10 Fitness Coaches and Companies Helping you Stay 'Quarantoned'
With the world going into lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, these past few weeks have been challenging. As we navigate this new normal of working from and at home, it’s important to take care of our stress levels. Research shows that movement and exercise can help with this. These 10 health gurus and fitness brands are inspiring us stay ‘quarantoned’ with their online classes – and a lot of the sessions are free!
01. Zareen Siddique
Pune-based, muscle mom Zareen Siddique is a certified online nutrition and core fitness coach. Her customised fitness plans are based on your lifestyle and dietary intake. While she employs a host of exercise equipment in her training sets, she says it's possible to improvise with household objects as well. From five-minute core sets to 20-minute cardio ideas, her posts are often accompanied by a dose of light-hearted, motivation.
02. Namrata Purohit
Celebrity fitness trainer Namrata Purohit is known for mainstreaming Pilates in India. The Workout at Home videos on her Instagram handle are just the release we all need at the end of a long, desk-bound day. Even on ones when you’ve lost the will to stretch, watch Namrata’s workouts for the gorgeous view in the background.
03. Padmavati Iyengar
Besides free Zoom sessions, Zumba instructor Padmavati Iyengar is busy collaborating with like-minded health and fitness professionals/brands to offer followers a variety of ways to stay healthy at home.
04. Dance with Madhuri
Actor and television host Madhuri Dixit Nene is doing her bit to keep dance lovers upbeat during the Coronavirus lockdown. She recently announced the #LearnAMove, #ShareAMove initiative via which her Dance With Madhuri school. You get two, free online classes each week, all through April.
05. Cult.Fit
When fitness start-up cult.fit closed its doors in the interest of public safety last month, thousands opened windows to cult.live – the brand’s free, online fitness classes via its cure.fit app. Featuring live workouts by Cult trainers, classes are available seven days a week across cardio, strength, HRX and yoga. You will also be sweating for a cause. Via the #Movementformovement Challenge, the brand has pledged a donation to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Covid-19 for every person who completes any 12 days of workout via the app until April 15th.
06. Nike
Everyone's favourite fitness app, Nike Training Club has given us yet another reason to love it. Premium workouts are now free for an indefinite period to ensure we all stay safe and #playinside. With workouts ranging between 15 and 45 minutes, you can choose from close to 200 sessions by Nike Master Trainers.
07. Rumble
Rumble, a US-based boxing-inspired fitness studio, will help channel any negativity you may be feeling via live Instagram sessions. For those who can't make the live cast or want to relive their favourite session, the daily bodyweight and cardio workouts are available on the brand’s IGTV channel. Perfect for those working graveyard shifts, it’s the jumpstart you need while the rest of the family snoozes.
08. Down Dog
San Francisco-based fitness app, Down Dog is offering free access to all its apps till 01 May, 2020 – and till 01 July, 2020 for students, teachers and healthcare professionals. Its Yoga app is touted as the highest-rating app for home-based yoga practice with over 60,000 configurations to pick from. Post the introductory session, you can customise your workout time, level, focus, voice and even music. Other apps from the brand: Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre and 7 Minute. Download it here.
09. Physique 57 Mumbai
To celebrate its birthday month, New York-based Physique 57 recently launched its Zoom classes with a special four-class package at Rs.2,000. Designed to get you leaner in just eight classes, the company's trademark 57-minute barre workout combines strength training, cardio and stretches.
10. Peloton
No time like the present to give the Peloton app’s free 90-day trial a go. Pick a class type to complement your mood – from yoga and strength training to full-body bootcamps and even outdoor runs (when the time is right). Download the app here.
