Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Whether it's because one of you has moved across the country or because there's a global pandemic keeping you apart,

well you may miss getting your sweat on with your friends and

your fellow fitness enthusiasts. And while we all have access to a never-ending supply of online

virtual and otherwise impersonal workouts, it's just not the same without your friends, right?

Well, that's where video or audio conference technology comes in.

Even if we're on the opposite sides of the planet, we're still able to connect virtually

using apps like Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Hangouts, Meet, Team, go to meeting, connect,

and the list goes on and on and on.

And yes, I know.

Many of us already spend too many hours on those platforms for work.

But that's all the more reason to use them to enhance our physical health and our mental well-being,

rather than just as a way for your

boss to make sure you're being productive and not playing crazy cupcakes all day. Am I right?

Now, a scientific study published in the International Journal of Stress Management

attempted to determine if the stress-reducing benefits of exercise are improved by exercising

with others rather than alone. And in this study, the participants exercised on a laboratory

stationary bike for 30 minutes at a moderate intensity either alone or with another person. A series of ANOVA procedures, which is an analysis of variance,

revealed that participants generally felt more energetic,

calm, and less tired after any type of exercise, alone or with someone else.

But when exercising with someone else,

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