A renewed focus on health has sparked a revolution of at-home workouts
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With the exception of cycling, 2021’s fitness trends have the distinction of being home-based. And while some have settled into our routines, it was a different story a year ago. The at-home workout then was as a struggle. Without our coaches and yogis to guide us, many reached for years-old videos online or fitness apps that weren’t aware of old injuries for exercise guidance. Contrary to what Instagram may have shown us, most of us just aren’t confident or even able to execute a safe and effective workout at home, Instead we hobbled through wobbly pigeon poses and even wobblier rounds of HIIT. Thankfully, quick-minded experts got into the mode, using technology and on-demand service trends as their starting point.
Stretch And Sculpt
The beauty of reformative workouts such as Pilates is that it’s customized and personal, two things that were hard to come by when the community quarantine was enforced. Because it prioritizes form, a personal trainer is necessary to make sure your spine and limbs are aligned properly. And there’s also with the matter Pilates’ main equipment, the reformer; it’s not cheap, needs special training to operate it, and cannot simply be ordered online—until now that is.
Tanya Aguila, the owner of OneLife pilates studios and veritable poster girl for the strong and toned pilates body, moved swiftly when the pandemic hit, offering Virtual Personal Training to her cadre of pilates devotees and Virtual Physical Therapy with Medical Teleconsult for those with specific rehabilitative needs. The boon is the addition of a portable reformer and a starter kit that includes blocks and bands. While Mat Pilates is already a tremendous help, anyone whose ever had to loop their limbs on a reformer understands well that the burn and stretch of the machine is incomparable and essential.
While the core of OneLife remains the coaching staff made up of licensed, trained and certified experts who have learned to coach beginners and advanced clients remotely, having the right equipment gives a significant boost and motivation to keep improving. “We make sure that we create individual programs for everyone that combines the very best of Pilates, Physical Therapy, and Functional Training and that progresses with them and works with them no matter what stage their body is at,” says Aguila. And yes, she sees the fitness trend of virtual coaching as a permanent offering as they are able to follow their globe-trotting clients around and even tap those who live in different countries. “I believe that virtual coaching will be here to stay with more and more people having a renewed appreciation for more time at home,” says Aguila. “Part of our company’s mission is to champion the Filipino physical therapist and now, with more and more people gaining access to our services, we are able to fast-track that dream to fruition.”
For more information on OneLife’s virtual personal training and portable reformer and starter kits, please visit theonelifestudio.com
Spinning Around
The Peloton trend notwithstanding, spinning was one of the most obvious cardio workouts for those stuck at home during the long and strict community quarantine. For Ride Revolution’s EG Bautista, the answer was obvious as soon as the lockdown hit. “[W]e knew that we would need to find other ways to reach our customers; not just for the sake of business continuity, but to maintain the sense of community we’ve always fostered,” he explains. “So while the market was engaged in quick-fix solutions such as IG Live workouts, we began to lay the foundation for long-term solutions such as our online classes, bike rental program, and video on- demand platform.”
Ride Revolution was one of the premier spinning studios in the country and its classes were packed with people who loved the high-energy vibe and intense camaraderie and competition that it encouraged. Bautista is the first to admit that it wasn’t easy to replicate the face-to-face experience, but with a few adjustments, such as teaching their instructors how to project the energy to a remote audience, making bikes available for purchase online, and producing safety materials and classes for beginners to ensure everyone’s health and wellbeing. Now this fitness trend seems even more popular than ever, with many turning to Ride Revolution’s daily classes for a head- spinning cardio hit and a chance to reconnect with their fellow riders. Bautista notes that they’d always had the idea to expand on the digital space, and credits the pandemic for hastening the move.
“We definitely see this as a permanent option that will work hand-in-hand with our in-studio operations later on.
“In 2020, industries made the significant shift to digital operations—almost everything from food delivery to purchasing groceries to consuming content. This has allowed people to feel more comfortable with online experiences, so it’s important that we create products that are digital-oriented and digital forward.
“For us, it means that even when we go back to our in-studio experience, we project that our customers will still choose to take both our live and online classes—it won’t just be one or the other. Instead of being mere bandaid solutions, our digital offerings must be permanent fixtures that are fully integrated to stand side by side with our live offerings.”
Visit riderevolution.ph to book classes, purchase equipment and learn more about spinning.
Read about the other fitness trends here.
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