Meditation videos jump in popularity amid pandemic stress
YouTube views for guided meditation videos are up 40% since mid-March, according to Google parent company Alphabet.
Can a fitness watch help spot COVID early?
In May, FitBit conducted a study of more than 187,000 FitBit users to look at the potential for early illness detection.
88-year-old man completes walk ‘around-the-world’
After three decades, Hathaway accomplished his goal on Oct. 3, logging 24,901 miles — the equivalent of circling the globe at the equator.
Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious coronavirus cases
Obesity seems to put people at higher risk for getting very sick if they’re infected with the coronavirus, and doctors are trying to figure out why.
Gyms reopen in NYC with changes, restrictions
Gyms were allowed to reopen across New York City on Wednesday at 6 a.m. but with restrictions and changes.
Gyms, dance studios, recreational business in New Jersey reopen
Health clubs, boutique fitness studios, and other business have the green light.
Weights and dumbbells are latest coronavirus-fueled shortage: Here's what to use instead
Weights are becoming increasingly harder to find — with some back-ordered until the fall — as more people bulk up on home gym equipment as the world spends more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Many fitness studios and gyms still waiting for green light
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have mostly made decisions and imposed restrictions in unison the last six months. One exception to that strategy pertains to the reopening of gyms, which reopened in parts of New York state on Monday but not in New York City.
Gyms to start reopening in New York, Cuomo says
Cuomo announced that gyms will be allowed to reopen for the first time since March.
Gov. Cuomo expected to deliver guidance for gyms to reopen in NY
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo said going to a gym is a dangerous activity, but on Friday he announced that guidelines for fitness studios to reopen in New York would be released Monday.
ICU doctor runs 22 miles while wearing mask to prove it doesn’t drop oxygen levels
A U.K. doctor decided to run 22 miles while wearing a mask to help reassure anyone who has seen misinformation on social media claiming masks drop oxygen levels, that for the most part, it's simply not true.
Summer camp for children with cancer goes virtual
The pandemic has forced the Sunrise Day Camp Long Island to go virtual.
Still no news about reopening gyms
A coalition of owners of gyms and fitness studios in New York are demanding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo work with them on a reopening timeline. They say they want to be part of the solution. But the governor said health clubs need to stay closed indefinitely. Reported by Jennifer Williams
Defiant NJ gym again opens despite closure order amid virus
The owners of a New Jersey gym that has repeatedly defied Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order to remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic have once again reopened the facility less than a week after their arrests on contempt charges.
NJ gym owners defy closure order
The owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr kicked down plywood boards covering their gym Saturday to let in customers for workouts, defying Gov. Phil Murphy's order to remain closed.
Yoga, Pilates reopens in New Jersey
Yoga, Pilates and martial arts instructors in New Jersey are now allowed to hold small classes indoors as long as they do not exceed 25 percent capacity and guests must wear a mask during their workout.
Is it safe to go to the gym during the coronavirus pandemic?
Is it safe to go to the gym during the pandemic? It depends on where you live and the precautions you and the gym take.
Experts: Spend time outdoors but take precautions
Going outside has many physical and mental health benefits. Just make sure you take precautions amid the pandemic.
Fitness studios on Long Island offer outdoor workouts
Power 10 Fitness Club in Port Washington set up equipment in its outdoor parking lot so that members can get their sweat on.
Outdoor gym workouts
Some health and fitness clubs on Long Island are taking the workouts outside so that people can stay in shape in a safer environment amid the coronavirus outbreak.