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In the first months of the pandemic, mobile applications began to replace gyms that were closed due to the risk of contamination. However, experts are worried on the subject. Bodybuilding trainer Mesut Ertüzün said, “Every exercise performed unconscious without the supervision of trainers can cause muscle tears, hip injuries, and sometimes permanent damage."

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Following its emergence in December 2019, the coronavirus pandemic, which embraced the whole world and radically changed the balances of both the economy and social life throughout 2020, started a digitalization process on a global scale. While not only sectors but also routines in daily life were transferred to digital environments, sports activities came first. Especially the fact that gyms are one of the first businesses to be closed within the scope of epidemic measures, has led people around the world to continue their healthy lifestyle routines at home. This has also increased the use of mobile applications for health and fitness. According to a study by Visual Capitalist, downloads of health and fitness apps increased by 46% worldwide. On the other hand, many gyms continued to continue their fitness training by opening online classes, and individual fitness trainers started to provide online consultancy.

“Exercise programs should be prepared individually”

Evaluating the current picture, bodybuilding trainer Mesut Ertüzün warned that exercises performed with health and fitness mobile applications without real trainers will bring various health problems in the long term. Ertüzün said, “Applications downloaded to smart phones make the programs they offer under the name of personal fitness program based on generalizations. However, each person's body and muscle structure, fat ratio, diet and mobility are different. Therefore, the programs should be prepared by getting to know the person individually, taking into account the past health problems and various examinations. Otherwise, every unconscious exercise can cause damage from muscle tears to hip injuries, sometimes even permanent. In other words, mobile applications cannot replace fitness trainers who are experts in their fields.”

It is possible to get remote fitness consultancy for safe fitness at home

Emphasizing that social distance and hygiene rules will continue to be of vital importance in 2021, Mesut Ertüzün also drew attention to the fact that many risks can be eliminated with remote fitness consultancy for those who want to do sports at home under pandemic conditions. Ertüzün said, “Especially during the pandemic period, it has become more important than ever to adopt healthy living habits and to exercise. However, we see that those who want to do all these by staying at their homes due to the risk of contamination take different risks this time. In order to prevent this situation, I started to provide remote fitness consultancy service as a bodybuilding trainer. In this context, I plan the training program, which I have prepared completely personally, with or without equipment according to the equipment in the house, and I create the plan on the detailed form that the person filled. Subsequently, we start a comprehensive program that includes nutrition program prepared by expert dieticians, videos about movements, guidance via live link and counseling support over the phone 24/7. My goal is to ensure that everyone who does not want to take risks by going to the gyms or who has difficulty in getting the one-to-one consultancy support they need can do sports safely at home without taking the health risks of wrong nutrition methods and exercise techniques.”