Coronavirus fitness: Les Mills, pilates, Sam Wood, Chris Hemsworth
While the coronavirus lockdown has us all trapped inside, some of our top Aussie fitness gurus have offered up their services to make sure you stay fit and healthy in isolation. Here are the best they have to offer.
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If you’re climbing the walls inside and finding yourself making too many trips to the fridge during the day it might be time to check out some of the great online fitness programs on offer.
With everything from pilates, weights, cardio and the chance you can look like the god of thunder, here are some of the best options you have for getting a complete home workout.
YMCA Members – Les Mills on Demand
If you’ve done a class at your local Y chances are it was a Les Mills session.
The global superbrand brought popular classes like Bodypump and Bodycombat to our shores, as well as a range of mindfulness exercises, yoga and youth programs.
The good news is YMCA has teamed up with Les Mills to offer 60 days of free access to more than 800 online workouts for YMCA members and family.
And if you’re not a member, Les Mills on Demand has made more than 100 workouts free for anyone to access during the lockdown period.
A relative newcomer on the scene, Fitstop recently opened three studios in Victoria.
Similar to F45, this franchise takes its sessions over 30 minutes of high intensity, sweat inducing workouts.
Fitstop Northcote owners Mark and Kylie Eaton recently took their classes online and have around 30 people participating three times a day.
The workouts are mostly body weight, but they challenge participants to use whatever they can around the house for an extra challenge.
Ms Eaton said the difference with their sessions was that a trainer was watching people on screen all the time, helping them through the workout and correcting their form.
“We’re constantly monitoring,” she said.
“Anybody can put out a workout that somebody can watch on screen but it’s about our community and our connection.”
Anyone can try a session for free or attend a “Social Saturday” session, entirely open to the public.
Membership is $25 a week for all the classes you can handle.
One half of Australia’s golden couple, Bachelor star Sam Wood’s 28 by Sam Wood has taken Australia by storm.
Claiming to take just 28 minutes from your day, the training, nutrition and mind program offers recipes, workouts, online shopping and a meal delivery service.
They also offer a special workout program for pregnant women.
The program includes messaging from motivation and mindfulness experts, as well as guided meditations from comedian Hamish Blake.
Full access to the program is from $49 a month.
Social media stars Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw offer their “lifestyle” program helping you life a cleaner and simpler life.
KIC runs all sorts of fitness sessions including interval training, boxing, running and strength.
They also offer healthy meal plans and regular meditations to balance it out.
To help people stuck in isolation, the duo are offering free workouts through Instagram and Facebook Live.
You can try their full program for a week before paying just under $20 a month for the full package.
Tucked away in the dreamy Macedon Ranges, Pilates by Bec has started holding free weekly online sessions.
With only eight people per session, the classes offer a more personalised experience.
And by downloading zoom, you can be coached all the way through.
Classes include the “Sip n’ Stretch”, encouraging pyjamas, snacks, pets and a glass of vino.
Extra classes are $5 each or a membership will set you back $40 a month.
For the more godly among us, there is a chance to workout with one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Chris Hemsworth.
When he’s not fighting Hulk or kicking back on Bondi, Hemsworth’s app Centr is home to his fitness program.
It offers a range of workouts for the home or gym, featuring interval training, yoga, strength, MMA and more.
His app also shows a range of meal plans and some mindfulness so your spirit stays strong.
Centr has just launched mindfulness for kids as well, narrated by Chris Hemsworth and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi.
You can try Centr for seven days and full access can be had for just $10 a month.