BIGO LIVE: Building and Nurturing the Community through Virtual Fitness Classes for Free

The coronavirus pandemic prompted a nation-wide stay-at-home order forcing adjustments to all our routines. Being confined to our houses 24/7 not only takes a physical but also a mental toll on people. To keep the users engaged and stress free during this pandemic, BIGO LIVE, a product of BIGO Technology a Singapore based technology giant and a leading live streaming platform is bringing virtual fitness sessions under their initiative, 'Get Fit with BIGO' with professional instructors for free of cost.

This initiative aims to promote a healthy and fit lifestyle by providing live fitness sessions to all BIGO LIVE users enabling a transition of gyms into virtual fitness classes. Users can choose the fitness class of their choice from diverse options that include Zumba, yoga, Acroyoga, female fitness, right way to do cardio and Desi fitness, which can be done at home without any fancy gym equipment's. The introduction of fitness will encourage people to lead a healthy lifestyle. It will also help disrupt the monotony of the quarantine life and bring a sense of commitment and achievement in their lives.



While the web is flooded with free workout videos, the advantage of practicing fitness from BIGO LIVE is that the BIGO fitness experts can offer specific training to individuals or group of users as per their requirement through its various features and keep changing the workout according to their clients' fitness level. The BIGO LIVE users can also get real time feedback from the instructors on their performance and raise queries on the topics related to health and fitness and get them resolved instantly during or after the live session. You can also keep updating the level of your workout as per your progress. These sessions do not require any expenditure. All you need is a yoga mat and you are good to go.

The users can also have a Q&A session with the fitness experts and get customized routines and advice as per their concerns. This initiative not only benefits the users but also the fitness hosts and coaches to have a source of income while widening their reach and gaining more audiences. The platform will also keep updating the fitness schedule while adding new fitness hosts every week. This will help widen the options for the users and bring in more activity and vigour in the platform.

"The idea behind 'Get Fit with BIGO LIVE' is to provide our users with means to partake in healthy living practices and get over the humdrum caused by the pandemic. These virtual sessions will be open to all our users free of cost. There are various categories under workout that people can avail as per their liking. Our main aim through this initiative is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. We are looking forward to active participation from people and will bring on board more health gurus as hosts to guide people. We wish to make it a lively campaign and hope more and more people join these live sessions and encourage their friends and family members to adopt this kind of lifestyle as well. I strongly believe that this is a wonderful way to still feel a sense of community while joining our hands together to promote physical and mental well-being and also give opportunity to lots of fitness experts to earn through this platform which makes it a win-win situation for content creators as well as viewers," Nagesh Banga, Deputy Country Head of BIGO LIVE commented on the occasion.

Riya Singh who is a Yoga instructor and a BIGO LIVE Fitness Host remarked that, "This COVID-19 outbreak has taken a toll on all of us. There are growing levels of anxiety among people because of the pandemic and in order to maintain normality during lockdown, a workout regime can be very helpful. BIGO LIVE's 'Get Fit with BIGO' initiative is a wonderful opportunity for all to keep yourselves in shape and work on your mental and physical health. It is also a great way to connect with other people and support one another to sail through this pandemic. Hence, I am using my fitness expertise to work towards a healthy and a fit lifestyle and reach out to my fans through these virtual fitness classes."

About Bigo Technology

BIGO is a fast-growing Singapore technology company established in 2014. BIGO operates products and services in more than 150 countries in the world. BIGOs products include BIGO LIVE (global live streaming platform), Likee (global short video creation platform) and imo (global video communication platform). BIGOs headquarters and regional centres are focused on building Artificial Intelligence capabilities and enhancements specifically for localization and country specific requirements. At present, BIGO has seven R&D centers, in Singapore, U.S., Middle East, India, and China, and over 20 offices around the globe. BIGO aims to provide their users with a world class experience through their cutting-edge technology. Building a global and inspiring social community based on video service. BIGO encourages people to share their creativity, passion and happiness in life and make the world a better place.

Visit BIGO's www.bigo.sg for more information on their brand and products.

These 5 Yoga Apps Will Help You To Maintain Your Work Life Balance

International Yoga Day is observed all over the world on 21 June to strengthen the ideals of peace among people and nations. No matter what your working hours are, or how stressful your job is or isn't, you really should take time out for maintaining your work-life balance. As entrepreneurs, you tend to have very hectic schedules which involve skipping meals, eating at the wrong time, dealing with stress a lot of times and long durations of travel. Yoga helps you to keep calm through situations like these and helps keep the body and mind running at their peak levels always.

"I have been practising yoga regularly for 6 years now. It mostly started around the time when startup life had started getting very stressful. I feel International Yoga Day was the step in the right direction towards popularizing this form of exercise to stay healthy. What I like about Yoga is not just how it positively affects the physical self but also gives me great peace of mind. My usual practise is in the morning and I practice it regularly, from asanas to control my weight to breathing exercises. I also practice Surya Namaskar which has been very effective for me.  Initially, it was tough to wake up in the mornings but after a few weeks, waking up in the morning at 6 am or before has become a habit without the alarm no, "says Vineet Rajan, co-founder, ScoutMyTrip. 

We at IndianWeb2 have penned down five apps which will make it easier for you to learn and practice yoga at your convenience to maintain your work life balanced.T hese apps are designed to make it easier to understand what the different asanas are for, and how to go about doing yoga which brings inner peace.

NexGTv’s Yoga app

If you have ever thought of learning yoga from the experts and doing it like a pro, then look no further! nexGTv, India’s largest subscription-led app, has announced the launch of the nexGTv Yoga app. The app will allow nexGTv users around the world to learn yoga techniques and practices on-the-go through videos by expert practitioners such as Baba Ramdev and Mukul Dev, as well as celeb coaches such as Shilpa Shetty and Bipasha Basu.

Daily Yoga App

Daily Yoga offers a big library of more than 50 yoga classes and 400 plus workouts. The app includes HD videos having soulful background music for an even better user experience. Daily Yoga comes with seven yoga plans geared towards beginners, and various other exercises duration and intensity based exercises too. The app also provides an advanced module.

Universal Breathing: Pranayama

Yoga focuses quite a lot on breathing patterns. And the Universal Breathing app is intended to help users master the same. It offers various exercises designed around the ‘Pranayama’ method of breath control. The app includes structured courses with short exercises that come with a timer and an animated guide. Users can also track their progress and learn more about Pranayama.

5-minute Yoga

The Yoga tools from Sadhguru app for Android and iOS will make sure you no longer give the excuse of not having enough time to dedicate practising Yoga. Designed by Sadhguru, this app is based on the science of Upa-Yoga which is focused on physical and psychological benefits derived from the discipline. All you got to do is take out only 5 minutes every day to practice from a set of seven 5 minute Upa-Yoga practices. The app also offers guidelines and explanatory videos to help you do the asanas right.

Yoga at Work

For those stuck with a sedentary work profile, the free for Android Office Yoga app by Guru Inc. offers simple, 10-minute yoga workout lessons which can be done midday or in between breaks. There is a cute little monkey who demonstrates the easy-to-do stretches and poses which will help you keep fit even at work without disturbing your colleagues. You will need to first install the free Yoga Guru app to access this plugin.

So, download these apps right away and maintain your work life balance with these Yoga apps on this #InternationalYogaDay.