fitness

A shortform podcast called “Recognize” aims to educate listeners about accomplished female athletes and provide more media coverage of women’s sports.

Did you miss the 2021 NBC4 Telemundo 44 Health & Fitness Expo? Don’t worry, there’s still time! Now through April 18th, you can visit our virtual Expo site for free! Just register here and get your log-in info. Visit more than 100 exhibitor booths, watch great cooking, exercise, and News4 anchor and reporter Expo-exclusive videos on demand. You can also…

The NBC4 Telemundo 44 Health & Fitness Expo is virtual this year. It kicked off Friday, March 19 and continues on Saturday, March 20. Attendees of the virtual expo will have access to leading healthcare providers, the latest wellness information and fitness trends, have the ability to schedule appointments, purchase products and services, attend sessions, participate in contests and meet…

News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on how you can safely return to group fitness.

Thousands of Americans injure themselves while shoveling snow every year, with muscle and ligament injuries being the most common. Here are four stretches you can do before grabbing that shovel to help prevent injuries.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle was one difficult goal to keep in 2020, but this year can be different. Life Time Fitness personal trainer Lindsay Ogden joined LX News to break down the four Ms of health and explain why mindfulness is the foundation.

Local doctors are assessing the risks of exercising at the gym, using public restrooms and visiting a nursing home. Here’s what they have to say. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

D.C. officials shut down locations of the fitness studio Solidcore after the founder said she would keep them open in defiance of new COVID-19 restrictions.  The Solidcore gyms were shut down Friday and Saturday by D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.  Founder and CEO Anne Mahlum argued that the studios were safe enough to remain open.  “We’re still...

Gym goers in Arlington, Virginia, will soon take spin classes on an open air training terrace instead of peddling away indoors.  Gold’s Gym will open a turf-covered outdoor promenade for classes and training sessions at a new location that’s set to open over the Rosslyn Metro station in early 2021. Renderings of the 1,400-square-foot terrace show space to use...

The lack of health resources in Black communities has been a growing concern that has only magnified with the pandemic. Coach Percell Dugger is the co-founder of “Fit for Us” which advocates for Black fitness professionals and under-served communities through consulting services to provide better opportunities for industry success.

Kiandre’a Pound is the mother of mini-trainer Kynsley who’s gone viral for adorably motivating her mom to complete her home workouts.

Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide.

Jacob Gise opened a Body Fit Training franchise in Santa Monica, California, in November. By March, the flagship U.S. studio of the global chain had just become profitable.

When CrossFit athlete Brooke Ence was tapped to compete in the new reality game competition “Ultimate Tag,” she was given the nickname “The Boss.” Ence is an entrepreneur in real life and has also appeared in movies like “Wonder Woman” and “Justice League.” She talks about coping with injuries and offers some advice for everyone about staying motivated during tough...

Celebrity fitness trainer Patrick Murphy discusses the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle during the coronavirus and how good hygiene, taking vitamin C and exercise are essential habits to stay in shape.

Fitness Trainer Shaun Jenkins and his partner Sharon Mussalli discussed their global fitness and social media campaigns, The King’s Run and The Legacy Project, which are designed to create positive and uplifting narratives of black men and children of color.

As states across the U.S. lift coronavirus lockdowns, gyms are starting to reopen their doors – within limits. We talked to David Thomas, Director of Infectious Diseases for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Natalie Bushaw, spokeswoman for Lifetime Fitness, to find out how safe you should feel at the gym.

Ashley Everett may be Beyoncé’s Dance Captain, but even she needs inspiration to work out consistently. Now she’s inspiring her Instagram followers to come along on her fitness journey with this “fit-choreo” routine and others like it.

Want to work out at home but don’t have all the equipment? All you need is two cups and some water to do this workout.