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Traveling and want to exercise? Here’s what you can do!

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Traveling and want to exercise? Here’s what you can do!

HOUSTON – Getting in good workouts doesn’t mean going to a gym with heavy equipment all the time, Erica Hood, founder of HoodFit, said you don’t even need equipment!

“You literally can be in your hotel. You could be poolside, anywhere, and just get some movement in because you’re going to feel so good after moving,” Hood said.

Back lunge + jump

A fantastic move to work your legs and get your heart rate up.

Lunge back. Jump up. Step your feet together.

Tricep dip + toe tap

This exercise targets your triceps and core. It’s a simple yet effective move to keep you toned while traveling.

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On a mat, dip down. Cross one arm across your body to touch the opposite toe.

Three pulse squat

Squat down. Pulse three times.

“We’re going to start at the back of our mat. We’re going to do some squat walk. So, we’re going to walk it to the front… and we’re just going to go up down. And then we’re going to walk it all the way back,” Hood explained.

Add water bottles

If you’re traveling or on the go, you can look for items you can use to add resistance (like water bottles).

“If you don’t have weights, you can use water bottles. Those work great, and you’d be surprised at how fast your muscles start firing up from just using water bottles or something that you have,” Hood said.

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All of her workouts range in time from 10, 20 to 30 minutes so you can do them on their own or pair them together. Try 1 month FREE membership + a 14 day FREE trial when using code: TRAVEL4FREE when signing up on the Hoodfit website. Offer expires on June 30th.

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New workout makes fitness more accessible for moms

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Finding time to work out as a mom with young kids can be a challenge in itself, especially when you’re new to an area and don’t know where to start. However, a new fitness option strolled into Sioux Falls today. iStroll offers moms the chance to work out and meet other moms all while their kids can play or even join alongside them.

iStroll is a national organization that has more than 35 locations in the country but this is the first time one opened in South Dakota. It’s a full body workout that incorporates dumbbells, body weight, and jogging strollers when the weather’s nice.

“I found iStroll in Oklahoma and fell in love,” said Kelsi Supek who started the affiliate in Sioux Falls. “We made friends. It became our entire social network. The kids loved it and then we moved to Arizona during COVID. And all the moms were stuck at home. They were inside with our kids and lonely, honestly. And we were like, why can’t we start an iStroll and be out at the parks with the kids every day? And it took off.”

When Supek moved to Sioux Falls, she was encouraged by her family to start an affiliate and own it herself.

“Gym daycares did not work out for my children,” said Supek. “I would get 10 minutes into a class and then I’d have that person trying to knock outside the yoga studio going, Can I have Kelsey and her kids screaming in daycare? And it just didn’t work for us. So at iStroll they could be with me or I could be breastfeeding the baby as I was teaching in class.”

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Classes are planned to continue each Wednesday and Friday at We Rock the Spectrum and First Presbyterian Church. For a full schedule for January and February, you can look at their Facebook. The first class is also free and memberships are for the whole family.

“Letting the kids see you work out is, it’s similar to homeschooling where like, you know, how are they going to love working out if they don’t see you working out,” said Kelly Jardeleza, a stay-at-home mom of three kids. “Whereas at other gyms they put them in a room and they don’t get to watch you. And how are you going to inspire them if they’re not watching you do it?”

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Share your health and fitness questions for Devi Sridhar, Mariella Frostrup, and Joel Snape

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Share your health and fitness questions for Devi Sridhar, Mariella Frostrup, and Joel Snape

There’s no bad time to take a more active interest in your health, but the new year, for lots of us, feels like a fresh start. Maybe you’re planning to sign up for a 10k or finally have a go at bouldering, eat a bit better or learn to swing a kettlebell. Maybe you want to keep up with your grandkids — or just be a little bit more physically prepared for whatever life throws at you.

To help things along, Guardian Live invites you to a special event with public health expert Devi Sridhar, journalist and author Mariella Frostrup, and health and fitness columnist Joel Snape. They’ll be joining the Guardian’s Today in Focus presenter Annie Kelly to discuss simple, actionable ways to stay fit and healthy as you move through the second half of life: whether that means staying strong and mobile or stressing less and sleeping better.

To make the whole event as helpful as possible, we’d love to hear from you about what you find most challenging — or confusing — when it comes to health and exercise. What should you actually be eating, and how are you going to find the time to make it? What sort of exercise is best, and how often should you be doing it? Is Pilates worth the effort — and should we really all be drinking mugfuls of piping hot creatine?

Whether your question is about exercise, eating, or general wellness, post it below and we’ll put a selection to our panel on the night.

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