CREDENTIALS DECADE-LONG HEALTH & FITNESS REPORTER AND EDITOR; 15X HALF-MARATHONER
FAVORITE HOME WORKOUT EMOM CIRCUITS
CURRENT TRAINING SHOE REEBOK NANO X1
MUSIC OR NO MUSIC? MUSIC, FOR SURE
CURRENT WORKOUT TRACKER GARMIN VENU SQ— MUSIC EDITION
HOME OR GYM? HOME!
BEST EXERCISES FOR RUNNERS DEADLIFT OR HAMSTRING CURL (ACTIVATE THAT POSTERIOR CHAIN!)
Avid runner Andrea Aguilar, 38, of Temecula, California, always belonged to a gym but rarely strength-trained there, feeling overwhelmed by the machines and uncomfortable asking for help.
Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Unable to attend group classes or get weights online, Aguilar found Tempo, one of the smart mirror devices taking over the home gym space. Designed to be a minimalist addition to your decor, workout mirrors typically offer trainer-led classes (live or on-demand), metrics like reps, and community interaction that makes you feel like you’re sweating alongside your friends, albeit in a pandemic-friendly way.
Aguilar isn’t the only one who excitedly brought home a workout mirror this past year. Since April 2020, sales have soared, and the fervor makes sense: 60 percent of members surveyed in November 2020 by ClubIntel had not returned to a gym, with two-thirds of those choosing to pursue fitness on their own—Aguilar being one of them. With no commute, high-caliber classes, personalized form adjustments, and leaderboard interaction, the mom of two say her device provides everything she needs. If you, too, are thinking about investing in a workout mirror, here’s what you need to know.
This story is from the Issue 3, 2021 edition of Runner's World.
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TO RUN 26.2 IS TO FEEL ALIVE
THE SUN IS rising from the east, and the waves of the Pacific crash below to the west.
LEAVE IT UP TO A PIECE OF PAPER TO TEACH YOU TO RUN EASY
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FIND YOUR RUNNING COMMUNITY, ONLINE OR IN PERSON
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FUEL WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT
AS AN ULTRARUNNER, I'm all too familiar with the saying that long-distance running is an \"eating contest with a running component.\"
AT THE FERTILITY CLINIC, MY PAST CAUGHT UP WITH ME
I SAT IN the fertility doctor's office white walls, bare wooden desk, opaque window-alone.
THIS IS NOT AN ESCAPE STORY
AT 15, DARLENE STUBBS WALKED AWAY FROM A POLYGAMOUS CULT-THEN DISCOVERED A NEW LIFE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH RUNNING.
RUNNING WITH HANK
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WHEN I FOUND OUT I HAD MS.I THOUGHT I'D NEVER RUN AGAIN.
I checked the pins on my bib, shimmied my spandex shorts into place, and teed up the stopwatch on my wrist.
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