Category: Workouts

EXERCISE & COVID-19 SURVIVAL RATE

Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus.

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Research [by Zhen Yan, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine] suggests that even a single session of exercise increases production of the antioxidant [discussed in article], prompting Yan to urge people to find ways to exercise even while maintaining social distancing.

EXERCISING AT HOME

If you’re interested in indoor exercise this mini-trampoline I bought is the bomb!

It’s from a new company – Leaps & Rebounds. Got 48 inch w/ $20. discount code “PAMPHLET”. It has silent bungees instead of springs, supports up to 250 lb, thirty day free returns. Feel like I’m gonna fly thru the roof!

https://leapsandrebounds.com/products/bungee-rebounders-mini-trampoline

And to replace weightlifting (because we don’t want our muscles atrophying while we stay at home) try this awesome Total Gym:

The platform glides up & down, you adjust height to add/reduce resistance… easily adaptable for multiple users. This is the model I bought at Costco, but there are other models online.

https://www.costco.com/total-gym-xtreme-home-gym.product.100519748.html

Less expensive are these TRX style door-mounted (non-elastic) straps. Lots of reasonably priced deals out there, TRX brand knock-offs. Just search Amazon & be sure to get door anchor (just a pillow thing w/ canvas tail that you slide over door & close it – see lower left corner in pic). And buy the TRX *POSTER* on Amazon to help you workout.