
I didn’t start to exercise regularly until after I graduated from college, when I signed up for a gym, developed a routine, and would go several times a week to work out on the machines and occasionally dabble in free weights. But that all changed in early 2020 when the pandemic hit.
Like many others, I found myself cut off from my usual exercise habits, and scrambled around for an alternative. I started taking longer walks outside, which was for my wellbeing as much as my fitness, and after a couple of months, I managed to get my hands on a set of adjustable dumbbells.