At this point, you might be familiar with our series of live Instagram and YouTube workouts — we’ve been streaming a couple a week for over a year now! But this week, we’re mixing it up a bit. In addition to strength training and HIIT workouts to get you moving and sweating, this week we’ll
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@_charihawkins HOW TO FIX YOUR RUNNING MECHANICS 💪❤️ #fyp #running #howto #gettinginshape ♬ summer vibe – crazy bucket I’m not much of a runner — in fact, even though I have run two half marathons in my life, I’ve been open about how much I hate it. However, when I saw professional heptathlete Chari Hawkins
The Tokyo Paralympic Games start on Aug. 24, and we are getting excited to watch some of our favorite Paralympic athletes vie for the gold for Team USA. The summer Paralympic Games include 540 events in 22 team and individual sports, such as goalball, sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, powerlifting, triathlon, swimming, and track
You are probably used to using weight plates to load up barbells or on the leg press machine at the gym, but this piece of strength training equipment is much more versatile than you might think. Take this weight plate workout from NASM-certified personal trainer and Sweat trainer Kelsey Wells. Wells put together a 15-minute
She’s back and ready to run. @itskerrii joined @TODAYshow this morning to say that “she’s here to stay” and is ready for this weekend’s @nikepreclassic on NBC and @peacocktv.pic.twitter.com/kBQh6yUDQU — #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 20, 2021 Sha’Carri Richardson is busy preparing for her first track meet since testing positive for marijuana and accepting the month-long suspension
Jasmine Sanders and Tone it Up Cofounder Katrina DawnTone It Up is known for their fun and challenging at-home workouts that inspire women all over the world to feel fit, strong, and confident. The newest program on their app, The Best by Jasmine Sanders , is a 4-week total-body challenge that combines fitness with self-care
I’m currently in the mountains, and my daily walks through my paved neighborhood have been replaced with hikes on real trails. For a city girl like me, this is groundbreaking. I should preface this by saying that my hikes are a few miles, not intense backpacking through the wilderness, but they’re a lot more than
According to a statement by US health officials on Aug. 18, including CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, and FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock, MD, beginning Sept. 20, those in the United States who have already received either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine will be able to receive a COVID-19 booster shot. For those who received
I never feel more like Goldilocks than when I’m shopping for workout leggings, especially considering my 5’3″ frame. Whether one pair is too big or another is too tight, it’s hard to find the ideal balance of comfort and compression that doesn’t require a trip to the tailor. And even for stores that do offer
We’re stocking up on all the comfortable face masks we can find. Since the CDC is recommending mask wearing indoors or in crowded spaces, we’re holding on to all the protective masks in our homes, and looking for other great reusable options. At the moment, we’re interested in washable face masks that have a filter
Goalball is one of the many sports you’ll be seeing in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games. Goalball, the first team sport for vision-impaired athletes, was officially adopted onto the Paralympic roster in 1976 on the men’s side, then 1984 for women. A total of 10 women’s and 10 men’s teams maximum are allowed to contend
After 16 years as a fearsome force of attack for the the US Women’s National Soccer Team, Carli Lloyd announced today that she’s officially hanging up her cleats for the USWNT and her club team, Gotham FC. Lloyd will play her final four international friendlies this fall with the USWNT and finish out the season
Everyone on social media seems to have the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit on their must-see list, but did you know that it hosts yoga classes too? I was invited to take a press-only yoga class to try out the 35-minute wall-to-wall cinematic experience. While I took the yoga class in New York City, the Immersive
Caeleb Dressel’s dog is coming for his Olympic gold. Now that the Tokyo Summer Games are over (where the pro swimmer earned five gold medals), Caeleb is back home with his beloved dog. On Friday, Caeleb shared a video of himself racing his furry friend, Jane, in the pool. “Someone check the time to 25,
“I am capable of winning. I deserve to win. I will win.” These are the three affirmations Valarie Allman stepped into the throwing circle with to prepare for her lead-off attempt, a throw of 68.98 meters that ultimately secured an Olympic discus gold in Tokyo. It marked the United States’ first track and field victory
Four weeks ago, Norway’s beach handball team were fined 150 euros (about $177 each) by the European Handball Federation for wearing shorts instead of their required bikini uniforms for the bronze medal game at the European Beach Handball Championships in Bulgaria. The fine caused outrage across the globe with a petition being created to reconsider
Jessica Long may have a super common name, but make no mistake — the Paralympic swimmer is impossible to forget. For years now, Long has been a dominant force in her sport. She has competed in the Paralympics since 2004, racking up a whopping 23 Paralympic medals (13 of which are gold), in addition to
When April Ross and Alix Klineman stepped into the stadium for their gold medal beach volleyball match, the temperature on the sand in Tokyo was a blistering 129 degrees Fahrenheit, plus humidity. Even Ross, a veteran of the sport with 15 years of competition under her belt, admitted it’s not typical to play in that
In Katie Ledecky’s own words, her 200m freestyle result at the Olympics “wasn’t the best one for me.” The three-time Olympian landed a fifth-place result, which was her lowest in her Olympic career — a sign of just how dominant she’s been as well as the big expectations she has for herself. “It really wasn’t
There are many things to love about spring and summer, but the fact that it’s prime allergy season is definitely not one of them. To make matters worse, these warmer months of 2021 have been particularly brutal due to higher pollen counts that are the result of climate change. In addition to heightened summer temperatures,