​The Coronavirus (COVID-19):  A Guide for Start.Live.Fit. Clients

​All are aware what’s going on in the world.  As a fitness pro, I can remind you that the best defense against viruses, in addition to specific preventive measures, is to maintain a healthy overall lifestyle that includes regular physical activity.

For precautionary measures, public health experts recommend the following:
  • Wash hands frequently. Wash hands thoroughly and often, either with soap and water for 20 seconds or with a 60% alcohol-based rub, to kill any viruses on your hands. Hand dryers alone are not effective at killing COVID-19.  
  • Avoid touching your face. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands, as any virus on hands from a touched surface can enter the body through the eyes, nose or mouth, according to current information.
  • Maintain social distance. Keep a distance of at least 3 feet between you and apparently healthy persons and stay 6 feet away if a person is coughing or sneezing (WHO 2020).
  • Limit contact. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you’re sick with respiratory symptoms like a fever, runny nose and/or cough, stay home. Seek medical advice if your condition worsens with a high fever and/or difficulty breathing.
  • Cough into an elbow or a tissue. Cover coughs with a tissue or cough into an elbow. Dispose of tissues immediately in a covered bin and wash hands with warm, soapy water. Wash clothing into which you cough. It is unknown how long the virus can live on hard and soft surfaces. According to the WHO, coronaviruses may survive on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. The best way to ensure that surfaces you touch are germ-free is to clean them with a disinfectant.​​

For more safety measures, we will do the following:
  • If you are sick, stay home.  Contact me as soon as possible.
  • Please clean your hands frequently with warm water and soap.  When available, I will provide hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
  • No skin to skin contacts.  Which means, no more high fives, fist pumps, hand shakes, hands-on contacts, and the use of hand-held massage gun.
  • Discontinued use of shared props... boxing gloves, exercise mats, bands etc.
  • When handling weights and exercise machines, it’s recommended to use exercise gloves and wash it after each use.
  • All machines, weights, bars, and attachments etc. will be cleaned after each use with hospital-grade solutions.

Maintaining good health is the best defense and that staying active is essential to optimizing health.   

Stay healthy and safe,

​Joseph Abadilla
startlive.fit