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Hitting the gym is an important part of building speed and preventing injury, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to re-evaluate how we work out. While bodyweight exercises can do the trick for a while, you might be ready to create your own home gym space and upgrade your equipment. Related Story
Fortunately, home gym equipment has come a long way from the basic (and boring) machines of the past. Now, you can choose from high-tech options that feature specialized software for streaming live workouts and on-demand classes or that leverage artificial intelligence to customize your experience. This increased interactivity makes working out more engaging, more effective, and most of all, more fun.
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Any time you go to the grocery store, you likely toss an onion or two into your cart without thinking twice about it; it’s an easy addition to top your salads or flavor your meals. But, the nutritional value of the veggie is often overlooked, often seen as a way to simply to amp up the taste of your food.
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“Onions are very much a forgotten vegetable with lots of benefits and flavor,” says culinary and integrative dietitian Marisa Moore, M.B.A., R.D.N.
We tapped Moore and New York City-based dietitian Natalie Rizzo, M.S., R.D., to peel back the layers for us on all the health benefits of onions.
How to do it: Repeat each move for the recommended number of reps. If you’re doing the pike exercises as a circuit, repeat twice through.
You’ll need an exercise ball, a suspension trainer, sliders (or a towel), and a bench. Each exercise is demonstrated by WORK Training Studio employee Cassie Nitz so you can learn proper form.
Suspension Trainer Pike
Kneeling on the ground, facing away from the anchor point, straps at mid-calf, place both feet into the foot cradles. With arms extended straight and hands under shoulders, lift knees off the ground into an elevated high plank position. Keeping core tight, keep legs straight as you lift hips up towards the sky. Slowly lower back to plank position.