UpdatedWed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:34 am PT
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Barry's Bootcamp offers a pop-up location at Westfield Century City through early summer. The company also has outdoor locations in Santa Monica and Venice. (Courtesy of Westfield Century City)
SANTA MONICA, CA — Businesses across the Westside are taking creative approaches to keep people in shape during the pandemic — replacing indoor workouts with outdoor opportunities to sweat and move.
And although companies are still offering workouts via Zoom or other video options, some fitness businesses are taking classes outside as health guidelines allow people to exercise together — but at a distance.
Keeping classes and workouts outside is a way to keep businesses going and a safe way to exercise, according to health experts. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Elizabeth Connick, chief of the infectious diseases division and professor of medicine and immunobiology at the University of Arizona, have both said they would avoid gyms or indoor locations for workouts due to the pandemic. Health experts also advocate that outside workouts with fewer people are better.