Rip Current Rescue

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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Rip Current Rescue. Rip Currents can appear on any beach with breaking waves and are responsible for over 80,000 rescues by U.S. lifeguards and approximately 100 drowning fatalities each year. Rip Current Rescue was filmed across some of America’s most popular beaches and features stories of survival captured on camera. Most importantly, it highlights how quickly a swim can turn tragic, teaches you to identify rip currents and offers strategies on what to do if you find yourself or someone else in one. It is screening on select PBS stations, and is also available for rent on Vudu, Fandango, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play and Vimeo.

LFG. In February 2022, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) settled with the U.S. Soccer Federation after a long-running battle to secure equal pay. LFG looks at the USWNT’s winning performance at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the backdrop of this fight. It features interviews with Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and other star athletes. LFG is streaming on HBO Max.

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On Purpose. Host Jay Shetty sticks to topics on the wellness side of things in this podcast that drops new episodes Mondays and Fridays. Recent topics include how to train the brain for optimal performance and myths about work/life balance.

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To Perform Your Best, Let Go. In this short piece, Steve Magness challenges the idea that you always have to work harder to perform better. From sports to work to school, more effort is always pushed as the solution to every problem. But, as Magness intriguingly asks, “What if it sometimes gets in the way?”