Fitness

We’ve been wearing and buying masks for over a year now, and the majority of our purchases have been reusable cloth masks. We’ve been double masking or using masks with filter pockets (and filters!) for extra coverage. If you are interested in taking it one step further but can’t find any N95 masks, you can

Steeplechase is one of those sports you may have never seen before tuning in to the Olympics, but once you discover it, it’s hard to look away. Imagine a challenging, high-stakes obstacle course, and you’ve got a pretty good idea of what this track and field event is like. Runners compete over a longer distance,

We’re continuing our series of live workouts over on POPSUGAR Fitness’s Instagram this week with three fast-paced and fun routines: you’ll work your abs and glutes on Monday, punch it out with kickboxing on Tuesday, and finish up with a low-impact, high-intensity workout on Thursday. Check out the trainers and times below, and we’ll see

Sunisa Lee has won bronze in the women’s artistic gymnastics bars final in Tokyo three days after claiming the all-around title. Lee’s score was a lower-than-usual 14.5 (she received 15.4 at the team final, 15.3 in the all-around final, and 15.2 in qualifications); she had breaks in her routine, meaning she didn’t connect release moves

Elaine Thompson-Herah’s legacy as the fastest woman in the world continues. On July 31, the Jamaican athlete earned her third gold medal and broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s (Flo-Jo’s) 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter race. Thompson-Herah is 29 years old herself, thus beating a record older than she’s been alive. With a finishing time

After withdrawing from the women’s artistic gymnastics Olympic team final and the all-around final earlier in the Tokyo Games, Simone Biles announced that she will also be withdrawing from the bars and vault finals slated for Sunday, Aug 1. Biles withdrew from the final events earlier this week citing her mental health, and she later

American swimmer Katie Ledecky became a household name at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she clocked astonishing times in the pool and ultimately became the most decorated woman athlete at the Games. But just how many Olympic medals does she count among her collection? To date, Ledecky has won an impressive six Olympic medals, five

🚨HISTORY MADE!🚨 With her third goal of the match against ROC, @maggiesteffens is now the all-time leading scorer in Olympic women’s water polo history! She has 48 career goals and counting. Congratulations Maggie!#waterpolo #Olympics @TeamUSA @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/AMcOus2mZD — USA Water Polo (@USAWP) July 30, 2021 During the women’s water polo match between USA and the

A couple of weeks after the Summer Olympics in Tokyo come to an end, the Paralympic Games begin! From Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, another set of the world’s best athletes will compete in a variety of events, and NBC’s planned coverage of the Games is more extensive than it’s ever been. Before the Paralympics

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles withdrew from the July 27 artistic gymnastics team final and the July 29 all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics due to her mental health. Following her decision and backlash from a select few individuals (who could not even dream of doing a simple cartwheel, by the way), in solidarity,

Tom Daley’s first Olympic gold medal will be kept safe and sound until he returns home from Tokyo. After Daley and his diving partner, Matty Lee, took home the top prize for their synchronized 10-meter platform diving on July 26, the 27-year-old diver ensured his valuable accolade would have a special home. In fact, Daley

Ever get out of the shower, only to end up dripping sweat? It’s super annoying and honestly kind of defeats the purpose of showering in the first place — but there are several reasons this phenomenon occurs, according to Shilpi Khetarpal, MD, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic. “Hot water that remains on the skin

Katie Ledecky was favored to win the gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle race in Tokyo, and on day five of the Games, she delivered. Ledecky placed first in the event with a time of 15:37.34, while American swimmer Erica Sullivan touched the wall second with a time of 15:41.41. The Tokyo Olympics marks the

In Tuesday’s group round against Australia in the 2021 Olympics, the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) tied 0-0, advancing them to the quarterfinals. The first half of the game had some near-scores, and in the second half, there was much less action and ultimately no goals for either side. This tie means they can still

Team USA’s 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby went from training in a 25-yard pool in Seward, Alaska to winning her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke. Up until the final seconds of the race, announcers were convinced South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker was going to take the gold medal. However, in the last lap, Jacoby

It was anyone’s game at the women’s street skateboarding finals as the fifth-round for best trick were underway at the Tokyo Olympics. Nishiya Momiji of Japan ended up winning the gold metal due to her successful performance of a gap-to-lip putting her at a score of 15.26. At just 13 years old, she made history

For international rivals, there’s nothing sweeter than clinching Olympic gold, and no one knows that feeling better than American swimmer Lilly King. At the 2016 Rio Games, a then 19-year-old King not only out swam her rival, Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, in the 100m breaststroke, but also set a new personal and Olympic record with

After an exciting (and surprising) preliminary round for women’s artistic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics, we now know which athletes from the United States will make it into the event and all-around finals for a chance to earn a medal — and we know that Team USA’s four-person squad will be competing in the July

Chase Kalisz won the first gold medal for Team USA at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. The swimmer, 27, came in first in the men’s 400 meter individual medley (IM) on Saturday (Sunday Tokyo time). Kalisz, who won silver in the 400 IM in Rio in 2016, finished the race with a time of 4:09.42.

Over the last few years, the keto diet has skyrocketed in popularity, probably for one very distinct reason: it encourages you to eat satisfying, fatty foods. The only major caveat is that you have to keep your carb intake low. Offsetting this difficult task, however, is the keto diet’s allowance of another beloved food group: