Yes, it is possible to keep fit during the circuit breaker without stepping out of the house. The good thing about sweat sessions at home? No need to figure out if the park's crowded (safe distancing above anything else, okay?). You don’t even have to book classes. Keeping up with that fitness regimen doesn’t get easier than this. Sure, there’s a plethora of fitness apps, which provide a more customised workout experience. But nothing beats the variety you get with the massive pool of YouTube tutorials out there. Want to rope in the entire household for a workout? No sweat. There are routines suitable for the whole fam, from kiddos to gramps, beginners to fitness fanatics.

Zero in on these YouTube workouts which are free and require little or no equipment.

SportSG has teamed up with instructors from popular local studios — think Yoga Movement, Haus Athletics, Uppercut Boxing, and more — to bring you a plethora of virtual classes to suit a wide range of fitness levels and preferences. These range from yoga and pilates to HIIT and boxing. Classes span from 45 minutes to an hour and are streamed live on YouTube and Facebook (schedules are out weekly) and later uploaded to the respective channels. Instructors teach against a background of the Singapore skyline, though somewhat kitschy, may make you feel like you’re outdoors in pre-coronavirus times.
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Creator of ‘Pop Pilates’, Cassey Ho, has built an empire around her brand of an upbeat, contemporary take on Pilates. But it’s her infectious positive energy that’s earned her legions of fans — 5mil subscribers on YouTube, to be exact. Hers isn’t merely a YouTube channel — it’s a guide to the Blogilates lifestyle that shows you everything from toning workouts, fat-blasting routines and even clean-eating recipes. What most Singaporeans may find helpful, though, is her series of apartment-friendly workouts. The last thing you want is your neighbours to complain that you’re making too much noise prancing around during your workouts.
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Need something to calm your nerves? Look no further than Alo Yoga’s channel, brimming with beautiful videos filmed in Alo Moves’ sun-drenched stores. It’s brimming with yoga tutorials to help you improve your flexibility and strength, and even guided meditation videos to help soothe that frazzled mind. Perfect for mini WFH breaks during the day.
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Here’s one for the kids. British fitness YouTuber Joe Wicks recently set a Guinness World Record for the most-watched YouTube livestream with his hugely popular ‘PE with Joe Wicks’ series. The 33-year-old began conducting live PE lessons on his channel, The Body Coach TV, when schools closed in the UK, as a way to motivate students to stay active. Now dubbed “the nation’s PE teacher”, Joe’s workouts are kid-friendly (duh) and doused with enthusiasm that will ensure the young ones stay entertained, energised and motivated to keep fit. If you’re lucky, he may even come to class in a Scooby Doo costume.
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If you can’t be an MMA world champion, you can at least train like one — and with one. For free. Evolve MMA livestreams training sessions with its line-up of trainers/MMA champs in its ‘Evolve at Home’ series, which covers muay thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing and No-gi grappling. Each sesh ends with a Q&A, so if you’ve got any burning questions, tune in live at the gym’s Facebook page. Otherwise, work out at your convenience after the livestreams are uploaded on both YouTube and Facebook.
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If you’re bummed out about not being able to hit 10,000 steps a day during the circuit breaker, these low-impact walking exercises might help. Depending on your fitness level, you could start with manageable one-mile walks, progress to a 12-minute jaunt at a fat burning pace or blast through a 20-minute brisk walk for those days you’ve had one cookie too many. Routines are kept short (most are under 20 minutes), and while walking isn’t as trendy as yoga or HIIT, these are great for beginners, both young and the young at heart.
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