Reasonably Fit

This is Extra Point: Fit Cult's weekly guide on what to watch, listen to and read in the world of fitness culture.

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38 At The Garden. During his landmark 2012 season with the New York Knicks, an undrafted Harvard graduate named Jeremy Lin shocked fans and his teammates when he scored 38 points at Madison Square Garden against the Los Angeles Lakers.

This documentary short explores Lin’s hot streak and the “Linsanity” that followed, while also recognizing that a decade later, his status as a cultural icon stands in sharp contrast to the recent hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. 38 At The Garden premieres on Tuesday, October 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

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Reasonably Fit. Trainers Jason and Lauren Pak say their podcast is for people who “are looking to have fitness seamlessly fit into their lives, without taking over their lives.” Their goal is to bring listeners “sensible, realistic, tangible advice.” Recent episode topics include mobility, kettlebell and rotational training and improving your relationship to food, fitness and your body.

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There’s Good Reason for Sports to Be Separated by Sex. In this piece for The Atlantic, Steve Magness tackles a hot button topic, the performance differential between males and females in sport. He suggests that too often we argue over widely accepted basic premises in sports, which prevents us from “having honest, productive discussions on the trickier parts.”