The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the world to a halt and the sporting competitions have been hit hard. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed with the pandemic intensifying.
Wimbledon has been cancelled, the French Open has been postponed and the Euro 2020 is postponed by a year. International cricket has been paused and the Indian Premier League season has also been pushed ahead. Football leagues across the globe have suffered a similar fate.
Athletes, especially those preparing for the Olympics, have been handed a huge setback as they need to rework their training schedules with the Games postponed to 2021.
With most athletes not having access to gyms, they have devised innovative ways to keep themselves in shape till the time things get back to normal.
Here’s a collection of the training videos of athletes and para-athletes from around the world involving their own kids, pets and sometimes even their sibling:
Fede Molinari is taking his home workouts to the next level 🤯 What are you doing to stay fit at home?#StayStrong #StayActive@FDMolinari @gymnastics @PrensaCOA pic.twitter.com/7K7zzdOHjE
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 19, 2020
Monday morning warm-up for equestrian silver medallist @kentfarrington. How do you start your mornings?
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) May 4, 2020
📷 IG: Kent Farrington#StayStrong #StayActive @FEI_Global pic.twitter.com/VjYFUvfnYI
Who wants to try this tough @SamuelMikulak home gymnastics circuit? 🤸
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 14, 2020
5x Presses to handstand push-up
25 Pommel circles
5 Burpee Backflips
25 Pommel circles
50 Jump ropes
25 Mushroom circles@USAGym @gymnastics #StayStrong pic.twitter.com/IwnNPCo3zX
How?! 😮 The 2019 world gymnastics all-around champion Nikita Nagornyy casually getting out of his hoodie at home.#StayStrong #StayActive pic.twitter.com/1FchxjBAWC
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 16, 2020
U.S. figure skater @jasonbskates can skip rope with his skates on. 😮#StayStrong #StayActive #StayHealthy@USFigureSkating pic.twitter.com/ThT76aHJ9o
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 7, 2020
A 'casual' afternoon at home for Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 21, 2020
📷 IG: Nile Wilson#StayStrong #StayActive @NileMW @BritGymnastics pic.twitter.com/ST7BUfPkD1
Artistic swimmer Aleksandr Maltsev and his training routine. 😲
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) March 3, 2020
How many of these #workout moves can you do?
🎥 IG: a.maltsev_synchro pic.twitter.com/Wqg8692Zb3
Home #workout exercises for sprinters? We've got you covered.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 12, 2020
Join @alysiamontano and #StayStrong. 💪
More ways to #StayActive: https://t.co/TGXWKFlymG @TeamUSA @WorldAthletics pic.twitter.com/QBSgT1FaEm
Olympic triathlon Champion, @NicolaSpirig, improving her balance training from home. 😂🤔#StayStrong #StayActive
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 28, 2020
📷IG: Nicola Spirig @worldtriathlon pic.twitter.com/IYj15UsjJn
What para canoe athlete Monika Seryu 🇯🇵can do isn't easy... but washing your hands is.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 25, 2020
📷: IG Monika Seryu #StayStrong #StayActive @Japan_Olympic @Paralympics pic.twitter.com/GZFvxnYHDL
How do brothers stay fit from home?
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 27, 2020
Olympic skiers Mauro Caviezel and Gino Caviezel get creative from home when they can't go out and ski. #StayStrong #StayActive @fisalpine
📷 IG: Gino Caviezel pic.twitter.com/3EaMBXlkqY
Follow an intense, 10 minute, taekwondo workout from World Champion Jaouad Achab. 💪💪#StayStrong #StayActive pic.twitter.com/U0QgeIbRsH
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 14, 2020
The Lowdown: All the feels 🧡
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 18, 2020
We hear you, we see you and we invite you to take two and embrace some joy and laughter from athletes around the world.#Tokyo2020 #Homeworkout #StayAtHomeChallenge #StayStrong #StayActive@Simone_Biles @maxwhitlock1 @MikaelKingsbury pic.twitter.com/AtS1nCd4sv
The 200m Olympic silver medallist Dafne Schippers training explosivity with her dog 😍😂🐶
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) March 29, 2020
Check out how other Olympians are working out from home here: https://t.co/Gd9QNxfsLF @dafneschippers @WorldAthletics @nocnsf #StayActive #StayStrong pic.twitter.com/7KyrEvMhRs
Activate your body and release its tension by following Argentinean rower Cristian Rosso's workout. #StayStrong #StayActive @worldrowing @cristianrosso84 pic.twitter.com/SWTodGEd9J
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) March 30, 2020
Olympic figure skating gold medallist Aljona Savchenko teaches us just how you can workout from home with your baby!
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) March 31, 2020
Here's how Olympians are staying active all over the world: https://t.co/DGppttRWez#StayStrong #StayActive @aljona1984 pic.twitter.com/FmxwajAIcB
Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova has some unconventional training methods off the ice. Her dog Lana helps her with one of them.#StayStrong #StayActive pic.twitter.com/J8PDnn6RyS
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 30, 2020
Not all workouts are as gruelling as they seem though...
This workout looks impossible until... 🤣🤣
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) May 2, 2020
#StayStrong #StayActive
🎥 IG/stankokorin pic.twitter.com/A7jRJ0jWpU
Then there is an Olympian driver who gave new meaning to couch-surfing...
Staying active... from couch to couch. 😂 Italian diver @MaicolVerzotto does it best.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 13, 2020
Check out how athletes from all over the world are staying active: https://t.co/uoTT4eIVdQ #StayStrong #StayActive pic.twitter.com/32LvMGAwLf
But the most incredible video has to be from the most incredible gymnast of our times, Simone Biles...
Four-time Olympic champion @Simone_Biles does it all.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) April 12, 2020
Getting into a handstand and, only using her legs, removing a pair of sweatpants without leaving her handstand position? Sure. 😲@gymnastics @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/WnpMIlf6wN