I'm doing vs I've been doing.

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So if I am talking about the fact that I've been doing bodyweight workouts is it okay to say the following?:

''Since covid hit in march 2020 I quit going to the gym, so now I'm just doing bodyweight workouts instead of gym workouts .''

or is the only correct way: ''Since covid hit in march 2020 I quit going to the gym, I've been doing bodyweight workouts instead of gym workouts ''

I feel like the first one is still okay, especially if it's said to American. They are a bit lax with grammar. Thanks!

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JaxTeller"Since Covid hit in March 2020 I quit going to the gym, so now I'm just doing bodyweight workouts instead of gym workouts."

In addition to the marked corrections, "Since Covid hit ... I quit going" is problematic. "quit going" is a discrete event that happens at one point in time, not a continuing state of affairs. To fix this, you can say "When Covid hit ... I quit going ..." or something like "Since Covid hit ... I've not been going".

Both "so now I'm just doing" and "so I've just been doing" are grammatically OK in this sentence. In the overall context, the "now" of the former is understood to include a period extending back in time. The latter more explicitly states that you have been doing bodyweight workouts since March 2020.

JaxTelleror is the only correct way: ''Since covid hit in march 2020 I quit going to the gym, I've been doing bodyweight workouts instead of gym workouts ''

This is a comma splice error.

I'm doing vs I've been doing.

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