How to Stay Strong at Home When You Can’t Get to the Gym

Just because you can't get to your regular workout spot doesn't mean you can't work out effectively

Body-weight exercises can be very effective, especially with slower movement and higher repetitions. antoniodiaz/Shutterstock

If you’re used to hitting the gym a few times a week for a workout, you might be feeling cooped up. Even worse, you might be starting to feel weak.

For the past two weeks, most people have stayed away from the gym—whether because of their reservations about working out during the outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, or because their gym has closed.