champion. Still just 17, she announced in December that she was taking a break from skating for an indefinite period. The previous month, she had admitted finding it difficult to keep up with younger competitors, who she still trained alongside in Moscow. Most worryingly of all, she described how even attempting a quad jump was unrealistic for her until she got slimmer.

Quads are too dangerous for me for the time being, she said. I will need to prepare for them physically and mentally. I will also need to lose some weight, something like 3kg, to decrease the risk of injuries.

And this is a cornerstone of the debate surrounding the jumping phenomenon in womens skating and the rise of the so-called Russian Dolls: the female body.

Puberty can vastly change how a skater performs. They grow taller, and heavier. Its expected. Most critically of all, its natural. But in some skating quarters its seen as an unwanted development and detrimental to skills such as the quad jump. Physical changes mean tweaking of techniques. And sometimes, coaches dont have the interest or patience. Theyll merely find a younger skater to shape instead. Somebody who is prepubescent and weighs less. So, its a genuine possibility that skaters on the edge of adolescence are buying into a fear and suspicion of puberty. And in a society where body image and the messaging surrounding it is such a hot topic, it seems skating has aligned itself with a deeply unsettling pattern.

Its dangerous, Korpi says. I was never educated on the effects of not getting your period. The expectation was that it was a good thing. Nobody was talking about the symptoms it can create, the psychological problems, the stress fractures that can happen due to the fact you dont get enough energy and your hormonal function not working. So we need to call out the community for sending these unhealthy messages. This notion you should always restrict your food and always lose weight and no matter what you must restrict, restrict. That kind of messaging is so concerning.

I know many athletes who are emotionally and physically broken because the system doesnt care how much goes to waste as long as there are a few who make it. But whats worrying is that those who make it are only there for a few years and then theyre broken too: theyre too old or cant sustain their careers.

Korpi has a particular academic interest in the abuse of children and sees such behaviour as commonplace within skating circles.

There can be serious emotional abuse in training and coaching, Korpi says. Maybe skating is specifically vulnerable to child abuse because of the way the sport has developed and the way we value those crazy jumps and how its easier to do them when you dont have an adult body yet. So the more robotic you can treat your mind and body the better. The coach is the one that holds the key to success. But if their coaching is emotionally abusive it can have very drastic consequences and has been compared a lot to the abuse between children and parents.

Some say its an overreaction. That skating has always produced exceptional, young talent. And its worth mentioning that coaches such as Tutberidze are working within the ISUs age-limit rules. Ultimately, her job is to develop champions and she would certainly argue that everything else regardless of the moral implications is not a coachs concern.

Skating has had child stars Tara Lipinski, Michelle Kwan, Sarah Hughes but they werent pushed out of the sport because they couldnt keep up with the technical demands, Korpi says.

Because of the postponed world championships, the trio of Russian teenagers may not compete again competitively until the end of the year. By that stage, their bodies may have changed dramatically and Tutberidze may have moved on to her next project.

I dont think Eteris child factory is the biggest problem in skating, Korpi says. The problem is the sick culture thats been created. Eteris factory is a symptom of this inhumane direction and culture our sport is taking. Shes not the cause. There are many other coaches who work in a similar manner to her and many federations that support this kind of coaching.

So, it seems like skating has a decision to make: keep the facade in place or start to ask itself some tough questions.

For many people, its not interesting anymore, says Korpi. People miss watching emotionally mature women skate instead of girls. Its almost and I feel this too difficult to watch some of these very, very young child stars. Because you cant help and think of whats behind that kind of performance and success.

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Once a player at Forest Green Rovers, Joe Stokes now spends his days training others to help them reach their fitness goals, writes Holly Hughes.

Working out of Westgate Fitness, Joe works with a wide variety of individuals, from those looking to lose weight to young aspiring rugby players seeking to improve their game.

Yet, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Joe has quickly adapted his training programmes for online home use, which you can visit by going to @westgatefitnessgym.

Providing two live classes a day as well as daily pre-recorded workouts, Joe is not short of ideas for keeping fit during the lockdown.

As a result, every week he will be providing everyone with his three top tips for staying healthy whilst were all forced to stay home.

TIP #1: Make use of your daily walk/run/cycle allowed by Boris.

The government havent permitted us the opportunity to get out of the house for no reason.

Getting out and moving your legs is incredibly important for both your physical and mental health.

Just a simple walk can help to prevent weight gain and is essential for improving circulation, which is naturally a worry when we will all inevitably be sat down for long periods of time over the next few weeks.

It is also a great way to improve your mood, which is a particularly important reason to get outside in the current state of things.

TIP #2: Maintain a consistent sleep schedule.

Dont get into a routine of going to sleep late because you know you dont have to necessarily get up to commute to work or take the kids to school in the morning. An important part of preventing weight gain and maintaining good mental health is sleep its definitely not overrated.

Aim for 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night, and try to go to bed and wake up at a similar time every day. Set an alarm to wake you up and even one to remind you to get to bed!

TIP #3: Stay hydrated

This goes without saying that drinking water remains central to any healthy lifestyle, you should try to drink at least two litres a day. Water is also important in preventing weight gain, not because it contains a magical weight loss ingredient, but because it reduces sugar cravings that often lead to snacking.

These cravings are often just a sign that we are thirsty! But despite its health benefits, drinking water in regular intervals does not flush the coronavirus into your digestive system that was just fake news.

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It is not these extraordinary times that have made Joe Wicks. He was already huge, initially from Instagram cooking videos that lasted just 15 seconds. Rudimentary but engagingly zany, they attracted a substantial if hodgepodge fanbase from body-conscious zoomers to middle-aged mums. So when he brought out the cookbook Lean in 15, five years ago, his publisher said she would be delighted to sell 70,000 copies, which roughly amounted to one per Insta follower. Instead he sold 700,000, to become the second biggest seller in the cookery hall of fame, below Jamie Oliver.

This week, though, his live workouts on YouTube have put him in a different league. Every morning at 9am, he is running a PE lesson: an exercise class for kids that you can do in your living room. It sounds like a simple idea, but now every child in the country (and their mum) is talking about it, his name forming a compound noun with his chosen title: Yes, Ive done my PE homework, Ive done JoeWicksBodyCoach. Kids love the kangaroo hops and parents love the fact it gets their children burning off excess energy when they are trapped inside.

Skyping me on Tuesday afternoon, Wicks runs the numbers: On day No 1, we had 806,000 households streaming it. Today it was 954,000 livestreams; 3.7 million people have watched the first video since yesterday. Its just growing, Im over the moon. I feel quite overwhelmed by it. He has been up since seven, and so busy he has only had time for a piece of toast. This is a salient detail from the nations ultimate dietary role model, whose MO is to show not tell; normally his lunch is way more balanced.

He is keen to stress that this is no overnight success. The Instagram videos built up over two years, from 2014 when he was an obscure and incredibly bouncy personal trainer, shaking pans about, being cute about broccoli (baby trees!) and wild about rice, to 2016, post his first book, when he had a million followers. He is quite down on his early broadcasts, describing his voice as monotonous and critical of the lighting. No one that probably really loved cooking, like really skilful chefs, would have watched those, he says. They were for general people who wanted to know where to start. But there was something distinctive about them, an unstudied inclusiveness

It was in 2016 that he started visiting schools, up and down the country, trying to embed a passion for physical jerks. He wanted to teach the world to star jump; he wanted a TV show, like Jamie Olivers School Dinners but for exercise. He could not get any takers. But that was then. Yesterday, he was in discussions with Channel 4 about streaming his online workouts while the Sun was poring over his videos, trying to spot evidence of a lavish lifestyle from the shots of his living room in Richmond, Surrey.

Its a very modest house, he says. People just focus on the stupidest things. I mean, look: its a nice kitchen, but its not anything fancy. Its because I wont do an interview with them, thats why. Hmmm, the last person who said theyd never do an interview with the Sun was a Labour leadership candidate, I say a little slyly. I dont do politics, he says, laughing; his mind is on a larger goal. I want to be the person who completely transformed the health of the nation.

I do not think Wicks has a particular fitness secret: his workouts are successful because people love him. This is the mystery of the man why is it that people, across generations, like him so much? It is not a question that you can ask directly. You have to go back to the beginning.

I had quite a chaotic home life, it wasnt stable, my diet wasnt great.

A disruptive and naughty kid, a bit of a clown, he says, Wicks was always into sport, football, cross-country, anything where he could blow off a bit of steam. The defining moment of his teenage years was when, at 15, a group of his schoolmates was taken on an immersion day at St Marys University, in Twickenham, London. I remember looking round the bus, and it was all the naughtiest kids, the ones who were always in detention. I think they must have wanted us to see how it could be different.

On the way home, he rang his mum and announced that he wanted to be a PE teacher and he did start as a teaching assistant, before becoming a personal trainer. It was not an obvious trajectory, he says. I had quite a chaotic home life, it wasnt stable, my diet wasnt great. I was never an overweight child, but I had behavioural issues. I think that was linked to my upbringing and not having a great start with my nutrition.

His mother was 17 when she had his brother, 19 when she had Joe; his father was in and out of rehab for drug addiction. There was a lot of shouting, a lot of doors slammed, we didnt sit down and have dinner together. And yet, he says: One thing I had more than anything, I had love and support from my mum and dad. My mum used to say: I dont care if you become a dustman or a doctor, you can be who you want. It is a powerful and unusual stance, and it means he really gets imperfection human frailty, too much sugar, not enough lunges he gets that you can make poor choices without being a bad human being, he is palpably non-judgmental, without ever saying: Im not here to judge you. I think viewers can smell that, at any age, even through their smartphones.

There is also, of course, the impossible to ignore eye-candy element, which meant in his early career he was often seen on the covers of fitness magazines displaying his washboard torso. He is quite uncomfortable about that now. I am a dad and I am married and Im very public about my love for my wife [Rosie, who used to be a model]. So the attention has shifted, its less: We love him because hes got abs, the heartthrob days are over.

Anyway, he says: Im 34 now, receding hairline, Im not as lean as I was. Which is stretching things a bit, since to the untrained eye, he looks the same, only more famous. But he is certainly serious about his family. Its a nice calm feeling, since I got married and had kids [a daughter of two, a three-month-old son]. Im not chasing anything, Im not rushing to get anywhere, Im really content with what Ive got. When youve got a nice house and youve got your kids and youve got your holiday, what more do you need? There isnt much more that will ever make you happier than that. If you have to pretend to be going bald to damp down the passions of a whole nation who refer to you as Juicy Joe, I guess thats a price worth paying.

Anyway, back to the fitness; there is a good reason to start with younger kids. Before coronavirus hit, when he was still touring the country, I went to a secondary school, and they were already a little bit too cool: Im not training with him, who is this dude? My whole philosophy is to get kids exercising at a young age, which you can really create with role modelling. My mums sweating, shes out of breath, shes laughing.

Take a sedentary teen, who is into their devices, and good luck training them, he says. This might be disheartening news if you already have a house full of sedentary teens who are all into their devices, but he continues persuasively, and by the end of it Im convinced that you probably could persuade even older kids, so long as you directed them his way and didnt try to role model it by sweating yourself. Its just about happiness, he says. Ive stepped away from exercise to look good, exercise to lose weight. True motivation comes from how exercise makes you feel. If youre very demotivated, youve got to remember that the sense of achievement comes at the end of the workout, not at the start.

I dont think about financial gain. What makes me feel good is parents wanting to exercise with their kids

As much as Wicks proselytises fitness, he is careful to show his flaws. People like the fact that Im out of breath when Im training, or Ill have a blowout, Ill do a little choccy run. I make mistakes, Im constantly learning. Even though he has had the ultimate social-media start, born on Instagram, raised by Facebook, he hasnt fallen into the trap of presenting an idealised version of himself, then having to meet the expectations he has raised. You can put on a front, but people see through that very quickly, and they disengage. He never sounds censorious, even while he is describing his meal plans for the day oats and berries, omelettes and salad, vegetable curries in the evening and sketching out the unutterable wholesomeness of his mood management.

There are days when I wake up feeling flat, I dont know why, he says. Im not unhappy but Im not happy. I know, if I feel like that, Ill go and do a workout and it will lift my mood. His workouts sail forth on this tide of infinite enthusiasm, which it is hard not to get swept up in. I dont know if you believe in the energy and the secret? he says at one point. I have no idea what this means, so I say that yes I most definitely do. I do believe, he elaborates, that the more you put out into the universe, the more that comes back.

If the positivity is a bit relentless, it is definitely not unthinking. He allows in anxieties: small, medium-sized, vast. He worries whether he is as patient as he possibly could be at the dinner table, about how personal trainers are going to get through this hibernation period when they are all self-employed. They really need some love. If you cant find what you want from my channel, type in yoga for the elderly, or pilates for pregnancy: theres millions of trainers also doing really good videos.

Since he had children, I have days when I start thinking about the Earth, about pollution, about the sea, about the economic stuff. Ive started to think about what its going to be like in 50 years, and I didnt used to think like that at all. It has made him more driven, he says, but not for money. Im proud of what Ive achieved, yes. You have to understand I grew up on a council estate, and back in the day you had tokens for your lunch at school. I didnt come from a background of wealth, but it wasnt something I talked about, I still had a good life. And Im still not motivated to be financially successful. I dont look at the numbers, or think about financial gain. What makes me feel good is reaching people, trying to change the culture so that parents want to exercise with their kids.

I think back to how stung he was when the Sun picked over his living room for signs of poshness. It actually doesnt look posh at all. He has just moved all the furniture out so theres room for press-ups, and there is a map above the mantelpiece. Its a plastic map!, he says, mock-scandalised.

He asked me at the start of the interview whether I was Zoe Williams the media doctor, and I said no, but I was once invited to give a keynote to the Royal College of GPs, and because of my weird ego, I exchanged loads of emails on my thoughts about general practice, before my Mr said: Its possible they dont mean you. He has a version of that story, and its much better. My brother got invited to do a speech at an event at YouTube for the Who. Hes a massive fan of the Who, hes been listening to their music for years. The day before, he thought: Why do they want me there? And it was only the World Health Organization. Its a signal of how big Joe Wicks was, even before the online workouts, that the WHO wanted his brother, Nikki, who is also his social-media strategist, to talk through how best to improve the worlds health.

Even while he is in no way blase about the lockdown worrying not just about personal trainers, but about people with businesses, families in debt, how we will adapt to not being able to get the ingredients were used to, the stuff we thought we relied on he is constitutionally oriented towards the bright side. I think the real value that people get from my YouTube videos are these questions. Are you going to feel good today? Are you going to sleep better tonight? Do you want to give yourself the opportunity to feel the best you can?

Well, OK then. If you put it like that

PE With Joe streams live at 9am UK time on his YouTube channel.

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Even if you want to lose weight quickly and let's face it, who doesn't? the ultimate goal is never to gain those pounds back once you've shed them. By starting a weight-loss journey, you're aiming to whittle down to a healthy number and achieve long-term weight-loss success.

Long-term weight-loss success comes down to leading a healthier lifestyle. Here's how real people have done just that.

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Sometimes that's easier said than done, though. There's no shortage of fad diets out there that can help you shed 20 or 30 pounds in a short amount of time but then don't offer a sustainable path forward, so you end up yo-yo-ing back to where you started (or worse).

The key to losing weight and keeping it off for good? Finding a diet and exercise plan you can stick with for life. Get inspired by these stories of long-term weight-loss success featuring real people who learned to love cleaner eating and found workouts they truly enjoy.

"There's no such thing as before and after, there's only before and in-progress."

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Justin Simpson's weight-loss story begins where many do: with a health scare. Simpson was 305 pounds, prediabetic and his cholesterol levels were through the roof and he wasn't yet 30 years old.

A decade later, Simpson has shed nearly 100 pounds and is in the best shape of his life, but his journey has been something of a trial-and-error process marked by more than a few failed diets.

Things turned around when Simpson found boxing, though. More than an exercise, boxing has become his profession, too he's now a certified personal trainer with a nutrition specialization. Embracing this new lifestyle has helped Simpson keep the weight off for four years and help others do the same.

"We all want instant results, but losing weight is about changing your lifestyle."

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For Kerri Hwang, all it took was one workout session and she was hooked. After years of struggling with her weight and trying just about every diet and supplement she could get her hands on, Hwang says she finally "found her people" and the motivation she needed among the barbells and medicine balls of her local gym.

Hwang credits strength-training as the approach that's helped her lose about 100 pounds and counting. Not only has building muscle given her more energy, which has spilled into a more active daily life, but it's also encouraged her to eat a healthier diet to support her training.

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The diet of only a thousand calories a day, performed by Adele can bring health problems long term, according to specialists.

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According to Daily Mail, the expert Dale Pinnock reported that a low consumption of calories a day can cause irritability and foggy brain disorder that causes a cognitive dysfunction.

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If you use the diet as a short-term goal, for example, lose weight for a wedding, you can have great benefits. It is not sustainable in the long term. After a time, the body will search for a way to do it with less the tasks which had previously been made with the most calories, she explained.

The expert mentioned that the daily consumption of calories recommended for a person can vary between a thousand and 800, and 2 thousand.

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The primal instinct of the body is survival. After a couple of weeks youll start to feel tired, irritable and having trouble remembering things. It passes quickly, said Pinnock.

Dr. Zoe Williams supported the views of Pinnock, as he believes that a thousand calories a day are not enough for a person to be able to do their daily activities.

This is alarming because the british singer looks unrecognizable, and in fact was seen in the big party after the academy Awards last Sunday where he bragged about his new figure after her major weight loss.

The photo that circulated social networks was shared by the presenter of Russian tv, Kinga Rusin, in which there are both and looks beautiful with such a spectacular dress. Has been very little that has been known and seen Adele in the last year they decided to make a change completely radical getting to lose 63 kilos. After failed attempts of the paparazzi trying to capture her change, this was the first time that the performer poses for a camera.

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