By: NT Abam

As well as a lot other areas in people’s lives, COVID-19 has really impacted the athletic field. For people involved in athletics, it is important to stay in shape during personal time to feel great, and to perform at the highest levels possible in the particular sport, like partaking in home workouts, continue to practice the sport during personal time, or train in public places like gyms to continue the act of participation in that particular sport. However, the arrival of the Coronavirus has led to strict standards and guidelines that are said to be followed in order to limit the chances of virus infection, and the most popular of which has be to stay quarantine or to be in lockdown: The act of staying at home for as long you can and limitation of having public outings, thus gyms, recreational centers, and training facilities have been shut down. For student athletes who are reading and who feel limited or clueless in alternatives to maintaining good shape and fitness levels, I advise you to keep reading on to find those alternatives to make progress as an athlete, despite the heavy impacts of the current global situation.

As you have probably heard it before, “work on your skills independently: Shoot hoops, kick a soccer ball, practice your stick handling, or have a catch with someone in your household.” During this time, individual work can be done at home due to access to public gyms and it pretty much applies for all sports. As you continue to make efforts to devote time effectively at home to further the practice for your sport of play, your skills still continue to develop despite the current global circumstances, and thus you are ready and prepared to be called back up during any time period.

“Lee has also provided them with a bodyweight workout (similar to the one seen below) and he and team staff are in constant communication with players to give them structure.”A professional strength and conditioning coach, by the name of John Lee, of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Team, Toronto Raptors, has offered types of workouts to athletes that mostly take place at home to eliminate the thought that physical progress can not be made without access to public gyms or in isolation.