Beauty, Health & Wellbeing
Coco Fletcher, Willow
In the early days of the pandemic, I did something I never thought I would—I started joining online workout classes.
Before the lockdown, I enjoyed going to my regular classes at studios around London either over my lunch break or on the way home. I always thought that online workouts couldn’t provide me with that little bit of encouragement, in the form of peer pressure, that I got out of going to studios in-person. But beggars can’t be choosers, and I soon found myself following a number of fitness instructors who did...
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