Effect Of Corona Virus Pandemic on Health and Fitness Lockdowns around the world mean people are now working out from the comfort of their own homes instead of spending on in-person fitness memberships and classes. The physical activity industry is worth more than $800 billion worldwide, with gym subscriptions, athletic apparel and fitness monitors all making up the lucrative sector. But that was before the pandemic. And while business as usual has taken a huge hit,the audience for online fitness has grown. I'm Joe Wicks, the body coach,and I'm also the world's PE teacher because at the moment, I'm doing live workouts Monday to Friday on my YouTube channel. And I've had 35 million household sall around the world take part. So how has the pandemic changed the fitness industry?And will it ever be the same? We used to get almost 500,000 monthly active users on our platform. We have just seen a 20% hit.So there are a massive set of users who are still consuming,who are...
What Change After Lockdown in Hong Kong I'm walking through Hong Kong right nowwhich is virtually unrecognizable compared to how things were just a fewmonths ago. Nearly everyone I see is wearing a face mask, to get into moststores and restaurants, you have to have your temperature checked. From McDonald's to Starbucks and even local eateries these measures have been put in placenearly everywhere you look. What I'm seeing could provide a glimpse of dailylife and business for the foreseeable future. As many countries reopen parts oftheir economies gradually, how will our routines change in the short and longterm? I'm talking to business owners here and in Shanghai to see what life lookslike after lockdown. Hong Kong has been dealing with the corona virus outbreak since January 22nd. Hong Kong is a dense city with more than 7 million people andit has managed to get the situation here largely under control. At the entrance ofthis grocery store I'm required to have my t...