Although gyms and fitness centers have been deemed non-essential businesses during New Jersey’s coronavirus lockdown, physical health and wellness are still important parts of our daily lives.
Despite the lockdown, plenty of these establishments are still open, just not in the traditional brick-and-mortar sense. Many gyms, fitness centers and martial arts schools have shifted to virtual classes and training — an effort to keep profits at bay and to help people stay in shape.
Dorian Lipoczky, owner of Sphericality fitness studio in Flemington, says fitness and wellness are especially important in the days of COVID-19.
“If you look at what they’re saying about the coronavirus, the people it’s (seriously) affecting are those with underlying health issues. Their immune system is compromised,” Lipoczky says. “The healthier you are, the stronger your immune system is.”
With more than 150 members (mostly women), Sphericality has found a way to be accessible to people no matter where they are in the state. Now instead of in-person workout sessions, members — and even non-members — can take a virtual workout class. During most of the sessions, trainers facilitate body weight workouts while occasionally using everyday household items as forms of resistance. At the moment courses are $1 for 30 days of training.
Despite coronavirus stay at home orders, fitness centers like Sphericality in Flemington offer online workout sessions. (Courtesy: Sphericality)
Lipoczky started working on contingency planning before the New Jersey gym ban was implemented, so when her studio was forced to close, she says she was already prepared. She says it is a great way to feel connected to their community, despite recent stay at home orders. It is also a good way to start exercising without fear of judgment, she says.
“I know that a lot of women are afraid and intimidated or embarrassed to start working out, or they think they’re not capable of exercising, or they just think that they’re too far gone,” Lipoczky said. “This gives them an opportunity To start exercising without the intimidation.”
Bernardsville’s Excel Fitness Center, a personal training facility, is also getting in on the virtual workout venture.
Owner Mark Neilan said the coronavirus lockdown deals a critical blow to his company because this is usually Excel Fitness Center’s busiest time of the year, when folks are looking for personal training to get in shape for the summer.
“I think it was the right decision (to shut down non-essential businesses). But from that point, how am I going to take care of my employees? How am I going to pay my rent?” Neilan says. “Even though we were shut down, the bills weren’t shut down.”
Virtual classes at Excel Fitness Center are currently $12 for a 40-minute session. One-on-one virtual training sessions are $40.
It is not just traditional gyms that are trying to be innovative. Martial arts centers like Power Martial Arts in Fort Lee find themselves turning to online classes as well.
Like many other small business owners in the Garden State, Power Martial Art manager Elisa Cho echoes Neilan’s concerns about keeping business afloat.
“Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we are stuck in a conundrum,” Cho says. “To benefit the community, we are in the process of creating free content to be accessible to the public, but at the same time we have sizable rent and overhead costs that are looming.”
For the time being, virtual courses at Power Martial Arts, which specializes in Taekwondo, Hapkido, and Judo, cost $19.99 per week. The company also offers Taichi, Bollywood Dance and yoga classes, according to its website.
National gym chain Planet Fitness streams free live workouts on its website daily.
If you are unsure about gyms in your area offering virtual sessions, give them a call or check their website and social media pages.
You can learn more about which gyms are still open for virtual business, as well as what other New Jersey businesses are still up and running by checking NJ Advance Media’s new initiative “NJ is Open*.”
To learn more about Sphericality, click here.
To learn more about Excel Fitness Center, click here.
To learn more about Power Martial Arts, click here.
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