{"id":1634,"date":"2020-04-24T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:08:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:08:32","slug":"vietnamese-funny-fitspos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/vietnamese-funny-fitspos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnamese Gymmers Come Up With Hilarious Ways To Continue Their Fitspo Journey At Home Amid COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vietnamese funny fitspo <\/span>workouts at home
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The Vietnamese government announced a nationwide relaxation on social distancing rules <\/a>starting from 23th April. As such, many businesses will start to slowly resume activities.
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\nLooking back on the past 3 weeks of April when most public venues in Vietnam were shut down, including gyms, local gym goers had to make significant workout changes. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though many were unable to hit the gym, Vietnamese people still managed to find funny alternatives to exercise and stay in shape while in quarantine.<\/p>\n

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Utilizing available resources<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Trying not to be sedentary while at home, Vietnamese came up with unique ways to exercise and keep their spirits up. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>One man, for example, carried his wife on his shoulders to attempt lunges.<\/p>\n

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\nImage adapted from: <\/em>L\u00e2m Na Rin<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

As long as the ends justify the means, some didn\u2019t mind using the most unexpected yet available resources they could possibly find, such as a gallon-sized water bottle – you know, those used for water dispensers – in place of a kettlebell while they did squats.<\/p>\n

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\nA man doing squats with a gallon-size water-filled water bottle
\n<\/em>Image adapted from: <\/em>ZzKh\u00f4ng-cam X\u00fac<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

One gym aficionado even used his double bed in place of advanced equipment like barbells to do some triceps training.<\/p>\n

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\nA man performing lying tricep extensions, using the bed frame as the barbell.
\n<\/em>Image adapted from: <\/em>trung duc<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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DIY gym equipments<\/h3>\n
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Not every gym-goer\u2019s home was decked out with top-notch equipment. <\/strong>And while one could have purchased a basic set-up from suppliers online, these equipment can cost a bomb.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 has cost millions of jobs worldwide, leaving many scrimping and saving as much as possible.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, local gym aficionados went the extra mile to make their own equipment at home using the resources available to them, <\/strong>such as water bottles and metal poles.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/em>Tr\u1ea7n Ho\u00e0ng\u200e<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Not only did this save money, it also boosted self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n

Those who wanted to handle lighter weights could use other items instead of water bottles. A couple of short pipes and cylinder-shaped milk powder cans could work admirably as hand weights too.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: <\/em>Tr\u1ea7n Ho\u00e0ng\u200e<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Even the most basic household objects such as bricks, rice bags, and water bottles came in handy when putting together DIY equipment for exercising.<\/p>\n

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\nA DIY equipment set for triceps extension exercises: a pipe and rice bags filled with boxes are used as a barbell, a broken wood bench used as a workout bench
\n<\/em>Image adapted from: <\/em>Nguy\u1ec5n Minh\u200e<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t let coronavirus get in your way of staying in shape<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Following a recent ease on social distancing measures, gym-goers will be able to go to the gym again if we continue to see improvements in the containment of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

Even though gyms and fitness centers are still out of reach for the moment due to an extended ban on large gatherings, we can still exercise while at home.<\/p>\n

Apart from observing personal hygiene like washing your hands and wearing masks when going out, staying physically fit also boosts your body\u2019s defense against infections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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