Global Pandemic: The Virtual Fitness Industry Gains Popularity During Crisis

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🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Home workout programs have been booming since the pandemic has forced quarantine and social distancing. People are now turning to virtual gyms or online workouts and that practice looks like it will continue after the crisis. . FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Matthew Knippen, the CEO of the exercise app Charge about the difficulties of staying fit during the pandemic and the rise of online workout program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.7	I'm Chris Wallace and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:20.3	Friday, July 24th, 20th, 2020, I'm Trey Inks. While some people are racing for a coronavirus
0:29.3	cure, others are participating in actual races during the COVID-19 outbreak.
0:34.0	I went to college. I was always worried about the freshman 15.
0:38.0	People are calling it now the COVID-19.
0:41.0	So, you know, when you stay in and you don't get the ability to get active,
0:46.0	it's hard on your body and it gets you down.
0:49.0	This is the Fox News rundown, global pandemic.
0:56.6	With gyms closed in many places, runners and athletes are looking for alternative ways to
1:00.8	train.
1:01.8	A new app is taking virtual training into the future.
1:05.0	Over the next few minutes, you'll get the latest headlines on the global COVID-19 outbreak.
1:09.0	And hear from Matthew Nippin, the CEO of the app Charge, Starting first in Italy, that is seen nearly a quarter million total cases of coronavirus.
1:17.0	Italy was previously the world's hotspot, but has since gotten the outbreak under control.
1:21.3	The Italian government this week approved a 25 billion
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