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Amazing at-home workouts

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If your gym is closed and you’re missing your strength and flexibilit­y workout, try some of the many free resources that can power an at-home workout.

Find Fitness Equipment Hiding In Plain Sight

The Couch: Go from couch potato to couch planker. Place your hands on the couch edge, under your shoulders and extend your body straight out, perpendicu­lar to the couch. Bend your elbows to bring your chest close to the couch, keeping your body in a straight line. Hold it.

After your plank, try a triceps dip. Sit on the floor with your back against the front of the couch. Place your hands behind you on the edge, hands shoulder-width apart. With your legs straight out in front of you, push through your hands to straighten your arms, lift your butt off of the floor, and form a straight line with your body.

Take the stairs: Break up the routine into 3- to 12-minute sessions while you vigorously climb three flights of stairs. Do it three times a day.

The sink: Check out the clever way to use liquid soap and a dash of water to turn the kitchen floor into a glide path. On YouTube, search for “Gujarat man just invented the cheapest treadmill.” Online Resources Live-streaming routines and virtual gyms give you access to the best trainers for free.

Videos: DoctorOz.com offers full-length videos of yoga, choreograp­hy, jazzercise, low-impact cardio and walk-at-home routines. Search for “5 Free Indoor Exercises.”

YouTube Channels: You can search for almost any phrase. To get you started, check out “Quick At Home Workout” and “Walk Off Fat Fast — a 20 Minute Fat Burning Workout.”

Orangetheo­ry Fitness: They offer daily 30-minute videos of routines on Instagram.

Planet Fitness: They’re hosting live “Home Work-Ins” at 7 p.m. EST on Planet Fitness’s Facebook page. It will be posted on their YouTube channel later.

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