42 newyork| march30–april12, 2020
Si mulate a Sky Ting ClassFourfitnessinstructorsonthebest at-homegear.BYHILARY REIDPowerSystems
SpeedRope
$6 at power-systems.com
“Ajumpropeis anabsolutely
fantasticpieceofequipmentfor
gettinga greatcardioworkoutin
yourhouse,”sayspersonaltrainer
KiraStokes,whoseworkouts
blendstrengthtraining,cardio,
barre,andyoga.Stokeslikes
PowerSystems’SpeedRope,
whichis madeofvinyl.ResistanceBands
With Handles
$9 at power-systems.com
“Youcan’t go wrongwithhaving
bandsina coupleofvarying
resistances,”saysStokes.Smaller
resistancebandscanbeusedon
thearmsforupper-bodyworkouts,
likeanoverheadshoulderpress,
andthelongerbandswithhandles
canbeusedfora varietyoffull-
bodyex ercises(asimpleonewould
betosteponthecenteroftheband
andpullthehandlesuptoward
youina bicepscurl.)SKLZSlidez
$30 at sklz.implus.com
Youcouldeasilyreplicatea
Megaformerworkoutat home,
saysSLT instructorPatrick
McGrath—allyouneedare some
slipperysocksora paperplateto
mimictheglidingmotionsofthe
machine.Butif youwanttostep
uptheexperience,hesays,get
a pairofgliders.McGrathuses
SKLZSlidezinhisvideos,andhe
likesthembecause“theyhave
a gripontop,whichis rubber,
butthebottomofit is felt,soyou
canusethemona short-haired
carpetora hardwoodfloor.”NikePush-Up Grip
$22 at tennis-
warehouse.com
“SinceMegaformerworkouts
tendtobemoreplank-heavy,
anotheritemworthinvestingin
arepush-upgrips,whichare
handlesthatyoupushintothe
ground,”saysMcGrath.Push-up
gripscreatea more supported
positionforyourwristswhile
you’re doinga plank,which,
McGrathsays,letsyou“holdthe
plankforlonger, whilealso
makingsureyou’resupportedby
yourshoulderandback.”Massage Warehouse
Vinyl-CoatedDumbbell
$4 at massagewarehouse.com
PilatesinstructorMeravCidor
saysshehashervirtualstudents
useanysturdychairintheirhome
tositonforwarm-ups,then
step-ups.Shealsorecommends
theyprocurea pairoftwo-pound
weightsforbicepscurls.AeroPilates
MagicCircle
$30 at walmart.com
TheMagicCircle,a steelring
coveredinsoft rubber, is a great
devicetousetocreatemore
resistanceinany Pilatesexercise,
saysCidor. “Liedownanywhere
inyourhouse,putit betweenyour
innerthighs,andsqueeze.”OPTPFoamRoller
$45 at shop.goop.com
A foamrollercanhelpalleviate
sorenessinmusclesafter
workingout,but,Cidorsays,
it canalsobeusedtomakeany
Pilatesroutinemore difficult.
“Keepingyourbalancerequires
yourcoremusclestoengage,”
shesays.In caseyoudotumble
off, make sure toavoidspotsnear
sharpedges.JadeLevel-OneYogaMat
$40 at rei.com
SkyTingco-foundersKrissyJones
andChloeKernaghantoldusthat
theirpreferredmats are from
JadeYoga,which,they say, “have
thebesttraction.”
MandukaCorkBlock
$16 at rei.com
BothSkyTingfoundersnamed
Manduka’s corkblockasone
ofthemostusefulpropsfordoing
at-homeyoga—itcanhelpyou
reachpositionssafelywithout
strainingyourmusclesfurther
thanthey’rereadytogo,especially
sincetherewon’t beaninstructor
toguideyou.
KakaosYogaTen-Foot
PlasticSnapStrap
$7 at kakaos.com
Manyhomeitems,froma beltto
a dogleash,canbeusedasa strap,
butif youwanttoinvest inone
that’s specificallymeantforyoga,
theSkyTingfounderssuggestthis
ten-footonefromKakaos,which
hasaneasy-to-adjustbuckle.
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Sky Ting is livestreaming
classes several times daily
at skyting.com/tv.
Merav Cidor is teaching
virtual classes at vimeo.com/
ondemand/bodytonictv.Patrick McGrath is instructing
via Instagram Live at instagram.
com/patrickmcgrath.Kira Stokes’s classes are available
through her app, which can be
downloaded at app.kirastokes.com.