Doing sports
Athletes around the world continue to demonstrate by their own example how to spend time without despondency and usefully during forced self-isolation. Being adherents of a healthy lifestyle, they demonstrate training options that almost everyone can afford.
Just a few days ago it became known that the Continental Hockey League season would not be resumed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, some players are in no hurry to leave for a well-deserved rest, and even the closure of sports facilities does not bother them in maintaining shape.
The defender of the Ufa “Salavat Yulaev” Grigory Panin conducted a full-fledged training on the ice of Lake Baikal, where he went with his family. The absence of teammates did not bother the hockey player: he was joined by a Spitz named Mustik.
“I signed a new forward, Mustik!” Panin joked.
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Posted by Grigory Panin (@ panin_57) Mar 24, 2020 at 6:06 am PDT
However, some athletes decided to devote their free time to less familiar disciplines. So, the three-time world champion in taekwondo, Bianca Woken, after quarantine ends, may well compete for getting into the England national football team.
During self-isolation, she masters a spectacular feint, during the performance of which the ball hits the target with a rebound from any object. The washing machine served as the gate in her case. According to the athlete, it took her more than a hundred attempts to finally hit the target, which made the joy after the successful execution of the trick even greater.
GOAL .. !!!!!!!! Washing machine challenge ⚽️ show us your skills ??
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100+ tries later but got there in the end, @aaroncooktkd & @jadejonestkd were pros 💪🏼⚽️ # staystrong # stayactive # stayhealthy # olympictraining # Washingmachinechallenge @ BBCSport @ Olympicspic.twitter.com / wsvHKb1G9K
For the sake of quality training, athletes are ready to do a lot. This was proved by the next rival of the Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin Briton Dillian White. To begin preparations for the upcoming match, he traveled by car from Misty Albion to Portugal. It took him 40 hours. On the road, the interim WBC heavyweight champion took his dogs, so the plane option was not even considered.
At the same time, on March 28, promoter Eddie Hearn announced that the battle scheduled for May 2 between Povetkin and White was postponed indefinitely.
Not only athletes, but also numerous companies are constantly reminded of the need to adhere to quarantine rules during the coronavirus pandemic. The brand of sportswear and equipment Nike launched a campaign urging to train at home. Within its framework, such stars of Russian sports as the ex-athlete, and now the coach Yuri Borzakovsky, football players Denis Cheryshev and Fedor Smolov, figure skater Anna Shcherbakova and others will conduct online training sessions, which anyone can join.
Forward “Celta” also took part in another unusual project. The popular show “Evening Urgant” together with the “Alexander Gudkov Music Studio” shot a video for the song “Self-isolation”. In it, famous people playfully demonstrate a variety of activities to which you can devote yourself during quarantine. In particular, Smolov showed how he washes windows.
Family time
Quarantine is a great reason to spend time with your family, which many people miss so much in everyday life. So, the head coach of the youth national team of Russia Alexander Kerzhakov decided to demonstrate to his son what would happen if you drop mint candy in a bottle of cola. Judging by the photos on Instagram, the ex-striker himself received more pleasure from the experiment.
“After all, we do not need so much for happiness! Cola, Mentos and super photographer. PS: More often take time for your children, ”wrote Kerzhakov.
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Publication by Kerzhakov Aleksandr (@ a.kerzhakov11) Mar 27, 2020 at 7:35 am PDT
Most recently, Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski told how his two-year-old daughter Clara helps him not lose his form. Training has benefited not only the player, but also the girl: she expertly scored the ball into the goal, which her father defended.
But the midfielder of “Manchester United” Paul Pogba attracted not only the one-year-old son, but his wife Maria Salez. The couple arranges running competitions, and so that the forces are equal, the football player rolls a stroller in front of him. The Frenchman does not forget about training with the ball. Here, he is already accompanied by the Yorkshire Terrier, who, however, is still far from mastery.
Qatari Al-Sadda head coach Javi Hernandez, along with his wife Nuria Kuniller, took part in a new test for social networks, called #nananachallenge. Those who are challenged are invited to perform a dance to the popular Oh Nanana song of Bonde R300. Earlier, Sergi Robredo, Christian Tello and Mark Bartra have already shown their skills.
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Prova superada @muniesa i @saracampeny #nananachallengeathome @ nuriacunillera81 ❤️ Repto a: @ xavier.juarez.batlle @miriamllc @txemanalec @flowersfeli @ sergiogarcia9of @geno_ssn
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Forced isolation makes athletes turn to household chores. Two-time Olympic champion Maxim Trankov, who recently returned with his wife Tatyana Volosozhar and daughter Anzhelika from the USA, suddenly remembered the table tennis table that was presented many years ago. Inventory was lying around in his disassembled form on his suburban area, and the former skater firmly decided to collect it.
After long attempts, the table was almost ready, and the athlete began to celebrate success, however, an unexpected problem arose in the form of a missing screw.
"He is not here! No! The third time I delve into the pantry, nothing suitable ... And without it, nothing can be done. Fiasco. And so the day passed, I twisted my hands, a table for assembly together, but I'm a mega husband, I managed almost. He helped his wife with cooking and washing, played with Angelica, sent him to bed, tidied up toys, ”Trankov complained.
And the Zenit players and the team’s subscribers on social networks got a chance to improve their culinary skills. Blue-white-blue launched the “Homemade Cooking” show, in which players will cook various dishes along with famous chefs. Goalkeeper Alexander Vasyutin and midfielder Aleksey Sutormin, who cooked beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes and beaten cucumbers, as well as chicken meatballs with fried young potatoes and relish sauce, were the first to try their hand.
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Change of images
In quarantine, you can safely try on a new image for yourself, without being afraid to scare others. For example, the defender of Manchester United Viktor Lindelöf put on a short golden dress to please his wife Maya.
“Thank you for your sincere love and support all these years. I had a dream, and you always made me believe that it was possible. I love you very much, ”Lindelöf wrote on Instagram.
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Publication by Maja Nilsson Lindelöf (@majanilssonlindelof) Mar 19, 2020 at 9:25 PDT
Each at least once in his life thought about how good it would be to have his own clones, who would find themselves in several places at once and carry out important tasks. This dream was realized by the Swiss tennis player Stan Wavrinka. On his Twitter page, he shared a funny collage on which many of his copies pass the quarantine time.
Of course, the athlete takes care of his form as well - and now several Wavrinoks are doing push-ups, jogging, juggling balls and doing other exercises on the site near the house.
My workout partners and I shared a lot in common today 🤷🏻♂️🤔💦🏀🏋🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️☀️ # stayfitstan # workout # enjoy # fun # staysafepic.twitter.com / 8AIHwXnh5O
- Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) March 27, 2020A similar recipe can be taken into service by the former first racket of the world Serena Williams. The tennis player admitted that she was tired of the numerous business meetings taking place via video communication, and invented several ways to create the illusion of having an interlocutor on the other side of the screen.
The American suggested leaving a photograph, a poster, or her own cardboard image for the duration of the conversation.
“So, sit here, attend the meeting, write something down and you can go to the children, do what you need. And while you are still in place, involved in the process. And if suddenly they start: “Something her face does not change in any way. It cannot be a real person, ”then you break in and fight back:“ And here is the real one. Just look at that disapproving look, ”Williams joked.
If you're working from home, @SerenaWilliams has the life hack to end all life hacks.
(Yes, it involves wigs) #TennisOMG 😂 pic.twitter.com/cu1i1XI9sM
But the French tennis player Corentin Mute tries himself in the musical field. Over the course of a week, he uploaded videos on which he read rap. Creativity was called "quarantine freestyle" and was appreciated by his colleagues.
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Publication by Corentin Moutet (@ corentin.moutet) Mar 18, 2020 at 1:04 PDT