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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Grand Rapids Fitness Fest is coming to the city at the end of the month, featuring dozens of local gyms and fitness entrepreneurs at parks.

A $20 pass that provides unlimited access to all events as well as the kick-off event will be available here starting April 12, a news release said Thursday.

Drop-in options will also be available, but only in limited quantities.

The outdoor classes will be held from April 30 to May 9.

Theres no costs for the providers to conduct their classes and the City of Grand Rapids has waived park reservation fees to keep costs down.

Those who operate group exercise classes and interested in providing programming may contact Berlyn Butler at berlyn@sweatnetgrandrapids.com by Monday.

All partners and providers will follow state requirements on crowd capacity, social distancing and sanitation.

Our community is at its best when it is active, vibrant and together, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss said. We are excited to be able to offer our residents this opportunity to get fit while enjoying our beautiful parks and public spaces.

Classes will be offered from the following providers:

Studio Barre

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The Barre Code Grand Rapids

TITLE Boxing Club - Kentwood

Strike Back Fight Club

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Title Boxing Grandville

Spoke Cycle and Strength

The Dailey Method Eastown

Over The Top Academy Of Dance

4G Athletic

Hamilton Health

Life Addicts Studio

IMPACT Fitness + Wellness

D1 Training Grand Rapids

TRV|FIT SW Grand Rapids

Burn Boot Camp Grand Rapids

Yoga Fever

F45 GR, Hudsonville, Rockford

VSJ Fitness

Motive Training

Poppin Fox Fitness, LLC

Club Pilates Breton Village/Knapp's Crossing

Pilates in East

Flirt Fitness

Nicole Hensch

Yess Jess Yoga, Ayurveda & Pilates

Flip Dog Yoga

Feral Yogi

Lunar Cycle

AM Yoga

Kula Yoga GR

Heights Yoga Project

Hello Yoga

Zeal Aerial Fitness

Flirt Fitness

EAU Dance

Latinx Zumba

Trevor Higley Coaching

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You cant believe everything you read on the internet, especially when it comes to fitness and weight loss. In fact, as In The Know previously reported, a 2002 report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Partnership for Healthy Weight Management scrutinized 300 weight loss advertisements and found that 40 percent of them contained a claimed that was almost certainly false.

If youre looking for some fitness facts you can put your faith in, one expert taking charge online is Tony Coffey, owner of Bloom Training. The 25-year-old coach uses his TikTok platform which boasts 244,000 followers and counting to dispel harmful fitness myths, share delicious and nutritious recipes and help users navigate all the unvetted claims on the internet.

Recently, Coffey spoke with In The Knows Phoebe Zaslav and revealed three surprising fitness facts everyone should know.

Lifting heavy weights is typically thought of as bulking up instead of slimming down but thats just not the case, Coffey explained. That comes more with your diet. Adding heavy weights will give you that lean, toned, defined look that most people are looking for when they look at fat loss.

Some dietitians and weight loss programs claim that weight loss depends on what you eat. However, Coffey says that its not what you eat so much as how much you eat that matters. In other words, its all about a calorie deficit.

If youre not losing weight, thats the one reason why youre not, Coffey said. Its not because youre not eating organic enough. Its not because youre not eating too many carbs or sugar. Its because youre not sitting in that calorie deficit.

Just remember that if you are trying to lose weight to do so in a healthy manner, keeping in mind your right to enjoy eating. Counting calories can be harmful for many, but if you are going that route, make sure you are eating enough to fuel your body. And if you want a more holistic approach to eating, consider intuitive eating, which integrates intention, emotions and rational thought into eating rather than calorie counting.

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Increasing your protein intake can help almost anybody, Coffey noted. According to the fitness guru, protein can keep you full, maintain your lean body mass and build muscle. The Cleveland Clinic notes that some high-protein foods to add to your diet include lentils, greek yogurt, chicken and cottage cheese.

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The SPAC boom has shown no signs of stopping, and it now has its sights set on the health and wellness industry.

SPACs, or special acquisition groups, have grown so rapidly that the number of companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission quadrupled in 2020, according to Insider data. In recent months, these blank-check companies which are designed to take growth-stage companies public by bypassing the traditional initial public offering process are increasingly showing intent to target companies ranging from connected fitness to health food and lifestyle media.

According to Avery Spear, a data analyst specializing in initial public offerings at Renaissance Capital, the virtual fitness market has been a rising target for SPACs looking to capitalize on the sector's meteoric growth amid the pandemic. "The success of some of the big fitness IPOs like Peloton and then Mirror, which was acquired by Lululemon, demonstrate a growing appetite for high-growth home fitness," Avery told Insider.

At the same time, a spate of newly formed health and wellness-focused SPACs indicate swelling demand for what Spear described as "better-for-you investing." She cited the pandemic as a major catalyst in investments in such companies as consumers "become more conscious of healthier trends like healthy foods, fitness, and wellness."

"The SPAC trend doesn't seem like it's going to be going away anytime soon," Spear said. "It provides a great opportunity for companies that maybe were considering an IPO but decided this just wasn't the right time, or companies that had been beaten down by the pandemic that are now looking for access to public markets, like your more traditional fitness companies."

Here are the six biggest blank-check companies focused on health, wellness, and fitness to watch for in 2021.

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IPO Price: $3 billion

Among the rising health and wellness-oriented SPACs, Athlon Acquisition is the most explicitly focused on the fitness sector.

According to its S-1 filing with the SEC in December 2020 , the blank-check company plans to target "businesses in the health, wellness and fitness sectors and the products, devices, applications, and technology driving growth within these verticals."

Athlon Acquisition was formed by Causeway Media Partners, an investment firm focused on growth-stage sports, fitness, and media brands. Its current portfolio includes companies like the digital fitness platform Freeletics, the corporate wellness platform Peerfit, the sports apparel company Tracksmith, and the athletic events company Thrill One.

"Consumer health, wellness, and fitness businesses are supported by strong global growth trends as consumers increasingly commit to living a healthy lifestyle," the company stated in its S-1. "Consumers are seeking tools and services to more effectively monitor, maintain, and improve their health and to achieve a diverse range of objectives, whether nutritional, athletic, fitness, or daily wellness related."

A woman teaches a class for Beachbody. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Beachbody IPO Price: $3 billion

Myx Fitness and Beachbody entered into a three-way merger with the blank-check company Forest Road Acquisition Corp. in March, with Beachbody becoming the parent company.

While Forest Road had broadly noted targeting brands in the "technology, media, and telecommunications" sectors in its S-1 filed in November 2020, the decision to team up with Myx and Beachbody indicates a clear focus on fitness. Myx is a Peloton competitor that specializes in digitally connected stationary bicycles, while Beachbody operates an array of streaming fitness platforms and nutrition products.

"The SPAC route was an efficient way into the public markets, to let us raise capital and take advantage of significant growth opportunities in this unique period in time of disruption of in-home fitness and fitness in general," Beachbody CEO Carl Daikeler told Insider earlier this year.

Though the newly formed company has not indicated any further acquisitions at this time, its formation reflects the growing value of the virtual fitness market and the potential for using SPACs to bring these companies public.

Hu founder, Jason Karp. HumanCo.

IPO Price: $250 million

HumanCo Acquisition Corporation was formed in November 2020 by Jason Karp, founder of the clean-label chocolate company, Hu, which was sold to Mondelez for $340 million in February. Fresh off a cash infusion, Karp wanted in on the SPAC boom, and so teamed up with the investing firm CAVU Venture Partners to create HumanCo.

While health food brands will be likely targets for HumanCo, the SPAC's target range is quite vast. According to its website, HumanCo's "primary investment universe is within consumer and technology markets, including food & beverage, household products & personal care, beauty & wellness, fitness, and nutrition."

"We intend to focus on the industries that complement our management team's background, and to capitalize on their demonstrated ability to identify and acquire businesses focused on health & wellness and related industries in the United States," HumanCo wrote in its S-1 filing in November 2020.

Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp.CEO Ravi Thakra/ Sky Lip/South China Morning Post via Getty Images

IPO Price: $225 million

True to its name, Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. plans to focus on "identifying businesses with premium brands that offer an aspirational lifestyle experience to consumers" which the company refers to as the "aspirational lifestyle space."

The company filed with the SEC in September 2020, and has already received a significant buzz from Wall Street after announcing its February 2021 deal to bring the private aviation company, Wheels Up, public.

While Wheels Up doesn't fall in the category of health and wellness company, there has been speculation that the broadly defined SPAC may target brands such as Goop, the lifestyle company owned by LVHM and founded by actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

The blank-check is led by chairman and CEO Ravi Thakran, who is also a managing partner of the private equity firm, L Catterton.

Anheuser-Busch InBev CFO and Waldencast co-founder, Felipe Dutra. Jasper Jacobs/AFP via Getty Images

IPO Price: $250 million

Waldencast is led by former Anheuser-Busch InBev CFO Felipe Dutra, and former L'Oreal executives Michael Brousset and Hindi Sebti, who held the positions of group president and general manager, respectively.

While the company is looking for a "target business in the health, beauty, and wellness industries," it noted in its S-1 that it may seek opportunities outside of these categories.

"Our ambition is to build a global best-in-class beauty and wellness operating platform by creating, nurturing, and scaling conscious, purpose-driven brands," the company states on its website.

BrightSpark Capitol co-founder Marla Beck (center) at the 2016 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Larry French/Getty Images

IPO Price: $200 million

BrightSpark Capital, which filed with the SEC in March, describes itself as a "blank check company targeting health, wellness, and beauty consumer businesses." The SPAC was co-founded by retail executives Helena Foulke who formerly served as CEO of Hudson's Bay Company after spending 25 years in various leadership roles at CVS Health and Marla Beck, co-founder of Bluemercury.

According to its S-1 filing, BrightSpark intends to target "differentiated, digitally forward" companies and brands with "deep customer loyalty, who understand consumer needs." The filing indicates a specific interest in digital health companies.

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PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --New studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic has led tounwanted weight gain and increased isolation and loneliness even for healthy people. The TeamUp Fitnessplatform aims to help cure both problems by encouraging people who are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle and connecting them socially with like-minded people.

A peer-reviewed study published recently on the JAMA Network and cited in The New York Timesconcluded adults under shelter-in-place orders gained more than half a pound every 10 days -- roughly 2 pounds per month. A peer-reviewed study from University of Cambridge medical school professors published last month said people are at risk from isolation from social distancing and could benefit from intervention strategies.This is why the TeamUp Fitness app is so important for the social connections the platform provides, along with the many features to keep a person motivated and inspired to drop the extra pounds.

Frank Peperno of TeamUp Fitness said those new trends exacerbate what is already a serious health problem. "The American Heart Association found more than 42 percent of U.S. adults have obesity, and it is widely known that obesity can worsen the outcomes of COVID-19, increasing the risk of hospitalization and even death," said Peperno, Chief Marketing Officer at TeamUp Fitness."The TeamUp Fitness app is the perfect platformto connect people who are passionate about fitness and nutrition but are also looking for a partner to keep them motivated."

TeamUp Fitness is a social, lifestyle, and fitness connection dating platform created to bring the fitness community together.

Among the platform's features is the "Let's Connect" feature where members can connect with nutritionists to get an expert opinion on the best diet for them. Members can also connect with fitness trainers from around the world who are available to provide workout tips and regimens based on your fitness goals. Having a fitness trainer helps people be accountable to their goals and also be sure that they are doing the right types of workouts that have the potential to meet those goals, rather than wasting time on an unsuitable workout routine. Having a team of experts, including nutritionists, trainers, and like-minded fitness gurus, is the way to lose weight and even get back in the dating scene.

The TeamUp Fitness app is free to download on the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

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After the shock of COVID-19s arrival in Minnesota last spring, and the virus ebb over the summer, the pace of new cases of the disease picked up during the fall.

Unlike the early days of the pandemic, when all but the most essential aspects of public life were closed, things were open. You could go to a restaurant or a movie theater. And after months and months of exercising outside, many Minnesotans were anxious to get back to their gyms. Gyms, many of which took a financial hit as they weathered shut downs and as patrons canceled their memberships, were anxious to bring them back.

The question was how to navigate these spaces: how safe were they in the midst of a pandemic transmitted mostly through shared air?

After noticing clusters of cases at a couple of Twin Cities Life Time fitness clubs, researchers at the Minnesota Department of Health decided to investigate further to try to determine, to a greater extent, how many cases of COVID-19 might be tied to the facilities. According to an MDH report their findings underscored the risk inherent in going to gyms. But the study, whose findings Life Time disputes, also shows the difficulty of tracing the origins of the vast majority of the states COVID-19 cases.

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Life Time investigation

MDH investigators have been asking people who test positive for COVID-19 whether they went to gyms and fitness centers since late August, after gyms came up frequently in case interviews.

Between September and February, MDH notified 83 gyms and fitness centers of COVID-19 outbreaks in their facilities, totaling approximately 1,330 individual cases. (For gyms and fitness centers, an outbreak is defined as seven positive cases from seven different households where someone attended the same gym within a 28-day period.)

Among the 83 gym outbreaks, 24 were at Life Time locations, 13 were at LA Fitness locations and 10 were at Planet Fitness locations (a full list of gym outbreaks can be found here).

MDH epidemiologists took a deeper dive into two of the Life Time outbreaks. The report looked at an outbreak at a Woodbury Life Time, the third MDH had identified in the facility, that occurred with onset dates between November 7 and 30. It included 13 cases identified through contact tracing. The report also looked at an outbreak at a Lakeville Life Time, also its third (there was later a fourth), with onset dates between Nov. 15 and Dec. 7 and with 14 cases.

Unlike other settings, where reservation lists are rarely complete enough to do in-depth follow-up investigations, gyms present an opportunity to match much more detailed membership data to the states case information. In order to determine whether there were more cases among people who had attended these locations, MDH used data on birthdays, names, emails and phone numbers to compare positive tests in the states system to patrons who attended those locations between November 14 and 20 and employees on site from November 1 through 30 in an effort to find cases that werent identified in interviews.

Life Time was quite vocal and willing to share data. And so we took them up on it, said Carlota Medus, a senior epidemiologist supervisor at the MDHs foodborne diseases unit.

Through this process, MDH identified 168 additional people, including employees and patrons, who tested positive for COVID-19 and had been at the gym during the time period in which they were likely exposed or already infected; 98 at Lakeville and 70 at Woodbury.

Of 47 in that group asked about gym exposures in the case interview process, 20 said they had gone to the gym, and 25 denied going to the gym. Two reported unknown. Among 10 employees who were interviewed, six reported Life Time as their employer, and four did not.

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That wasnt particularly surprising to MDH. People often imperfectly recount their activities to case interviewers. Also, as Minnesotans become increasingly weary of the pandemic, MDH has said people seem more reluctant to name a specific setting for fear of the consequences, for example, for their friends, their sports team, or their gym.

More surprising, Medus said, was how many people went to the gym when they shouldnt have. Of the 168 cases identified through the study, 88 attended the gym during the period they were likely to have been infectious, 57 visited after they reported symptoms of COVID-19 and 49 visited after they were tested for COVID-19.

In the report on the Life Time investigation, MDH concluded that the data affirm gyms pose a substantial risk of COVID-19 transmission, especially because people often go frequently and exert themselves, giving COVID-19 an opportunity to spread between households.

They also concluded the Life Time data show case investigations only turn up a small number of the total cases tied to a setting. Since the cases identified only include people who were tested, and not people who didnt get tested because they were asymptomatic or for other reasons, MDH said the cases it turned up in its analysis are likely an undercount. The department acknowledged it likely missed some cases where MDH and Life Times data didnt match but referred to the same person.

The iceberg was a lot larger than I personally expected. I expected to find more cases, but not that many, Medus said.

Medus said MDH has communicated those numbers to Life Time. But between the limitations of the outbreak data and questions about things like market share and ventilation across gyms, MDH cant draw conclusions about whether those facilities are less safe than others.

Theres a lot of things that we dont know, and how they play into these numbers, she said. Its hard to say if we should be very concerned or just concerned.

Life Time takes issue with the conclusions in MDHs report. Natalie Bushaw, Life Times senior director of public relations and internal communications, said MDHs definition of an outbreak does not adequately link the time of the visits within the outbreak period or confirm transmission within the clubs by showing when people may have been within close enough contact to transmit the virus.

MDH-identified outbreaks in both Life Time locations date back to September, but the outbreaks the MDH report looked at happened in November, when COVID-19 cases in Minnesota were at some of their highest levels. That means the disease could have been picked up elsewhere in the community and not at the gym, Bushaw suggested.

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She also said the number of cases identified represent a very small number of members who visited the facilities within the investigations timeframe.

Jason Thunstrom, vice president of corporate communications and public relations, said statistically, Life Times large clubs are more likely to see more people with positive COVID-19 cases than smaller clubs simply because they have more members. As of November, Life Time said it had 23 clubs in Minnesota with 120,000 members.

Number one, youve got probably the equivalent of 50 or a hundred or 150 average-sized clubs or gyms. And number two, given the size of our facilities and [the] just massive number of members we have, he said, using an analogy, is somebody more likely to come into a Home Depot and stub their toe on an aisle end cap than an ACE Hardware?

He said Life Time is an industry leader in taking precautions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including symptom screening temperature checks, requiring masks except in pools and showers since theyve been required while working out and cleaning equipment.

Life Time has been vocal in asserting that gyms like Life Time can be safe amid the pandemic.

As COVID-19 cases in Minnesota were rising and threatening to overwhelm hospitals in the lead-up to Thanksgiving, Gov. Tim Walz ordered a four-week closure on gyms, indoor dining and other settings.

In response, Life Time CEO Bahram Akradi sent a letter to members that challenged the states rationale for closing gyms, including its evidence of spread in health clubs.

In it, he argued that gyms posed a smaller transmission risk than other settings, using data on outbreaks from the Minnesota Department of Health to support his case: At the time, the state had found 48 outbreaks in fitness centers, totaling 747 cases, at that time, 0.003 percent of the states cases. (MDH has said that cases detected in outbreaks represent a significant undercount because of the limitations of finding them through case interviews.)

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[Health] clubs are NOT the problem, THEY ARE THE SOLUTION to maintaining public health. They are, in fact, the safest environments people may visit as compared with other forms of retail, entertainment, or any other place, at this time, he wrote, asking members to contact Walz to express their desire to keep fitness clubs open.

Akradi also hosted a press conference outside one of the companys clubs.

If the facts supported that closing our healthy way of life places would be beneficial to the public, we would be doing it voluntarily, immediately, he said.

Life Time is not alone. A gym trade group, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association has compiled its own evidence and is arguing gyms can be safe.

But theres also scientific evidence beyond Minnesota that gyms can present a risk of transmission, particularly if people are careless about masks (currently required in Minnesota gyms) or about coming to the gym when they might be sick.

A March Centers for Disease Control report found that all 10 people who attended a stationary cycling class in Honolulu last summer with an instructor who had COVID-19 became infected afterward, and also identified secondary infections.

The instructor was pre-symptomatic at the time of the class. The rooms doors and windows were closed, and three fans were running to cool the participants. None of the participants wore masks, and all of their bikes were at least 6 feet apart from each other and the instructor.

Another CDC study found 55 out of 81 people who attended a high-intensity workout class in Chicago at some time within a period of about a week tested positive for COVID-19. Classes were held at 25 percent or less capacity, participants were six feet or more apart and brought their own equipment. Twenty-two of the 55 people who tested positive attended the class on the day their symptoms began or after. Of 58 people who reported information on their conduct during class, 84 percent who tested positive for COVID-19 reported infrequent mask use during class, compared to 60 percent of people who did not test positive.

In Minnesota, gyms were allowed to increase their capacity from 25 percent to 50 percent mid-March. Public health officials say people should take precautions if they go, and not attend if theyre at high risk for severe COVID-19 complications.

Gyms are risky environments just by the nature of working out, Medus said. Youre working out, youre breathing hard. If you are infectious your virus is shared very efficiently. If youre not infected and the person relatively near you is, youre breathing harder so youre that much more efficient in taking it in.

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According to Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services, nearly a quarter of the U.S. population is experiencing symptoms of depression amid the pandemic. Getting a daily dose of nature is an easy, free way to boost your mood and reduce depression, anxiety and stress.

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While the swings are back at RiverScape and the Tree Tower at Cox Arboretum MetroPark has reopened, some things will look different this year.

With the pandemic, so much of our daily lives has changed in order to keep people safe and healthy, DiFranco said. With Fitness in the Park, attendees will be encouraged to register in advance for a spot which is still free. Were also limiting the capacity of the program to 30%, which is in line with the directives from Gov. DeWine and our local health department.

Participants will also be spaced out during the classes and are asked to wear a mask before and after class. The yoga and dance fitness classes will be offered on alternating Saturday mornings from 10-11 a.m. from May through August. A virtual option will also be available.

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As guidance changes and statewide restrictions are lifted, more programs and additional amenities will likely become available.

It is our hope to continue adding programs and resuming more of what park visitors expect from Five Rivers MetroParks, DiFranco said. We are in close contact with our local health department and are evaluating how to reopen things, like the Childrens Discovery Garden at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark or turning on the splashpads during the summer months. As we are able to, well continue sharing these developments.

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The report begins with the overview of the Virtual/Online Fitness Market and offers throughout development. It presents a comprehensive analysis of all the regional and major player segments that gives closer insights upon present market conditions and future market opportunities along with drivers, trending segments, consumer behavior, pricing factors and market performance and estimation.

The forecast market information, SWOT analysis, Virtual/Online Fitness market scenario, and feasibility study are the vital aspects analyzed in this report. The data which has been looked upon is done considering both, the existing top players and the upcoming competitors. Business strategies of the key players and the new entering market industries are studied in detail. Well explained SWOT analysis, revenue share and contact information are shared in this report analysis.

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The report presents the market competitive landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of themajor vendor/key playersin the market.Top Companies in the Global Virtual/Online Fitness Market:Keep, Fittime, Fitness On Demand, Reh-Fit Centre, GoodLife Fitness, Wexer, LES MILLS INTERNATIONAL LTD, WELLBEATS, Fit n Fast Health Clubs and Gyms, Conofitness, Charter Fitness, Fitness First

Global Virtual/Online Fitness Market Split by Product Type and Applications:

This report segments the global Virtual/Online Fitness Market on the basis of Types are:

Group

Solo

On the basis of Application, the Global Virtual/Online Fitness Market is segmented into:

Adults

Children

The Elderly

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The report provides a detailed breakdown of the market region-wise and categorizes it at various levels. Regional segment analysis displaying regional production volume, consumption volume, revenue, and growth rate from 2020-2026 covers: Americas (United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil), APAC (China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Australia), Europe (Germany, France, UK, Italy, Russia, Spain), Middle East & Africa (Egypt, South Africa, Israel, Turkey, GCC Countries). Each of these regions is analysed on basis of market findings across major countries in these regions for a macro-level understanding of the market.

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-Key Strategic Developments:The study also includes the key strategic developments of the market, comprising R&D, new product launch, M&A, agreements, collaborations, partnerships, joint ventures, and regional growth of the leading competitors operating in the market on a global and regional scale.

-Key Market Features:The report evaluated key market features, including revenue, price, capacity, capacity utilization rate, gross, production, production rate, consumption, import/export, supply/demand, cost, market share, CAGR, and gross margin. In addition, the study offers a comprehensive study of the key market dynamics and their latest trends, along with pertinent market segments and sub-segments.

-Analytical Tools:The Global Virtual/Online Fitness Market report includes the accurately studied and assessed data of the key industry players and their scope in the market by means of a number of analytical tools. The analytical tools such as Porters five forces analysis, SWOT analysis, feasibility study, and investment return analysis have been used to analyze the growth of the key players operating in the market.

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Table of Content:

Virtual/Online Fitness Market Research Report 2020-2026

Chapter 1: Industry Overview

Chapter 2: Virtual/Online Fitness Market International and China Market Analysis

Chapter 3: Environment Analysis of Market.

Chapter 4: Virtual/Online Fitness Analysis of Revenue by Classifications

Chapter 5: Analysis of Revenue by Regions and Applications

Chapter 6: Analysis of Virtual/Online Fitness Market Revenue Market Status.

Chapter 7: Virtual/Online Fitness Analysis of Industry Key Manufacturers

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ALULA: Rosberg X Racing have won the inaugural Desert X Prix in the desert of AlUla to become the first team to claim a victory in an Extreme E event thanks to a masterclass of rally driving from Molly Taylor and Johan Kristoffersson.

In the final, former Formula 1 champion Nico Rosbergs team overcame Andretti United and Lewis Hamiltons X44, who finished second and third on the podium.

The winners may have had a few technical issues over the weekend not to mention a 60-second penalty in Saturdays qualification that saw them drop from first to third in the standings but when it mattered, the team delivered an almost faultless drive.

Im so thankful, said an ecstatic Rosberg. Thankful to Molly for driving so fantastically throughout the weekend, not a single mistake out there because the penalty was technical problem. She did a fantastic job. Molly was always the fastest out there so that was awesome. And also, Johans performance was really inspiring and amazing to watch. He added that he felt really proud watching them.

Including points gained from earlier rounds, Extreme Es early season leaderboard now sees Rosberg X Racing lead with 35 points followed by X44 on 30 and Andretti United on 28.

For the sport, its been a good start, Rosberg added. Its a start-up and of course it needs to evolve, (which)we need to discuss after the weekend. But its really been a good start and with Molly and Johan we got the most deserving winners, most deserving drivers on top of the podium because they been the fastest drivers throughout the weekend.

Kristoffersson thanked his team for his and Taylors success, especially taking into account the earlier troubles.

First of all, huge congratulations to the team, the Swedish driver said. We had some minor issues but we came here very well-prepared, which made our life so much easier out on-track. This sport isnt only about the drivers; its about the team giving us the tools to do the job. With such a limited amount of track time, you need to have confidence that the car will do what you ask of it and the Rosberg X Racing guys did an amazing job to give Molly and myself such a great car.

The Desert X Prix wrapped up the first of the five-event electric SUV series, which has been designed to raise awareness of change and with each locations highlightinga different environmental issue, beginning with Saudi Arabiaand desertification.

It was the first time we had experienced terrain like that, and on every lap, the course was changing there were so many different variables to deal with, said Taylor. We just wanted to make the most of the little time we had in the car, every single kilometre.

You have to be fast when it counts, be smart when it counts and take the big moves when it counts, and for it to all come together when it mattered was really special, the Australian added. Huge thanks to Johan, his opening laps were just insane, and the team has done such an incredible amount of work behind-the-scenes.

Next up for the awareness-raising series will beSenegal(rising sea levels), followed by stops in Greenland(melting ice caps), the Amazon inBrazil(deforestation)and Patagonia, Argentina(glacial recession).

Saturdays qualifying rounds had seen X44, ACCIONA Sainz XE Team and Rosberg X Racing finish as the top three, securing their passage into Sundays semi-final, from which the top two would qualify to the final. Andretti United, meanwhile qualified to the Crazy Race against Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team, and Jenson Buttons JBXE, with winner getting a ticket to the final race

The results led to the teams led by former F1 rivals taking on Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen, who had come major obstacles to get to that stage.

But as winners of the fan-led GridPlay vote, Andretti United had the luxury of choosing their starting spot for the Final. Hansen went for pole position on the right, with Kristoffersson lining up in the middle for Rosberg X Racing and X44s Loeb taking up the third grid slot on the left.

Hansen had a flying start but after being overtaken by Loeb, there was only going to be one winner.

Munnings was delighted with the second place finish.

I just dont have the words, Im smiling so much, she said. Timmy [Hansen] is my absolute hero, just a legend. His starts today have been incredible, which has made my job easy and all about bringing it home. With the puncture back at the beginning of Qualifying, who would have thought we would be here in second place now? The hard work paid off and we managed to turn our weekend around.

The British driver also delivered a thumbs up for the new series, particularly as it has given female drivers as many spots places and equal driving time as their male counterparts.

Extreme E offers an amazing platform for female drivers, and its super cool to be racing against such fast girls, she said. Its been really nice to see everyone coming together, encouraging each other and creating a competitive environment, and all of us, men and women alike, have been learning on the job and having a great time while doing it.

Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Extreme E said he couldnt have wished for better start for Extreme E.

Weve worked so hard on this for many years, and finally everything has come together this weekend, he said. It really has been beyond my wildest expectations. If I had written a script for the perfect weekend, I could not have come up with anything better than what we have witnessed these past two days. Ive never seen such extreme racing in my life.

With the Desert X Prix now done-and-dusted, the cars will be loaded back onto the St. Helena Extreme Es floating centrepiece to set sail for Lac Rose in Senegal, the setting for the Ocean X Prix on May 29-30.

Extreme Championship Standings:

Rosberg X Racing(Johan Kristoffersson / Molly Taylor)35 points

X44(Sbastien Loeb / Cristina Gutirrez)30 points

Andretti United(Timmy Hansen / Catie Munnings)28 points

ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team(Carlos Sainz / Laia Sanz)26 points

Hispano Suiza XITE Energy Team(Oliver Bennett / Christine Giampaoli Zonca)20 points

JBXE(Jenson Button / Mikaela hlin-Kottulinsky)17 points

ABT Cupra XE(Mattias Ekstrm / Claudia Hrtgen)13 points

Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing(Kyle LeDuc / Sara Price)12 points

Veloce Racing(Stphane Sarrazin / Jamie Chadwick)8 points

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Saudi Sports for All Federation launches fitness challenges at the start of Ramadan - Arab News

By Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Raleigh, N.C. Joe Kwon is baking bread - one of the hobbies he took up over the COVID-19 pandemic.

The cellist with The Avett Brothers started baking bread recently when he couldn't find a good loaf for his avocado bread.

Kwon, 41, holds up the perfectly baked loaf and admires it. He said life in the past year has been about finding connection and balance.

When COVID-19 hit and live performances were canceled, Kwon, his wife and their rescue dogs had just moved from North Carolina to Davis, Calif.

"We moved here a month before everything shut down. So we didn't even have a chance to meet anyone. We didn't have a chance to explore," Kwon said.

Already a fan of working out, Kwon started spending even more time in the gym.

"Then the pandemic hits and all of a sudden I'm out of work. And, so I'm finding myself just in the gym, like more and more because I started to realize it was, my wife pointed this out, it was where I was getting a sense of accomplishment," Kwon said. "Where I was getting that sense of accomplishment on stage before, now all of a sudden I was like, this is where I'm coming to get that, that feeling of like, 'Oh, I did something today.'"

Kwon said he missed that sense of community he had in North Carolina, so when Raleigh-based investment and management firm MDO Holdings reached out about starting a fitness platform with him, it was a natural fit.

MDO Holdings also operates O2 Fitness, Midtown Yoga and Cyclebar. It recently teamed up with Suprema Fitness and Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte for his own fitness platform as he trains for the 2021 games.

"They barely had to get the words out of their mouth before I was like, 'Yeah, let's do it. I'm down,'" Kwon said.

"I'm one of these people who really has to have, like, a task. I just have to, I have to have stuff to do. Having a lack of work was a really tough time for me, and this CARV platform was born from that kind of, idea, just to go get people together and workout, get people fit."

Kwon also saw it as an opportunity to perform again.

"I was like, 'How can we make it so that we can help people out with this thing?' Because for me, it's not about the money that we were going to bring in. It was more about me doing things and kind of getting in front of people again and in a way, performing again, even though it's more coaching than it is performing," Kwon said.

For $8 a month, subscribers can participate in live and on-demand workouts with Kwon via Zoom. A portion of the profits go to help pay his Kwon's crew members as they remain out of work.

CARV has pre-determined workouts that involve no equipment. There is a short stretch and then 15 to 20 minutes of intense activity with minimal rest.

"It's based on kind of pushing yourself in your own ability level," Kwon said. "Some people are able to get through the whole workout without taking any breaks at all. Some people need to take multiple breaks."

Kwon works out too but also provides motivation, while keeping an eye on each member's form.

"It's a very like hands-on correction constantly and looking at all the screens," Kwon said.

A live restorative yoga class is held every Sunday night. "It's like five or six poses over an hour."

In early March, NBC's "This is Us" star and musician Chris Sullivan joined one of Kwon's live cardio workouts. Following the workout, Sullivan and Kwon held an honest discussion about mental health in this time of uncertainty. Sullivan is heavily involved with the mental health nonprofit To Write Love on Her Arms.

The intimate nature of CARV's platform helped create an emotional Q&A session with people sharing their own experiences with mental health issues.

Subscribers can also participate in a live cooking class once a month with Kwon and a professional chef.

"It's so nice to see my chef friends around the country and just kind of cook with them," Kwon said. "

Kwon said CARV's focus is on feeding the mind, body and the stomach.

"CARV stands for Community Achieve Recovery and Victory," Kwon said. "The C for community was a huge part for me because of the whole give back nature of things. There's something really great about seeing the same and people in live videos and getting to know them virtually."

Kwon's obsession with working out started in 2015 when he was on tour with Broadway star Ramin Karimloo in Japan and Korea.

"Since I was born, it was my first time back to Korea, which was pretty exciting. Then just kind of seeing how Korea, it's this foreign place for me, even though I was born there, but as soon as I landed, it was just like, this familiarity hit me," Kwon said. "I understood where I came from. I understood ... why my parents were the way they were. And it just kind of triggered these like really cool emotions in me."

Karimloo was hitting the gym for several hours a day and Kwon decided to start working out with him.

"It's like being in Korea made me realize my dad had tons of health issues, multiple heart incidents," Kwon said. "It was inspiring to see Ramin so dedicated to working out while we're in this foreign place."

Kwon said he could barely walk the next day. "Literally, was having to hold onto the railing as I walked down the stairs," Kwon said. "I loved that feeling right away. That's a nice pain."

After years of working out without a real plan, Kwon said he decided to get a personal trainer to help him understand how to work out my efficiently.

"It reminded me so much of playing cello as a young person, because it was just like, well, you're not just going to jump into like playing a concerto without learning how to play a scale first, you know?"

The gym became the place Kwon went to clear his head and take stock of everything. During the pandemic, he found himself working out sometimes five hours a day.

"Now it's gotten to a point where, I've kind of balanced it out," Kwon said.

A few years ago, The Avett Brothers (which include brothers Scott and Seth Avett) began carrying a gym on the road with them.

"Scott was actually preparing for a potential (film) role. And so he had like a trainer and everything," Kwon said.

Having opened for the Rolling Stones at Carter-Finley Stadium a few years prior, Kwon said he couldn't help but think about frontman Mick Jagger.

"He works out a lot. He does a lot of yoga, and we started working out pretty regularly, regularly on the road, and it was shocking how much of a difference working out can make for your shows. You would think that it wears you out and you're more tired by the end of the day for show time, but it gave you, like, a second bump of energy. And that was really a great thing," Kwon said.

Kwon has been playing the cello for 32 years. He started when he was 9, and it wasn't by choice.

"I didn't choose it. I was forced into it by my parents," Kwon said. "The crazy part was, I didn't know what a cello was or anything like that and my parents, just, my mom just took me to a cello lesson at this lady's house."

Despite not knowing what a cello was, Kwon fell in love with the instrument.

"I loved it from day one. It was so perfect for me," Kwon said. "My mom tried to teach me piano when I was like 3 and there was like total rejection of that instrument, which now I'm kind of sad about, but the cello was like an immediate love at first sight."

Kwon played classical music only until his sophomore year at UNC-Chapel Hill when his best friend and fellow musician, Leon Godwin, got him to play music along with him without a set agenda. Before that, Kwon only played cello by reading music.

In 2006, Kwon and Godwin's band, Big Pretty and the Red Rockets, played a dive bar in Winston Salem. The Avett Brothers were playing a large festival in downtown.

Kwon and his band caught some The Avetts Brothers' set.

"There just like full of energy on stage. They rock hard," he said. "We went into (our second set at the dive bar) just with that energy, playing like crazy."

Bob Crawford, the bassist for The Avett Brothers, checked out their set and asked Kwon, Leon Godwin and Ingrid Stenzel of Big Pretty to work on a side project with them called, New Jersey Transient.

"We recorded an album and we played some gigs and played a wedding, stuff like that," Kwon said.

NJT also opened for The Avett Brothers in Rocky Mount.

Then, Kwon was asked to play cello on some tracks for The Avett Brothers' album Emotionalism.

"Maybe seven months later I got a call from Bob asking if I would join the band full time on tour," Kwon said.

Kwon said the band has toured 49 states and hopes to get to the final one - Hawaii - at some point. For now, he's just hopeful that live music will return sometime this year.

"I'm hoping that it comes back this summer," Kwon said, noting that the band has some summer shows booked but expect them to be at a limited capacity.

Kwon thinks that full capacity shows likely won't be back until late this year or early 2022.

"I would love for it to come back soon, obviously," Kwon said. "It's how I feel alive and I feel like I'm doing something with my life."

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