Your Online Workouts May Be Hurting More Than Helping

A six-pack isn’t the same as a certification

Molly Glick
Elemental
Published in
5 min readJun 29, 2020

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A photo of a woman recording herself doing a workout using her smartphone on a tripod.
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When the pandemic forced Americans to hunker down at home and stay out of the gym, at-home workouts surged in popularity. But even as gyms reopen throughout the country, most people say they aren’t hurrying back — and many fitness influencers have seen massive, persistent boosts in subscribers…

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Molly Glick
Elemental

Health and science writer based in NJ (for now). Twitter @mollyglick. https://mollyglick.weebly.com/