When the Maryland medical community was short on PPE, to protect frontline workers they put out a call for help. Under Armour responded to this call by pulling in their innovation team with a goal: design masks that would help prevent the spread of COVID-19. We spoke to the ground team at Under Armour’s Lighthouse facility where it all happened. What was once a place where designers and engineers tested new apparel and footwear, now serves as a PPE manufacturing plant projected to supply nearly 5 million masks and more than 200,000 gowns.

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In this new series from Under Armour and iHeartRadio listeners are dropped inside the lives of the elite athletes that constantly push themselves to be greater than yesterday. Hear as they share their approach to training, competition and recovery in intimate conversations with renowned journalist Cal Fussman. Each episode will feature some of the world’s most accomplished and compelling athletes, their coaches, and other critical figures in their lives, offering listeners exclusive content that aims to educate, entertain and most importantly, motivate.

The Only Way is Through: The Under Armour Podcast

When the Maryland medical community was short on PPE, to protect frontline workers they put out a call for help. Under Armour responded to this call by pulling in their innovation team with a goal: design masks that would help prevent the spread of COVID-19. We spoke to the ground team at Under Armour’s Lighthouse facility where it all happened. What was once a place where designers and engineers tested new apparel and footwear, now serves as a PPE manufacturing plant projected to supply nearly 5 million masks and more than 200,000 gowns.

COVID-19 Response: Where There's A Will, There's A Way

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