A number of Qatari and international sports stars have joined the remote fitness workouts – initiated by Aspetar Community to provide remote fitness exercises to athletes as well as the public, aimed to positively influence fitness maintenance during their stay at home.
Qatari superstar Nasser Bin Saleh Al Attiyah is the latest to join the Aspetar initiative. The world rally champion shared, together with experts, a series of exercises for beginner level athletes through a live broadcast on Aspetar’s YouTube channel. Qatari athletics runner Mariam Farid and Ahmed Tijan, a member of the Qatari beach volleyball team, are also participating in the remote workout.
The list of participants will expand in the coming days to include other Qatari sports stars – professional Qatari boxer Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid bin Jassim Al Thani, who practices under the umbrella of the Association of Professional Boxers in Spain; Ahmed Morgan of the Qatari national beach handball team and a motorcycle racer; Saeed Al Sulaiti and Al Rayyan football player Sebastian Soria; and Rima Taha, another member of the Qatar national athletics team.
The participating stars expressed their enthusiasm in the Aspetar initiative, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Confirming its pioneering role in providing outstanding health services and to contribute to the health education of athletes, the Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, has also posted a detailed video featuring reliable home exercise workouts for athletes at home.
According to Aspetar Director General Mohamed Khalifa Al Suwaidi said they are urging everyone to exercise and maintain physical fitness. He also thanked everyone who contributed to the initiative. He said that the participation of Qatari sports stars has added great value to the goals of the initiative and they look forward to more stars participating in the upcoming sessions.
The series of videos aim to get the athletes to maintain fitness even while at home, while ‘social distancing’, as majority of sports competitions and trainings are postponed.
The exercises are provided by a team of physical coaches in Aspetar. They are easy to follow and requires no gym equipment.
Aspetar also currently provides advice and evidence-based studies available through aspetar.com and their social media platforms.