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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, this gym in the Ghanaian capital would see up to 130 members per day,
在COVID-19疫情爆发之前，加纳首都的这个健身房每天最多能接待130名会员，
but with fewer people using the gym, Pepera's health center is now also offering online classes and aerobics using Azonto, a Ghanaian dance.
但由于使用健身房的人越来越少，佩佩拉的健康中心现在也在提供在线课程和使用加纳舞蹈“Azonto”的有氧运动。
Azonto is something you know the kids can do at home, mum can do, grandma, grandpa,
“Azonto”是孩子们在家里可以做的，妈妈也可以，奶奶，爷爷，
everybody can get involved as a family event. We thought it would just be a fun, light way of getting people up,
每个人都可以参与家庭活动。我们以为这只是一个有趣的，轻松的方法让人们起床，
because we know again during C-19 a lot of people have become couch potatoes, sitting down, much less active.
因为我们又知道，在疫情期间，很多人都变成了泡在电视机前的人，坐着，活动很少。
Ghana's government is stressing fitness as a way to stay healthy against COVID-19。
加纳政府强调健身是对抗COVID-19保持健康的一种方法。
Gyms have reopened in Ghana, but bodybuilder and schoolteacher Samuel Kulbila says the pandemic shouldn't stop people around the world from working out.
加纳的健身房已经重新开放，但是健美运动员和学校教师塞缪尔·库尔比拉说，这种流行病不应该阻止世界各地的人们锻炼身体。
He created a home workout guide online and has a global following on social media.
他在网上创建了一个家庭锻炼指南，并在社交媒体上拥有全球追随者。
I started getting a lot of messages, DMs and emails, people telling me to help them
我开始收到很多信息，私信和电子邮件，人们告诉我帮助他们，
because their gyms have been closed and they normally see me training at, the kind of backyard gyms and they believe I can fix something.
因为他们的健身房已经关闭了，他们通常看到我在后院的健身房里训练，他们相信我可以解决一些问题。
Before COVID-19 hit Ghana，fitness coach and mother of two Maabena Antwi held boot camps for women.
在疫情袭击加纳之前，健身教练和两个孩子的母亲安特维为女性建立训练营。
She also moved her coaching online and enjoys working from home as she can spend more time with her kids.
她还把辅导工作搬到了网上，她喜欢在家工作，因为她可以花更多的时间陪孩子。
I'm home so you know, I'm able to give them a little bit more of attention and still work.
我在家，所以你知道，我能给他们多一点关注，而且还能继续工作。
Even though it's not you know, fetching as much, it's still very lucrative and it's good. And I am looking at definitely keeping the online classes.
尽管赚钱不多，但仍然非常有利可图，而且很好，我希望能继续在线上课。
These Ghanaian fitness coaches have made the best out of social distancing to promote exercise online.
这些加纳健身教练充分利用社交距离，在网上推广锻炼。
But they also hope the motivation and encouragement from the government to stay fit will continue once the pandemic is over.
他们也希望，一旦疫情结束，政府保持健康的动力和鼓励将继续下去。
Stacey Knott, for VOA news, Accra
斯泰西·诺特，VOA新闻阿克拉报道
