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THE DROP WITH STEVE AOKI

We're sure that we have all been listening to a lot more music as we have navigated these past few months as it's a way to transport ourselves to another level even when our environment may look way to familiar at this point. This month's cover of Athleisure Mag is entertainer, DJ, record producer, music executive and entrepreneur Steve Aoki. We've always been fans of the energy that he creates when he's at his shows, his music as well as his focus on putting good into the world with The AOKI FOUNDATION whose primary goal is supporting organizations in the brain science and research areas with a specific focus on regenerative medicine and brain preservation.

In addition to our virtual cover editorial shoot with Steve, we delved into his career, his label DIM MAK, his placement in the Smithsonian Museum, the importance of diversification while being true to the core of business, Neon Future series, Blue: The Color of Noise and his process in music and collaborative projects.

ATHLEISURE MAG: What was the moment when you realized that you wanted to be in the entertainment industry?

STEVE AOKI: Oh man entertainment is such a broad word and some of these answers are probably not going to be straight forward. I got into music when I was a teenager and then that became my whole life blood. Everything I did was involving music in every facet of life. It just became my lifestyle. From the friends I chose, to the food I ate – when I was growing up as a teenager – there was a very specific kind of music that I listened to and everyone was vegetarian. Pretty much everything down to the way that I dressed. It just became – it just became me so. So once I figured out what I wanted to devote my life to, that of course, changes over time. So from when I was a teenager, to college, to post college, young adult – my music style changed and the way that I interpreted music and played music changed as well.

So, I was in bands in the beginning and then I became a DJ and then at that point, in the early 2000’s, I actually started seeing that what I was doing with music was actually making a profit. It was making money. Because up until then, I never looked at music as a profitable enterprise. I never thought about it that way because you give so much to something, if you really care about, it’s not like you care about getting something back. What you get back is the love that it gives you, the feelings that it gives you, the community that it brings to you. As I started DJing, I started realizing that at that point I was DJing small clubs and festivals. That’s really when that major moment came when I was like, “wow I’m on a big stage and I need to not just play records and music” – which some of them were my own and a lot at that time, were of the culture. It then became, how do I engage with these people and entertain these people?

So then that term, “entertainment” came into the fold much later in my career. I would say that it came into the fold when I played Coachella the second time in 2009, not even the first time. It was that moment when I had the budget and I could build out the stage design and I could think about ideas that could present to different parts of my show like stage diving. These stage dives aren’t like a moment where you are methodical, you feel the moment, everyone’s ready for it and you jump into the crowd. There are moments when you think, this is going to engage with people, this is going to be entertaining. I bring my raft out and I start floating on the people, they haven’t seen that yet – that’s entertaining. There’s all these little things that I did with the people like the cakes. It’s an entertaining part of a Steve Aoki show. People remember for the rest of their lives and they’ll say, “40 years ago I saw a Steve Aoki show, I don’t remember the songs but he did cake my friend in the face and it was the best day of her life!" You know what I mean?

AM: Exactly yeah!

SA: I would say 2009 it all came together. Long answer for you!

AM: But that’s a great answer though. It’s all about a progression and just how things come together.

How would you define your musical style?

SA: My musical style is very fluid and of the moment and I like that. I like that like, it’s very much a gut and it’s based on feelings and it’s always going to change. It’s always going to change with my feelings and however way I feel about things or the moment on how I internalize that and not just consume, but how do I create that and how do I create from that?

I think that that’s something that I learned at a young age. When you are inspired or when you absorb something that makes you feel a certain way that it hasn’t made you feel before, like you know the best way for me to engage with that feeling is to create from it. It’s like anything, when you do it over and over again, you just get better at the process of doing it. You might not be great at it in terms of the output, but you get better at the process and that’s what’s more important than the output because the output is entirely subjective. Whether someone likes it or not is not what’s important. That’s another thing that I learned through this whole thing – whether people like my music or my output shouldn’t reflect why I did it and why I liked the process of it. I think about that question and it’s very complex. It’s not just I’m EDM or I’m this. Music is always going to change and it’s based on feelings. If you take down all the identities, all the titles and the genres – if there was no such thing as hip hop or rock or EDM and people were just like, “yo I just like the song.” When you hear a song for the first time and you’re listening to something that is totally different – you shouldn’t be limited to, “this is weird that I like it.” It shouldn’t make you feel weird. If it makes you feel really good, then that’s the whole point of it.

AM: Right and sometimes listening to the same artist and the same song at different points in your life, have a different connection and you can enjoy it. Our co-founder’s great uncle was tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson and as a kid hearing him, she didn’t respect the fullness of his work.

SA: Yeah.

AM: And then in college, there was a whole other world of understanding that gave those songs meaning.

SA: Right right!

AM: You are someone who has worked with so many artists across so many different genres as a DJ, musician, producer, music exec – what is that process like for you when you’re thinking of collaborating with somebody?

SA: Yeah, when I’m collaborating with different artists, I think that one of the biggest lessons that I have learned is to just go in there and go in with a blank slate. A lot of people want you to come in there with all of your ammunition and basically all of your knowledge base. I’d rather go in there as a student. You know, they want to work with you and at this point in my career, they want to work with you too! I know what I can bring to the table, but it’s almost like when you watch an improv comedy skit, you never know what’s going to happen. Like, “hey someone say an action – running, someone say a sport – wrestling,” and then you kind of take those moments and you just be free on where it will go. That journey is really exciting to come from that place. Of course, your intuition and experience in terms of how and the way you process and supply chain your music and the way you work your music – how you’re going to work all of that – it’s innately going to come out. Sometimes you need the structure, but I prefer having the blank slate for the most part. Unless if you’re on a time crunch – a time crunch is a whole other story. Because then I’m like, “ok I just need to have the hook.” From the hook, I’m able to build you know – I can build that idea. I generally start from there if I can’t get into the studio with the artist. I just need a hook. I just need that part that gets stuck in my head and I will allow that to just linger in my head for a long time and then melodies start coming out in the studio and then I pick the best one. You stay on that melody for a day or two to make sure that it’s the right melody – because sometimes the first time you’ve heard it, it’s the best thing that you have ever heard and then you realize a day later, “oh my God, it’s awful.”

AM: Definitely! What’s that like when you have something that’s already existed. We love Michael Jackson – Thriller (Steve Aoki Midnight Hour Remix) and I also like Steve Aoki & Darren Criss - Crash Into Me cover of Dave Matthews Band. When people already know the songs, do you have a different approach when you’re deconstructing it to make it your own?

SA: Yeah, yeah exactly. When I do remixes of my own tracks – like in the case of Crash Into Me with Darren Criss (Glee, Hollywood, The Assassination of Gianni Versace), I can’t play the original at my own shows because it’s too mellow. When I’m playing an EDM show, I need that energy bursting at the seams and I need that drop to do exactly that. I need the dance floor to be bouncing. It’s all about Darren’s voice, Dave Matthews incredible lyrics, the melody and you combine that with a huge drop that’s signature to my sound and people will just lose their minds you know? You want to push purposeful.

AM: Are there genres that you've yet to do that you want to place the Aoki touch on?

SA: Yes. I mean there is no genre that can limit me. I just – I want to work with every genre and I really want to keep spanning the globe. That’s the other thing to, I travel so much and I’m so fortunate to be able to hear and know and learn about not just what’s happening in different parts of the world that are already popular, but also like what’s brewing. What’s brewing in South Africa, when I was out there, I was listening to some music and it was like, “yo this is the next wave in South Africa.” I want to know about it and I want to meet them. I want to hear the songs and I want to get the vibe, the flow and the dance culture that’s with it. You know, music brings people together so you have to understand what kind of dance moves that they are doing to it. How are they bringing it to their culture. Basically, I just want to keep expanding, keep exploring and it’s limitless. There’s always something new out there.

AM: How did you feel being the first EDM artist to be included in the Smithsonian? How impactful was it to see your gear housed in the same space as DJ Bob Casey’s from the 50's as well as Grand Masterflash’s turntables and now you’re literally being enshrined in such a historical place?

SA: Even when you say that out loud …

AM: It’s mindblowing.

SA: It’s totally wild you know? I remember when I went to the Smithsonian after they asked if we would be part of it. I met with them and did the interview there and walked through it and I felt like I was leaving my body and watching myself and I was like, “holy shit!” I just freaked out. I mean, it’s incredible you know – an incredible feeling. It’s the kind of thing that you’ll say, “wow in 60 years someone is going to say in the 2010’s there was an Asian DJ and there was a thing called EDM and this is what people did when they went out to festivals. And here is a typical show.” It was really cool to think that wow, 60 or 70 years later, someone is going to look at that and say, “that’s cool.” And you know, in that regard to, I’m proud that you know, I’m representing for Asians in that way too.

AM: As someone who is as busy as you are, who does travel so much, why is fitness, health and wellness so important to you?

SA: Oh God, it’s so crucial and integral. You have to train your body and mind to be able to run the marathon over and over again. You can’t just wake up – before you get out and run, you have to stretch. Before you do anything – I mean, I’m stretching constantly and that stretch is mindfulness. And as I do more mindfulness, actively, and I start learning more about myself – my mind, my body rhythms – it’s really fun. When you’re sitting there meditating, some people think, “oh it’s so boring.” When you get into that space, you get into where you’re finally supposed to be – it’s incredible to get into that space where nothing else really matters. That phone call, that schedule – all these things in life – comparing yourself to this person to that person – that thing – the anxieties of the world. If you can calm all of those things, it’s a really wonderful place to learn to get to. I think that it’s not just for someone like me that was running around like I was prior to COVID-19 like I did, I think it’s really helpful for everybody. For me especially, I need to absolutely make sure that I’m on the practice and I just love having it.

AM: Just looking at your portfolio, it’s so expansive between your music, Pizzaoki, your label DIM MAK as well as DIM MAK En Fuego, your clothing lines, companies that you have invested in like Liquid I.V. which we are huge fans of. How important was it for you that regardless of the vertical, to diversify your portfolio beyond your industry that you work in whether it’s creating ventures or investing?

SA: I mean, yeah, in life, I think that diversification is always a positive. Of course, you know it says a lot when you see someone that dives into their craft 110%. I’ve seen that in Japan especially, with artists that’s into their craft whether it’s even sushi chefs that spend their entire life just focusing on that and I love that – I love that. I’m such a fan of that and I admire and I respect that. It’s important that I have that too because my main core the whole of my operation is music. Music creation, music production and playing – playing my music out to the world. That has to be grounded. That has to be an anchor and platform and if I don’t have that, I can’t diversify. I think what the important lesson is here – is that diversification is always positive. You need to have your main business, whatever it is, whatever your main passion is – it has to be grounded so deeply into what you do and you have to be a craftsman in that space. Once you have that, then you can start building outward. You know, we only have one life, experience it. Experience as much as you can. All of these different things that were created in all of these different worlds is extremely fun for me. I enjoy it. I love it and if I didn’t love it, I wouldn’t be doing it. You have to love what you do and you have to love the process – not what is actually going to be in the end result. It’s always about the process.

AM: With so many artists, because of COVID-19 doing their performances virtually and I know that you’re known as a Techno Futurist Optimist with an interest in the intersectionality between humanity and technology, how do you think this digital reliance will impact the industry long term once we’re able to get back into a new normal.

SA: I think that in a hopeful sense that we will all get back to what we all love. You can’t deny live experiences and live shows. There is nothing that compares to that. A virtual show is like 1/10th of the experience and not a 100% of the experience. That’s why they were so big all around the world. We’re social creatures and beings. We love being around people and experiencing things together. We’re not a solo species. We need to feel energy and those feelings with other people. You can’t deny that and I think that hopefully, there will be a vaccine that will be administered around the world where we don’t have to worry about COVID deaths and COVID tragedies that are happening. But until then, the digital space is what I had to do. I think that all of us have had to take that because now there is an infrastructure being built around the digital space of experience and it’s evolving quite quickly. You know, I just played an Oculus show where you put on an Oculus headset and you’re talking to people from all around the world. As a fan watching the show, you can look to your right and your left and there’s another fan watching that same show from a different country. You can actually socially engage with them. The infrastructure is being built in such a way that there’s going to be more of a catch and they will be able to bring more of a better experience. I think that once we get back to IRL shows, there will still be that people will want to do that and be apart of that. I think that at least with COVID and people being in that business, it has created a space for it to grow. But, you can’t compare that when you’re talking about a live show.

AM: Last year, you published your memoir Blue: The Color of Noise, why did you want to write this and what was that process like for you?

SA: It took me about 6 years. It took me a long long time. It definitely wasn’t like, “ok, I’m going to get this done – I just need to do this.” It was an ongoing process and it started out being like the history of DIM MAK first. So I was like, DIM MAK is going to hit 20 years – we’re at almost 25 now. I thought I would do the history of DIM MAK, a 20 year book and I started writing stories about when I started DIM MAK back in ’96 when I was in college. I wrote about the struggles and all of the good stuff that you want to read – incredible stories. Then I realized, this was more about a memoir about my life and DIM MAK is a part of my life. It’s a big part of my life, but I felt that I should expand more and at that point, a few years after as I was touching on the history of my label, I started talking about the harder things that were very difficult to open up about like the death of my father (editors note: Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, a wrestler and restaurateur who founded the restaurant chain Benihana), the death of some of my friends that made a huge impact on my life and then as I got deeper, I started seeing a therapist that helped me to actually bring out some more of my introspective feelings that had to be kind of unearthed. You know, it was therapeutic to be able to write the book and a lot of that went into it. I also – you know when a lot of people think about the history of Steve Aoki, they say, “oh yeah, he’s the guy that throws cakes at people at shows.” Well I just wanted people to know that there is a lot more than just that.

AM: You dropped Neon Future IV this spring which I know is part of the Neon Future series that you began in 2015, tell us about the series in general and what can you share about the 27 track album that you just dropped?

SA: Neon Future is a concept that I came up with and is exactly what you said earlier. I really look at the future as an optimist and I look at technology with an optimist lens. I look at tech in a way that can help us and enhance us to be more of a creative or imaginative species. At the end of the day, we want to save ourselves and saving ourselves will be saving our planet as well. With tech, we can advance that and become more of an intelligent species. That’s why Neon Future is a colorful future. And so really making sure that for me personally, the musical concept, I wanted to educate it by having scientists on the album. So it’s not just about having a collection of songs for each album, but to really validate my point, I reached out to scientists that were very difficult to get a hold of. Some of the people were harder to get a hold of than some of the biggest talents that I have worked with. I had to do a lot of explaining, fly and meet people and do a lot of work in that regard because I care so much about that space and I also love bridging the science community and the electronic dance music community in a way that hasn’t been done before.

Like Ray Kurzweil to Yuval Harari to J.J. Abrams to Bill Nye and so forth and so forth. It started off as one album and the second album was going and then I said, you know what, it’s too good to end. Then the third and then I built the studio between the second and the third and I call it Neon Future Cave and then between the third and the fourth album, I started creating the comic Neon Future with Tom Bilyeu because Neon Future really deserves to be graphically laid out with its storyline. Which presents a world that we can imagine and with every comic book story, you need to have conflict so we had to make it like a dystopia that we want to make it like a utopia instead of the opposite. It just kept on growing and it had a mind of it’s own and it became AI! It became its own thing. It’s almost funny that this project almost became it’s own powerhouse that I couldn’t even stop which is kind of cool. We’ll see. Because of my next project, this puts Neon Future IV as the last of the series so far. We’ll see if it continues as I have a few other concepts that I want to develop. My main baby is Neon Future that’s for sure.

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PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

Athleisure Mag's virtual cover shoot was shot by Co-Founder + Celebrity Photographer Paul Farkas. Throughout this shoot, Paul used an iPhone XR, iPad Air 2, Facetime and Clos.

STYLE & GROOMING CREDITS

Athleisure Mag's Celeb Fashion Stylist, Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director Kimmie Smith and Groomer Sheena Zargari share what they used to create this fall menswear style editorial of Out & About Style, WFH and Fitness.

LOOK I | OUT & ABOUT STYLE

FRONT/BACK COVER PG 26 - 37 | DIM MAK COLLECTION X DIAMOND SUPPLY CO Denim Jacket | SIKSILK X STEVE AOKI S/S Oversized Essential Tee + Loose Fit Riot Denim | LACOSTE Storm 96 Lo Sneakers |

LOOK II | WFH

PG 22 - 25 | SIKSILK X STEVE AOKI Oversized Hoodie + Relaxed Short | LACOSTE Storm 96 Lo Textile Sneakers |

LOOK III | FITNESS

PG 16 -21 | ALPHA INDUSTRIES Apollo II Hoodie | DIM MAK COLLECTION Leggings | DECKERS X LAB S/S K-ST 21 Sneakers |

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6 BEST FULL BODY RESISTANCE BAND EXERCISES FOR HOME WORKOUTS

If you are familiar with any type of strength training, then you know that resistance bands play a huge part in those programs. The fact that they come in various lengths, sizes and resistance levels makes them perfect for all kinds of workouts, as well as for people of different physical readiness. Total beginners can use them and so can experts who have dedicated their lives to physical fitness. Simply said, these are good for everyone.

Working out at home has also become rather popular recently and it appears that this piece of equipment fits in perfectly with that scenario as well. All you have to do is find some great resistance band exercises that you can do at the comfort of your own home and watch your body improve and transform thanks to this simple tool. Here’s a list of some of those exercises that will have an impact on your whole body.

Front Squats

No resistance band workout can be complete without this simply, yet extremely effective, exercise that targets the lower part of your body, including your butt, thighs, hamstrings, hip flexors and calves. You do it just like a regular squat, with one simple addition. Step on the band and bring the tops of each handle to your shoulders, make sure to secure it correctly if it is too long and then squat away.

Concentration Curl

The name might sound complicated, but the truth is that this is a rather simple exercise designed to pump your biceps. After all, you cannot do a full-body workout without focusing on the biceps. While in a forward lunge position and your right foot in front, place the middle of the band under that right foot. Rest your elbow on the inside of your knee and grab one end of this piece of equipment with it. Then curl it towards your shoulder while squeezing your biceps at the top and then curl it back down.

Kneeling Crunch

We cannot forge the core, can we? This particular exercise will target it perfectly. Attach your band to a door or a different high anchor and grab each side of it while kneeling down. Extend your elbows at shoulder level and start pulling the band and crunching down towards your hips, while not forgetting to engage and contract your abs. This will definitely burn, but it will be worth it.

Here are some more exercises you might like: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/g29565103/best-resistance-band-exercises/

Bent-Over Row

It’s time to engage the back as well. This is one of those exercises that might seem easy, but don’t be fooled by appearances. Step your feet shoulder-width apart and stand on the band, then bend slightly in your knees and hinge at the waist while keeping your hips back. Grab the handles on each side with your hands directed towards the outside of your knees. Bend the elbows and pull the band towards your hips and squeeze your shoulder blades together until the elbows are at 90 degrees and then lower the hands back down.

Push-Ups

There’s no way a full-body exercise would be complete without engaging the chest. You can do regular push-ups or you can enhance the move by draping your resistance band across your upper back. Wrap the ends around your palms and loop the ends through your thumb. Then push up and down just like when doing regular push-ups.

Lateral Rise

Shoulders are an unavoidable part of every full-body workout, so let us devote some attention to those. The lateral rise is, once again, one of those exercises that seem so easy to do but are, in fact, extremely difficult when done right. The best part is, they are also extremely effective, just like those you can find on this website.

Basically, you step on the band with one leg that is hip-width distance apart and slightly in front of the other leg. Then, you grab the handles with your arms with your palms facing down and start raising your arms straight to the sides, until they reach the level of your shoulders. From there, you release the arms down. Repeat the same action and watch it get more and more difficult with every raise. That means it’s effective.

NISHIKORI AIMING TO COME BACK STRONGER IN 2021

It was a tough call for Kei Nishikori to cut short his 2020 season but it looks like a decision that could have long-term benefits for the Japanese star. This year’s French Open was the stage where the 30-year-old suffered a right shoulder injury, during what was a five-set epic against the Italian Stefano Travaglia in the second round at Roland Garros. Quickly the extent of the injury was realized, and Nishikori was forced to skip the following three tournaments, despite his best efforts to compete.

There were hopes the Bradenton, Florida resident would be able to feature in the Paris Masters in November but again that opportunity came and went before plans were announced to take a break from the court. Having endured a right elbow injury last year, that required surgery at the time, Nishikori has been forced to endure his fair share of fitness setbacks. It has been a stop-start year for the former world number four but finally he made a decision to switch his focus to 2021.

Nishikoria admitted his shoulder was still a cause for concern and that he would skip the Paris Masters and Sofia Open before looking ahead to the Australian Open next year, for which he is 80/1 in the tennis betting to win the first Grand Slam event of 2021.

With Nishikori turning 31 at the end of December, the four-time Australian Open quarter-finalist knows the importance of looking after his body to get the most out of his remaining years on the court. So many of the top players this generation has produced have had their problems with injuries, including the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Making sure he recovers fully from this shoulder issue will be key for Nishikori if he is to challenge for that elusive first Grand Slam title of his career.

Looking at the winners of the major events this year, there is nothing to suggest Nishikori can’t end his wait for Grand Slam glory. Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverer were the last two men standing at the US Open in the Big Apple this year, showing that perhaps the stranglehold the likes of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal have had on the men’s game is approaching a conclusion.

Nishikori came so close to realising that Grand Slam dream back in 2014 at the US Open on the hard court surface, but in the end suffered a 6-3 6-3 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Croatian Marin Cilic at Flushing Meadows. So he knows what it takes to reach these high-profile finals and all being well with the shoulder injury, Nishikori has the potential to get back there.

The man himself has spoken of what he has described as “obviously an important year coming up”. Perhaps 2021 can be the year that Nishikori puts his frustrating injury woes behind him and lands that maiden Grand Slam title.

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WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A PERSONAL TRAINER DURING COVID-19

Being a personal trainer during COVID-19 has been difficult. Fitness facility staff have done their best to get ahead of the pandemic and adjusted to keep their clients safe during this time. Larger gyms have had to close their facilities, while others are able to maintain social distancing procedures because they're small or have large sections between machines.

Personal trainers, who are either independent contractors or work as a part of the gym staff, were significantly affected after the shutdown. Not only do personal trainers have to be present to check your form, but they also need to be closer to you if they have to spot you. However, it's still very possible for personal trainers to do their job without getting near or touching you.

Online Coaching

One of the ways this was possible was through online personal training. Many personal trainers were taking advantage of online personal training courses to stay employed during the shutdown. This has been quite fruitful for them, as more potential clients had limitless free time and a willingness to get moving.

The focus on most gyms is the community formed. Online workouts are good by yourself, and it was something a lot of people needed. Personal trainers were starting to act like a beacon of positivity - more so than ever before. They were able to check in on their clients through apps, text messages, and video conferences to hype them up.

Guidance Online and Offline

Protocol for all businesses meant that personal trainers had to be cautious if they decided to continue going to a brick and mortar gym. Personal trainers were encouraging others to stay away when they're sick. After all, it's unproductive to work out when you're sick because it won't improve your athletic performance and will more likely be to your detriment.

Although some personal trainers have given their clients a direct mode of contact between each other, it's also common for them to help their clients become more self-sufficient. Basically, they don't want you to need them. Instead, they will give you the guidance you'll need so you can improve your athletic performance or health on your own.

It was important for personal trainers at the beginning of the shut down to help with the tradition between in-person sessions to 100% online. After shutting down the gyms, many personal trainers or gym owners have even lent some equipment out to its members and given workout plans to their clients to help this transition be as smooth as possible.

How Larger Gyms Stay in Business

A lot of good has even come out of the pandemic. Many large fitness institutions, like Blink Fitness, have shared content on their app that was previously only available to premium members for a limited time. This free content was a lifesaver for many who didn't have a personal trainer and needed some guidance for plans and exercise.

Some personal trainers decided to keep doing one-on-one sessions in person - even if the gym was closed. Many have offered their clients in-home personal training as long as they had the equipment and space available. There are even personal trainers that don't use a specific gym based app and will speak to their clients via Zoom or Skype.

Flexibility still remains one of the most essential tools in a personal trainers toolbelt. Clients need to be honest if they're comfortable with the shift, while trainers had to be more patient with their clients' building needs. Without equipment, personal trainers have had to become more creative with bodyweight exercises while also offering nutrition advice that is more affordable.

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THE WHITE VAULT

Fool and Scholar Productions

Spotify

This thriller podcast takes the listener to the far reaches of the world where explorers and researchers are asked to collect and find information at the Outpost Fristed. Over the past few seasons, we have listened to the soundscapes that have introduced us to beings that have done them harm and have the ability to mimic people on the trip. In the final season, we are brought in on a recovery mission which includes previous cast members.

The team at Fool and Scholar Productions will bring this particular story to a close and we can only hope to find out more about the beings that we have listened to as well as to understand the intersectionality of the team that has been challenged to find out more about them.

CHAMELEON: HOLLYWOOD CON QUEEN

Campside Media

Apple Podcast

In the entertainment industry, there are a number of scams from casting calls, seeking investments for productions and more. In CHAMELEON: Hollywood Con Queen, this scam has taken place for a number of years and has targeted stylists, makeup artists, fitness trainers and more. It utilizes a Hollywood hierarchy where everyone is connected via a network of assistants who talk to one another in order to connect top agents, directors and producers. Due to the lack of direct conversations, the head of this scam has impersonated assistants as well as directors and producers in order to get the intended victim to spend their own money to go overseas and to willingly provide money without understanding that they are furthering the activity of the scam.

As the listener learns how the scam takes place and learns about those that are involved, we're brought into a world that affects everyone that is involved in the industry. We also hear from those in the industry who were conned, those who unknowingly introduced people to the con as well as those whose identity was used to keep the scheme running.

VERIFIED: DUST UP

Witness Docs

Apple Podcast

The first season of True Crime podcast, Verified focused on the dangers of the share economy as it pertains to the travel industry. It follows the stories of women who were sexually assaulted while staying outside of Venice by Italian cop Dino Maglio who found his victims through the site, Couchsurfing.com. It looks at the power of reviews, checkmarks and how these positive ratings can still hide a predator in plain site. This season shared how the women fought back as a collective from across the globe legally.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Del Toro is back as a host for the second season which launched this month. This season explores the case against a baby powder identified as a possible carcinogen that caused cancer for adult women who used it.

Throughout the podcast, testimonies from a number of women are introduced as they came together to fight against one of the world's best-known companies in the world, Johnson & Johnson.

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BEST WAYS TO UNLOCK YOUR IPHONE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

BY PAUL FARKAS, TECH DIRECTOR

Why are iPhones locked? Before you blame it on Apple, you should know that it’s not the manufacturer’s fault. If you got the newest iPhone model as part of an ongoing network plan, the carrier locked it. It’s their way to protect their services: they give you a lower price on the device, but they want you to keep using their network for a specific period of time (usually two years). 

Most users don’t have a problem with that. But what if you travel abroad and you want to use a local SIM card? That would save you a lot of money. Is it possible to unlock your iPhone for international travel without causing any damage to the device? 

We’ll give you the tips you need!

How to Unlock an iPhone for International Travel

1. Check If You Meet the Requirements for the Carrier to Unlock Your Device

The first step is to check if the carrier allows you to unlock the device. It’s the most painless solution, which doesn’t involve installing apps and trying to complete the process by yourself. You can check your carrier’s official websites for the instructions on unlocking. 

The usual conditions require the contract commitment to be completed. Also, your device mustn’t have been reported as stolen or lost. 

If you’re still under the commitment of your contract and the carrier doesn’t allow you to unlock the device, you can ask for their international plans. If you can get an affordable offer, unlocking may not be necessary. 

2. Consider the Unrecommended Alternative

This solution is not recommended. You can get your iPhone unlocked in independent phone stores. However, you will lose the warranty. That’s not something you want after paying so much money for the device.

If you plan to live abroad and you see this as your only solution, you can do it.

3. Consider the Recommended Alternatives

What if your carrier doesn’t unlock your iPhone and you don’t want to risk unlocking it yourself? There are a few things you can do:

• Use a tablet with a SIM card slot. If it’s not locked, you can get a local card and use Wi-Fi through it. 

• Buy or rent a portable hotspot. It’s an affordable device, which will also accept a SIM card. You can connect your iPhone to its Wi-Fi network, and stay online at all times. 

• Borrow or buy a cheap phone for your trip. If you’re traveling for a short time, borrowing someone’s old phone might be a good idea. You surely have many friends and relatives, who have devices that they don’t use. If they are willing to do you a favor, it’s a painless solution to your problem. But if you’re traveling for a period longer than a month, you should consider investing in a cheap second-hand phone. It will serve you for the duration of your trip, and you’ll go back to your expensive iPhone as soon as you get back home. 

• Rely on local Wi-Fi networks. If you’re traveling to a well-connected area, you might not need a SIM card at all. You can use the Wi-Fi network in your accommodation spot. When you’re in an emergency and free Wi-Fi is not available, you can use your iPhone and rely on your provider’s services. If it’s a single call, you won’t be charged with a devastating bill at the end of the month. When you don’t have access to the Internet all the time, you’ll have to get better at planning. Save all maps you need before you head out exploring, and save notes for social media posts that you plan to share. 

Did You Find a Solution?

Locked iPhones are not convenient at all. You can use them only with the provider whose contract you signed. That’s not a problem that disturbs your daily life, but it’s a serious issue when you want to travel. There are a few solutions, and the ideal one is getting your provider to unlock the device.

THE BACHELORETTE S16. E5. | WELCOME TAYSHIA

When ABC’s The Bachelorette kicked off last month, we thought that we wouldn’t be sharing weekly updates etc with Clare Crawley. With our insider info and as many people found out in weeks leading up to the first episode, we knew that she would not be The Bachelorette for the whole season. Each week we watched and last week, we finally saw her onscreen; however, the guys didn’t meet her, thus we held off from a recap. So tonight with one of our faves firmly in the seat, Tayshia Adams, we’re excited to go back to our scheduled posts on what took place, who we’re thinking will get down on the knee and more!

We meet Tayshia after Dale Moss proposes to Clare and they make an immediate exit after a long day of one on one time with one another. Meanwhile, the remaining guys who have no idea what’s going on except for the fact that Clare is not interested in them as she found love, believe that they will pack up the next day to return home after spending all the time quarantining to find their love journey. Chris pops in to let them know that should they choose, they can stay as they have another Bachelorette coming and they have until later tonight to decide if they will stay or not. The remaining 16 guys debate, take time etc and they all decide to stay. They meet Tayshia and are cautiously optimistic, although we know that Jason is having a hard time along with a few others. But smooth sailing in 2020 is not exactly something that stays around, Tayshia is pulled to get her limo moment with 4 additional guys who join the house. Their icy reception by the other men reminds us that it will be a bumpy road. We take a bit of a break to do a catch up with Dale and Clare. We hoped that there wouldn’t be an hour+ segment with these two. Thankfully they literally got their 15 mins and we were in the midst of Tayshia’s first dates which every guy was guaranteed that they would have one whether it was a group date (water basketball with some of the new guys thrown in) and a one on one. We also loved that on her first night, although first impression roses were given, she cleared the air quickly by saying that she wasn’t going to send anyone home so that she got time with everyone. This night also brought Jason’s feelings up when he let her know that he would be unable to stay due to falling in love with Clare. We’re still absorbing everything that happened, but we’re glad that the fun is back in the show and we have our eye on a few that we will be interested to see how things go!

Each night, we’ll tweet The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns (it will be interesting to see how Hometowns will take place - we’re assuming families will be quarantined) if we were choosing right now! We will also say who we think should take it all.

We also suggest a podcast that we’re newly obsessed with, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour which is hosted by Rachel Lindsay (contestant on The Bachelor Season 21; The Bachelorette Season 13) and co-hosted by Becca Kufrin (contestant on The Bachelor Season 22; The Bachelorette Season 14) to get their feedback!

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LAST EPISODE

We know that we liked these guys even though Clare was Team Dale all day - but we’re loving Kenny, Joe, Eazy and Zac. Kenny’s proposal will be accepted.

WEEK 5 (TAYSHIA’s 1st)

It’s too soon so we’re going to roll over most of last week’s picks. But we’re going to swap Zac for one of the new guys, Spencer (we’re not fans, but there is no denying that she is intrigued by him). Kenny, Eazy and Joe are still in the Hometown picks. We still think that Kenny will propose.

OUR HOMETOWN PICKS

KENNY

SPENCER

JOE

EAZY

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BEN, 29 - Indianpolis, IN

BENNETT, 30 - NY, NY

BLAKE, 29 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

BRENDAN, 30 - Milford, MA

CHASEN, 31 - Walnut Creek, CA

DEMAR, 26 - San Diego, CA

ED, 36 - Pittsburgh, PA

EAZY, 29 - Dallas, TX

IVAN, 28 - Dallas, TX

JASON, 31 - Rutland, VT

JAY, 29 - Langhorne, PA

JOE, 36 - North Woodmere, NY

KENNY, 39 - Chicago, IL

MONTEL, 30 - Boston, MA

NOAH, 25 - Tulsa, OK

PETER, 32 - Everett, MA

RILEY, 30 - NY, NY

SPENCER, 30 - San Diego, CA

TYLER, 27 - Morgantown, WV

ZAC, 36 - Haddonfield, NJ

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WE'RE @ THE SPA WITH ICONA POP + SOFI TUKKER

Over the past few months, we have navigated a number of life changes that have given new meaning to the term and ever evolving, "new normal." In the midst of these crazy times, we have also embraced things that we have always enjoyed - even if it is in a new way! Once again, music comes to the rescue as it makes our activities enhanced on all levels. When we first heard of Icona Pop and SOFI TUKKER's song Spa, we loved the fact that it had fun lyrics, a catchy tune and embraces something that we have been enjoying from home.

We had to catch up with both groups to find out how this song came together, how they have been working in these times and what they have coming up!

ATHLEISURE MAG: We have been fans of Icona Pop and SOFI TUKKER for a number of years – from pre partying, at the club, fun dinners, at PROPEL CO:LABS Fitness Festival in NY, Ultra Music’s Party here in NY during NYFW and when we’re cycling in studio. We also love hearing your music in commercials, shows etc. So it’s no surprise that when your team sent us the link to Spa, we’ve been jamming to it for the past few days and feel that it definitely needs to be in the mix of Athleisure songs for sure. Before we get into the song, how have you been spending these past crazy months?

ICONA POP: Wow thank you for all the love and support, that means a lot!

In the beginning, we felt very lost. Everything got canceled and life was just weird.

We decided first to take the time to reflect and breathe for a second. But after that we got so inspired so we locked ourselves in the studio and been super creative from there.

It started with us djing online and then we started our ”rave spa”. We´ve been connecting with all our fans around the world. And the best part is that we’ve had the time to sit down and write a lot of new music.

We’ve come to really appreciate the things you can do from your studio and laptop.

SOFI TUKKER: We started livestreaming on basically the first day of lockdown. At first, it was really random. Soph was working out and Tuck was Djing and our photographer started livestreaming the whole thing. We did it again the next day with Soph also DJing and it was so fun to connect with people so we committed to doing it every single day. We have been doing daily live dj sets every day now for 122 days. It's turned out to be such a meaningful time, being able to connect with people daily and find joy and positivity, even in pretty dire times. The community that's built around the sets calls themselves the Freak Fam and it keeps growing!

AM: In terms of staying fit, what are your workouts like and have you embraced new modalities especially during these crazy times?

IP: Its been very cool to join live stream work outs and also a lot of Swedish gyms have been having outdoor activities.

We try to move everyday before going to the studio. Doesn’t matter if its gym, walking running or whatever. But that really gives you endorphins and makes you stay focused the rest of the day.

It’s also different depending on how stressful it is, how much time and also how you´re feeling in your body that day.

Usually when its stressful or you have a lot in your head and you still need to release some steam, its amazing to lift weights, but also to do things that make you calm down like yoga or pilates.

ST: I've found working out to help so much during these times. I don't feel as stir crazy cuz I really am using all my energy in a day! I go on really long bike rides, I do HIIT training in the backyard, I practice yoga, I use the Peloton, I go rollerblading, I go on runs, I workout on the beach... pretty much anything, I try to switch it up all the time and keep my body guessing!

AM: How has creating music been for you during this time?

IP: It's been both good and bad.

We get a lot of our inspiration from traveling and now we’ve been in the same place for months. But somehow it's like life catches up with you and you can tap in to emotions that you haven't had the time to explore before.

Also the pressure to release music has been very low. But somehow we’ve released more music then in years this year. Feels like people really need it right now.

ST: We've been able to get so much done, since we aren't traveling!! We've created a ton of new music, and we usually test it out during the livestream and then workshop it and bring it back into the studio to tweak. It's a really fun way to make music and really cool to involve everybody throughout the whole process more than ever.

AM: How do you stay inspired as there is more time being at home versus traveling and having in person events?

IP: We absolutely love hugging and kissing our fans, so we really miss that. Even though we love seeing the world, the traveling part can put a lot of pressure on your body. So we guess its been good to stay at one place and slow down for a minute. And also, it's been very interesting for us with all the new ”normal” routines.

ST: The daily DJ sets really inspire us. We are constantly listening to music and testing it out and seeing how people react. And we've started doing a couple days a week of guest dj sets, so we are really active in the livestreaming world and constantly feeling inspired by not just the music we're playing but also the music other people are playing in their sets.

AM: Both of you have found great ways to stay connected with your fans, do you have any virtual events that we should know about and have you started working on IRL events?

IP: We live for our "Rave spa” that we have on our instagram live.

We try to do it once a week and then people can ask us whatever they want while we dj and are having a spa. We also do QandAs with our fans and try to involve them a lot in our everyday life. We also been playing live at empty clubs or arenas and streaming it to different places. We have an amazing live show prepared so as soon as the world opens up for touring, we will be there. We can’t wait!

ST: Yessss! Aside from our daily dj sets which you can find @sofitukkeroffical on twitch and @sofitukker on facebook and IG live, we are doing our first ever eConcert!!!! It's on December 4th and it's really excited because with this technology, the community will actually be present with us during the live show. We will be able to really see and hear everybody who is with us, with big screens in front of us while we are performing live. We can't wait. We haven't done our live show since the pandemic started and this will be truly next level technology we can't wait to all be together! You can find tickets on our website sofitukker.com.

AM: How do you define the Icona Pop sound?

IP: Electronic pop, driving drums, chanting choirs and a punk attitude.

AM: How do you define the SOFI TUKKER sound?

ST: We try not to define it so that we can always stay open to whatever inspires us in the studio. But it's always made to dance to, and we try to keep things joyful. Even in more emotional lyrics, we are a big fan of the cry-dance track.

AM: How did Spa come about and what was the intent behind creating it?

IP: We´ve been big Sofi Tukker fans for years. We bumped into each other in a elevator in New York and fell in love with them and decided to write together. A couple of weeks later we sat in the studio together and we started to talk about how much we love going to the spa. And realized That, that is the best way of ending every evening. After a show, a stressful day, if your being at a club, imagine to end that party night in a spa :) What a dream!

ST: We had wanted to get into the studio together for a while so we were soooo giddy when we finally were in there together. We vibed so well together and had big friend crushes!! So we were just goofing off and having fun and I think spa just came up in conversation and naturally made its way into a song. we were both vibing on acid house and techno and at first thought it didn't even need lyrics, but then we had so much fun with them.

AM: What was the thought behind both groups coming together?

IP: It felt so right from the instant second we met. Its all about the energy, and we really felt how we were vibing the second we met. Like we’ve known them for years.

ST: We have been Icona Pop fans for a while and then we randomly met each other in an elevator in New York and became instant friends. We knew we had to get into the studio together cuz we had such a good vibe among us.

AM: What are you doing in terms of promoting this song?

IP: We've done a lot of online interviews, zoom chats with our fans, playing the song in our dj sets and the response have been great so far. We love our fans, they are so creative. We get so happy when they put up videos of themselves in robes, cucumbers on their eyes, having a sparty in their living room.

ST: Rebranding cucumbers as "cukes" from now on.

AM: Will you guys collab again on another song together?

IP: Absolutely, we've already talked to Sophie and Tucker that we have to write more music asap and go on spa tour together.

ST: We'd love to!

AM: When you’re spa’ing from home, what are 3 things that you have to have to get into that mood?

IP: A robe

A good facial (Zo skin care - sulfur mask) And to lite some candles (its all about the mood).

And some great music off course. Our absolute favourite thing is the sauna. Its the best way to relax :).

ST: A candle

A robe

A bathtub

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@SOFITUKKER

PHOTO CREDITS | PG 44 Icona Pop's Yoye Lapogian | PG 47 + 48 SOFI TUKKER Squid | PG 42 + 43 Composite Pictures Yoye Lapogian/Squid |

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BENEFITS OF DAIRY FREE CUSTARD CREAMS FOR ATHLETES WITH ALLERGIES

Creamy desserts have always been the sweetest things, no matter what kind of dish they’re served in. But what’s it like to enjoy dairy-free custard creams? Is it as good as a creamy dessert? 

If you’re an athlete with allergies and aren’t sure whether the dairy-free custard cream has any advantage, this article will prove you wrong. Therefore, let’s go straight ahead and see some of the reasons you should opt for dairy-free custard cream as an athlete with allergies.

1. They’re Just As Tasty 

Dairy-free custard creams are just as rich and creamy as the full cream version, which may be sometimes better. This is because the recipes used to make them use less sugar and other artificial flavors. It’s almost like having creamy, homemade ice cream, except that it’s all organic and vegan. You’ll also discover a better texture and flavor, which is why more athletes are looking to dairy-free from custard creams. 

Now that you have the benefits of not eating dairy products, you need to know how to make them yourself. This isn’t challenging and most athletes interested in making their own won’t have any trouble figuring out how to do it. All that’s needed are some essential ingredients and equipment, with most people choosing to buy a high-quality recipe. The real challenge comes in finding a good quality sugar substitute that’ll give the right consistency and taste. Once you’ve found the best sugar replacement, you can then use the same recipe to make a low-fat, sugar-free, low calorie, and vegan, creamy, delicious desserts!  

2. Improves Your Sex Life 

One thing that’s new and couldn’t have expected is that dairy-free products can also be beneficial to you in the bedroom. The improved sex drive is attained since the dairy-free custard creams help increase blood flow to your genitals, giving you a more sensual and exciting feeling.

Therefore, if you’re trying to improve your sex life, you should consider using dairy-free creams. In your search for the cream, get one that’s natural and hypoallergenic because it won’t cause any problems with your skin or your body. You can get cream in a variety of different flavors, most of which are reasonably priced. 

3. Improvement In Your Overall Health 

Another benefit of dairy-free custard cream is that it’s a healthier option than dairy products. This is because dairy products are known to increase your blood pressure and have been associated with various diseases. If you’re an athlete, these are the last thing you’d want as they would significantly affect your fitness level.  When you use dairy-free creams, you need not worry about such side effects. With an improvement in your overall health, you become a lot fitter, enhancing your workout performance. 

Consuming dairy-free custard creams still offers you the benefits that are realized by other athletes who consume dairy products. This is achieved since this type of food has been processed so much, allowing it to retain many of the nutritional benefits of its dairy counterpart, yet with none of the added saturated fats and cholesterol. As a result, many athletes who enjoy eating dairy products but are allergic still get to enjoy more of these great benefits.

4. Low Sugar Content 

As an athlete, you need to constantly check your weight as considerable weight gain might affect your performance. This isn’t something you need to worry about if you opted to go with the dairy-free custard since it has low sugar content. Therefore, when shopping for this cream, make sure to read the labels to confirm the sugar levels before proceeding with the purchase. 

If you have a sweet tooth, the benefits of dairy-free custard cream are almost endless. This cream is versatile that you can even make it yourself and save a bundle. For instance, you can make dairy-free ice creams.

What’s great about dairy-free ice creams is that they taste pretty much like regular ice cream. Therefore, if you’re an athlete and don’t want to be tempted with dairy products or are allergic, dairy-free creams are a perfect substitute. 

One of the advantages of consuming this type of cream is you can eat just about anything without worrying that you’ll end up ingesting dairy products. This is vital if you’re on a diet and are looking to either keep your weight down or trying to lose weight.

Takeaway

Have you been looking for the benefits of dairy-free custard cream? If so, this article has helped show the benefits of incorporating dairy-free custard creams, especially if you’re an athlete with allergies into your diet. It’s now clear why it’s such a great idea to choose dairy-free products over traditional ones since they’re not only much healthier but also so much tastier! Therefore, you won’t have to worry about any adverse effects of the standard custard creams, such as weight gain, which might affect your performance.  

9LIST

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ATHLEISURE LIST | PRECISION FIT

Presence Fit is founded by Dr. Masaki Nakada and Robert Jadon. Dr. Nakada received his PhD from UCLA in Computer Science with an emphasis on human biomechanics, while Robert Jadon is a serial, technology entrepreneur.

There are new, live classes everyday, and there is also a library of On Demand classes. Presence's signature 40min HIIT workout is what got the company started, with a combination of strength and cardio. There are strength and mobility classes, as well as body-specific routines.

Instructors have a live video feed of each member, and that is supplemented with artificial intelligence, and HR monitoring to give them the most complete picture of the participants. There is also 2-way audio available, so participants can ask questions or request modifications and get direct responses from the trainer without distracting the class.

By having 2-way audio before and after class, as well as the ability to see if a friend is in the class, members can get get the workout they need, and enjoy it in a group setting. Since your video feed is only visible to the instructor, you never have to worry about anyone else in the class seeing you. It's completely private in that regard. We think it's the best of both worlds, combining community and privacy in a mobile platform.

Members can connect their Apple Watch to have their heart rate sent in real-time to our trainers so they can adjust their coaching accordingly. The trainer dashboard allows them to see a video of the member, their HR, and our mobile tracking using artificial intelligence which shows form, reps and activity.

Classes are expanding to include yoga, barre, and pilates to complement HIIT and strength training. These will be available live as well as On Demand.

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PRESENCE FIT

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ATHLEIUSRE LIST | CENTR

Chris Hemsworth (Thor franchise, Avengers franchise and Men in Black: International) founded Centr, a holistic health app in partnership with Australian based fitness technology company Loup.

Chris wanted to create Centr to offer the support people need to achieve their health and fitness goals, leveraging his team of world-class experts that he has used over the years. The program is designed to take all the guesswork out of a healthy lifestyle by offering a weekly goal that is customized to individual’s goals, ability and personal taste on demand.

Its approach believes that no one diet or training program is the sole answer, which is why the program offers such versatility. Centr's focus is to achieve a healthier body, a stronger mind, and a happier life - so you can reach your full potential. In one easy to use app, users are able to train, eat and live better through Centr’s:

• Personalized Training Planner: consisting of over 1000 workouts including Boxing, Yoga, Functional Training, Pilates and more for all fitness levels.

• Daily Meal Plan: Composed of 600+ unique recipes created by dieticians and world-class celebrity chefs with options for all dietary preferences from no limitations to vegan.

• Time To Breathe: Compiles hundreds of new meditations and sleep visualizations as well as including the latest kid’s meditations narrated by Chris Hemsworth & Taika Waititi.

There are hundreds of on-demand workouts anytime, anywhere. Current fitness modalities offered by Centr include boxing, MMA, yoga, pilates, HIIT and HIRT style workouts, functional training, strength training, plyometric workouts and stretching. There is a wide array of both equipment free and with equipment workouts, as well as the option to follow coached (video) workouts or self guided workouts that can be taken at your own pace and are ideal for in-gym use.

Within the Facebook community, Centr experts such as Dan Churchill, Luke Zocchi and Da Rulk frequently engage with members to offer tips and advice relevant to their specialty areas. The Centr community also provides valuable feedback on the Centr workouts, recipes and overall content which helps the product continue to evolve. Centr is compatible with Apple watch.

PHOTOS COURTESY | CENTR

CENTR

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THREE THINGS YOU MUST GET RIGHT AS A NEW GAMBLER

Diving into the betting industry is not easy, there are many choices to make and things to understand as a new gambler. These are also important, get these right and your path to success is smaller, while your enjoyment should be higher.

But with so much information, plenty to choose from and the obvious point that you are a beginner with no experience, this is not an easy time.

Luckily there are many guides that will help you out, including this one. Here are three things you must get right as a new gambler if you want success. This isn’t all you need to do, but get these right and you will be on your path to profit.

Want to be successful at gambling and start in the right way? Here’s how.

Choosing Your Bookmaker

You can't bet without a bookmaker, so this is the first decision you make, and also the most important.

Find one that offers strong betting markets for what you want to bet on, and also one that will give you a welcome bonus for joining. You can get free bets as part of all types of promotions and these offer the perfect start for new punters.

Good betting markets, a nice promotion and competitive odds should be the basis of why you choose a bookmaker. Try not to limit yourself too much though, as you may change how you bet in the future.

If you do this, by choosing a bookmaker that offers a wide range of betting markets, you are less likely to need to find another in the future.

A bad bookmaker is one that doesn’t offer diversity when it comes to betting markets, and doesn’t give a good welcome offer to new players.

What to Bet On

This is important to consider right at the beginning for one particular reason, so that you don’t go wild and find yourself betting on everything.

Rather than that, focus on the sports you trust your knowledge in. Even if you follow the latest sports news across many different areas, that isn’t enough to be a successful gambler.

For example if you like tennis, but only watch the major events then tennis betting is unlikely to be for you.

Also, don’t mix up your leagues. If you love the Premier League, go with it, don’t try and then bet on La Liga because you know some of the teams and see all football betting as the same.

There will be excitement as a new player, but try and remain patient, betting only on the sports where you would consider yourself an expert with in-depth knowledge.

How to Approach Your First Bets

Finally, we are now at the betting stage. How you bet is very important, especially in the early stages. This time should all be about finding winners, building confidence and seeing that you can be successful.

Don’t try any complicated bets, don’t be too concerned by the returns from your bets and just focus on landing some winners. The more complex markets, or the bigger returns can all come in the future, this is not the time for those.

If you bet on unrealistic outcomes, or put together multiple teams then you will likely lose. If you lose, you will get disheartened, stop believing you can do it and eventually stop gambling all together.

Small steps are needed, find your feet, get some confidence behind you and that will then give you the platform to really attack and land some bigger winners in the future.

STYLE FILES | SS21

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ROCK THIS WHEN YOU'RE SET TO TAKE OVER THE ZOOM

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BELFAST RUNNING SHOP EXPLAINS WHY RUNNING BEATS THE COVID BLUES

If you have heard this story about the British man who decided to beat the Covid19 blues by running a marathon right there in his own backyard, then you are probably both amazed and curious about whether running can actually help you do that. It’s no secret that we are all feeling a little bit overwhelmed in the lockdown. People aren’t exactly used to sitting around in their homes without any kind of a purpose whatsoever.

Since people aren’t used to wasting their time like that and since boredom often leads to blues, it means that we have to find a way to beat the boredom and the blues. And, it appears that running can have something to do with it, even if it means running in your own backyard. In case you aren’t really sure if this particular activity can do the trick, I have something to share with you. According to a running shop in Belfast, this physical activity can actually beat the Covid19 blues, and here’s how.

It Fights Boredom

One of the worst things about lockdown is certainly boredom. You sit around all day doing nothing and that has a significantly negative effect on your whole mood. Even if you are working from home and you have a family, you will still have some free time left on your hands and that’s when boredom decides to creep in, since you can’t meet your friends, you can’t go to the movies and you can’t do anything involving other people.

Well, here’s what you can do. Go for a nice run and watch the boredom disappear. Don’t let it get the better of you, because, if there’s one thing you don’t want, then you don’t want to get used to feeling bored and turn it into a lifestyle. Going for a nice run can do the trick and raise your endorphin levels high enough to make you feel happy instead of bored.

Here’s more about how you can beat the Covid19 blues: https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2020/04/17/how-can-you-beat-covid-19-blues-find-your-flow

It Gives You A Goal To Aim For

The sense of not having a specific purpose and a goal to aim for might offer you relief for the first couple of days in lockdown. As the time passes, though, you will really start hating this feeling and you will want to do something about it. You will find yourself needing a specific purpose and a specific goal and running can provide you with that.

If you are competitive in nature, you can set and break your own new records every single day, since you can’t compete with a buddy right now. This way, you will feel like there is something important you have to accomplish and that will certainly beat the Covid19 blues that has been sneaking up on you so often during the lockdown. Having a particular goal will certainly put you in a better mood.

It Makes You Fit & Healthy

Since you find yourself sitting and resting a lot during the lockdown, at one point you might start wondering what it does to your whole body. Not being active is bound to take a toll on you and that is, in turn, sure to make you feel gloomy. Luckily, there’s an easy solution that can help you get rid of the gloomy feelings and take care of your health and your fitness level.

In case you couldn’t have guessed it, I’m talking about running. As you can see at this Belfast running shop, there’s also a lot of nice equipment that might motivate you to make that important decision and start engaging in physical activity on a daily basis during Covid19, so if you can’t bring yourself to start doing it, I suggest you find a way to get motivated. I’m sure that you’ll love the idea of getting fit and healthy while in lockdown.

It’s Fun

Since we are talking about fighting blues here, we cannot fail to mention that running can be extremely fun. By making it a habit and pushing your own limits every single day, you’ll find yourself immersed and possibly even obsessed with the newly found hobby. After all, it’s fun and it’s healthy and that’s about everything you need.

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