The Daily Check-In 10.23

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MOVE

Work your inner thighs.

For this move featured in Sam Rothermel’s Stacked!: Bodyweight Ladders class on Variis, you’ll use adduction to work your inner thighs in addition to the transverse abdominis (the deepest layer of the abs). “Focus on making it feel deep in the core,” says Rothermel. To scale it down, bring your legs up so you can take the tension out of your hip flexors, she adds.
For this move featured in Sam Rothermel’s Stacked!: Bodyweight Ladders class on Variis, you’ll use adduction to work your inner thighs in addition to the transverse abdominis (the deepest layer of the abs). “Focus on making it feel deep in the core,” says Rothermel. To scale it down, bring your legs up so you can take the tension out of your hip flexors, she adds.

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EAT

Dine out(side) in NYC.

The return of restaurant dining has been exciting (albeit very challenging) for many chefs. “We tried out a whole new style of food at Place des Fêtes, our outdoor wine bar inspired by the great wine bars and caves of Paris,” says chef Nico Russell of Oxalis in Brooklyn.

Here, Russell’s go-to spots:

1. Thai Diner - “This is some of my favorite food in the city and, with the new outdoor area on Kenmare Street, they’ve figured out a way of serving during COVID without missing a beat.”

2. Hunky Dory - “They’ve cultivated a great neighborhood spot with delicious drinks and snacks right on Franklin Avenue. You can catch me there a few times a week—even more so now with their rotating pop-up series.”

3. Ops - “Pre-pandemic this was where you could find me on a Monday night. Their outdoor space is large and comfortable—don’t miss the pies and wine they’re serving up.”

4. Taqueria Al Pastor - “This place is like soul food for me, very comforting and extremely special.”

5. Peppa's Jerk Chicken - “I have lived in Crown Heights for five years and Peppa's has always been a go-to. It's such a staple of the neighborhood with delicious jerk that I had to include it.”

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DE-STRESS

Heart rate challenge: set the barometer.

Create "testing conditions" to track heart rate (HR) changes or progress, says Stan Ward, Tier X manager at Preston Hollow in Texas. For example, run a mile as fast as you can and measure your HR max and average HR, noting your pace and time as well (most heart rate monitors have GPS which can measure pace times). 

“Then utilize a program that challenges your endurance and periodically re-test your mile under the same conditions to see how each of those markers adapts,” Ward says. “Noticing a lower average and max HR during a similar mile time would be a sign of improved cardiovascular fitness.”

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CONNECT

Watch a table read.

Since the start of lockdown, table reads—when actors get together to read through a script—have been a popular way to engage cinephiles while benefiting various charitable causes. Embrace nostalgia and live performance with these three:

1. Fast Times at Ridgemont High Includes: Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Sean Penn, and Morgan Freeman

2. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Includes: Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, Chris Evans, and Jason Schwartzman

3. Community Includes: Donald Glover, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, and Alison Brie

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