FitBit: Optimizing Your Participation in Online Fitness Classes

As fitness classes become popular online in the current Covid-19 situation, here is a short guide on "Optimizing your participation in online fitness classes."

Popular media channels include Zoom video and Instagram IG live video. Whilst doing these classes from home, especially for mat work classes, do you find yourself tilting your neck to look at your device at times, to check that you are doing the movement correctly?

You may wish to ensure these tiny steps are taken to improve your proprioception, to fully enjoy your workout.

A. Use a big screen if possible. E.g. computer vs small mobile phone screen.
B. If you are standing, try to avoid putting the mobile phone on the floor and displaying yourself on video. The image appearing on video may not be too appropriate as the camera is pointing upwards from your feet!
C. Loyalty pays off here, in the sense that, if you stick with the instructors you are familiar with, you will tend to be able to maximize his/ her verbal cues and continue
the movement without having to keep tilting your neck to awkward positions to look at the video.

Enjoy the freedom and smorgasbord of classes brought to you online. Stay safe.