Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. When Rachel Selman got pregnant with her first child in 2017, she sought advice from multiple sources on safe forms of exercise. The 31-year-old physical therapist spoke to her doctor, and she reached out to friends who are personal trainers and physical therapists.
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BattleFrog launched in May of 2014 and held 6 races which were universally applauded. In 2015, they produced 15 events and a television show on ESPN. In August of that year, they announced a massive jump to 44 races nationwide. A few months later was the infamous Fiest Bowl sponsorship, and 25 races into 2016,
Strap in for the best heart rate monitors to track your vital statistics… Want to take your fitness – and your wellness – to the next level? You need to listen to your heart. Heart rate tracking can help you optimise your training time, be smarter with your recovery, and ward off injury and over-exertion.
There’s an app for that – keep fit from your own front room with our pick of the best bodyweight and minimal-equipment home workout apps in 2023… Dragging yourself down to the local gym isn’t always convenient or wallet-friendly – and during the coronavirus lockdown, it’s wasn’t even an option – but that doesn’t excuse
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Racing your way up the distances from 5k to marathon distance is not altogether a bad idea. To prepare for the 2012 Olympics, Kara Goucher raced a 10K in March and a half marathon in June before toeing the line for the full
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Ready, set, fartlek workout! This is a fun take on a fartlek workout for runners training for a 5k. You can also modify it for longer races by adjusting the duration of each interval and pace that you run. Fartlek is Swedish for
The Myzone MZ-Switch is the only heart rate monitor on test to provide EGC and optical monitoring, so you can wear it on your chest, arm or wrist… Myzone MZ-Switch BUY IT NOW: $159.99 / £139.99, myzone.org PROS: Excellent versatility for different workouts Adds a gaming element to sessions CONS: Comfort: 4/5Accuracy: 3/5Tracking features: 4/5OVERALL: 4/5
If you want an alternative to chest-strap heart rate monitors, you can’t go wrong with the optical Polar Verity Sense… Polar Verity Sense BUY IT NOW: $99.95 / £86.50, polar.com PROS: Comfortable alternative to chest strap Good accuracy for an optical sensor CONS: Fiddly to use on the move Charging cradle is easy to lose
Up there with the best heart rate monitors, the Garmin HRM-Pro plus offers a wealth of multisport insights for competitive triathletes… Garmin HRM-Pro Plus BUY IT NOW: $129.99 / £119, garmin.com PROS: Good accuracy Running, cycling and swimming insights CONS: Not rechargeable Expensive Comfort: 4/5Accuracy: 5/5Tracking features: 5/5OVERALL: 5/5 The top-tier HRM-Pro Plus is Garmin’s
A hugely reliable heart rate monitor, the Polar H10 eschews tracking extras for accuracy and dependability… Polar H10 BUY IT NOW: $89.95 / £76.50, polar.com PROS: Best for accuracy Excellent battery life CONS: No tracking extras Not rechargeable Comfort: 4/5Accuracy: 5/5Tracking features: 2.5/5OVERALL: 4/5 When it comes to accuracy and reliability, the Polar H10 sets
The Wahoo TICKR X is an excellent value heart rate monitor with connectivity options and plenty of smart features… Wahoo TICKR X BUY IT NOW: £64.99, uk.wahoo.com PROS: Running and cycling insights Good connectivity CONS: Sensor can be uncomfortable Not waterproof Comfort: 3/5Accuracy: 4/5Tracking features: 5/5OVERALL: 3.5/5 The TICKR X is Wahoo’s most capable heart
Marc from The Hybrid Experiment talks about Hyrox Stuttgart, Fantasy Fiction, Sports Docs, and more! A weekly news show with Matt B. Davis and special guests discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR-related news. The Hybrid Experiment website Intro and Outro Music by: Eric Leland The podcast can be
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Olympian Colleen Quigley has caught the triathlon bug. The Oregon-based steeplechaser announced today via social media that she is making the leap to triathlon. But don’t worry run fans, she’s still racing track and field through 2024 with her eyes set on the
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. We’re about a year away from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, Florida, but it’s still anybody’s guess who will make the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics. With 12 months to go, anything can happen. While typically many of the
The Nitty Gritty Training Podcast is a bi-weekly show with OCR Pro Faye Stenning and Canadian Olympian Jess O’Connell. We are joined by the legend himself – Matt B Davis! The voice behind and face of Obstacle Racing Media shares a bit about how he got into obstacle racing and shares lots of his hot takes
Suitable for yoga and Pilates or HIIT and plyometrics – for use at home, in the gym or on the go – these are the best exercise mats for 2023… Unless you want to risk discomfort or injury, you can’t really carry out prone yoga poses or more dynamic plyometric exercises on a hard gym
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