As if our prior office life and the inactivity that came with sitting hunched over a laptop for 10 hours straight wasn’t damaging enough, the pandemic had to happen. And so now instead of maybe getting to walk to the car or the tube station we were stuck in a cycle of waking up and crawling to our dining table, desk or sofa, before heading back to bed.<\/p>\n
It’s a dangerous precedent being set. Regular exercise is important for sleep, memory, mental health, and protection against a slew of diseases, injury, and weight gain. All those little trips we’d make in daily life added up, and there was a serious fitness deficit being made. We needed to start exercising and start exercising we did.<\/p>\n
The home workout became as ubiquitous with daily lockdown life as masks and takeaway pints. This is where personal trainers and fitness coaches came in, guiding us through the transition into these regular home workouts with follow-a-longs, tutorials, and a healthy dose of friendly advice. Here we share eight workout-from-home fitness stars then who’ve helped save lockdown with their videos.<\/p>\n
Adele, Madonna, Adriene; only true superstars go by their first name only. Adriene Mishler of Yoga With Adriene has been posting helpful and accessible yoga tutorials and follow-a-long videos on Youtube for years. Her popularity was already substantial, but lockdown and a rising interest in keeping our bodies limber and healthy during the downturn in activity, has seen it go into overdrive.<\/p>\n
People have now started talking about Yoga With Adriene like their latest Netflix must-binge. If we were all in the office, Adriene would be the toast of the watercooler. All suffice to say, Adriene is a big star and has been a queen of lockdown fitness.<\/p>\n