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6 Off-the-Court Exercises That Will Help You Ace Your Next Tennis Match
Tennis isn’t just a sport we love to watch on TV—it’s a wildly effective workout that requires endurance, agility, and speed. It’s been linked with benefits like lower obesity rates, reduced incidence...
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As someone who gets hyper-fixated on activities, I’ve cycled through my fair share of fitness fads. I ran cross-country, track, and road races, and I even completed (and wrote a book about) several...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner Fighter With This 20-Minute, Beginner-Friendly Shadow...
Who says you need a heavy bag and gloves to get a heart-pounding boxing workout? Grab a spot in your living room (or outdoors if the weather’s nice!) for a quick 20-minute beginner shadow boxing...
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7 Mental Strategies That Helped These Olympians Dominate (That You Can...
What did it take for Allie Wilson to make her first Olympic team? If you ask her, it wasn’t a physical breakthrough on the track—it was the work she’s been doing “upstairs.” You see, for years the 800...
View ArticleWant to Experience the Joy of Running Fast? Here Are 3 Sprinting Workouts You...
As sprinters Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson passed their opponents and crossed the finish line in their Olympic medal-winning races, you could see the gargantuan effort they had just put out—as...
View Article4 Healthy Habits That Help Olympic Marathoner Fiona O’Keeffe Stress Less and...
Standing on the start line at the 2024 Paris Olympics marathon as a member of Team USA is the second major accomplishment. The first one comes roughly six months before, when you have to race to earn...
View ArticleHere’s Why You Get All Your Best Ideas in Your Post-Workout Shower, According...
Despite my best efforts to be a morning person, I’ve always preferred late afternoon and evening workouts. After finishing work, I love to shake out my desk body with some movement, then rinse off,...
View ArticleCould Walking Be the Key to Easing Your Lower Back Pain?
If you’re experiencing lower back pain, your first instinct might be to take it easy and stay on the couch binging Netflix. And who could blame you? After all, no one wants to do anything that would...
View ArticleAlexi Pappas, the ‘Fairy Godsister’ of Olympians, Is Launching a Podcast All...
Eight years ago, runner Alexi Pappas raced the 10,000 meters at the Rio Olympics, simultaneously setting a national record for her country (Greece) and a personal record for herself. This year, she’s...
View Article7 Ways a Sports Psychologist Helps Pro Athletes Deal With Disappointment and...
Everyone messes up or fails to meet a goal sometimes. But when you’re an Olympic athlete, those losses can play out on a massive scale. And yet, most of these athletes manage to bounce back, continue...
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Sprinter Noah Lyles Won Bronze While Battling COVID—but Many Are Upset He Was...
After track and field sprinter Noah Lyles finished the men’s 200-meter dash on Thursday in third place, he immediately needed medical attention. The 27-year-old couldn’t seem to catch his breath and...
View ArticleAt the Olympics, Alexis Ohanian Is Putting His Money Where His Mouth Is for...
Early Friday morning, unsponsored American sprinter Alaysha Johnson qualified for the 100-meter hurdle finals at the 2024 Olympic Games. She then took to X with a plea: “If anybody wants to buy me 8...
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The Good Morning Exercise Is Perfect for Building Strength and Improving...
Any exercise called the “good morning” is worth getting to know. What is the good morning exercise, you may ask? This strength-training move, which involves hinging forward while holding a weight on...
View ArticleThis 1 Type of Therapy Aids Recovery, Boosts Performance, *and* Helps Your...
With heat waves blanketing the country (again), a tall, frosty smoothie and post-workout ice bath probably sound appealing. But you might actually benefit more from a different—very different—recovery...
View ArticleIf You Have a Body and Do Pilates, You Have a Pilates Body. End of Story
What comes to mind when you envision a Pilates class? For many, it’s the sight of young, thin women leaving the studio together. Their sports bras and matching high-waisted leggings reveal just enough...
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‘I Wore Bala Bangles on My Walks for 30 Days to See if My Arms Would Actually...
If you’ve encountered the Bala Bangles online—most likely on TikTok—I wouldn’t blame you for writing it off as another workout fad. For decades, there has always been some new and improved way to tone...
View ArticleThis Blitz and Build Boxing Strength Workout Will Burn You Out
Channel your inner champion with a quick 20-minute boxing strength workout that’s designed not just to improve your punches but to build real, functional strength. “This workout is half strength...
View ArticleA Quick Guide to the Controversy Around Jordan Chiles’s Bronze Medal
While the Paris 2024 Olympic Games may have just ended, drama from the gymnastics floor finals continues. In case you missed it, Jordan Chiles won an individual bronze medal for her floor routine on...
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Glute Bridges and Hip Thrusts May Look Similar, But Which One Is *Actually*...
To the casual observer, glute bridges and hip thrusts appear practically identical. Both involve lying on your back and lifting your hips while keeping both feet flat on the floor. But if you look...
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Find Your ‘Float’ State With the 8 Best Inflatable Paddle Boards for Beginners
When stand-up paddle boarding first grew popular in the ‘90s, it required a hard, fiberglass board that took up 12 feet or so of storage space and was a major hassle to actually get to the water. The...
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