Talking Greatness

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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Greatness Code. What drives the world’s greatest athletes to succeed? Find out in season two of Emmy Award-winning sports documentary series, Greatness Code. This season, Lindsey Vonn, Marcus Rashford, Russell Wilson, and Bubba Wallace, among others, reflect on a moment in their careers when they touched greatness. Their stories are told through a combination of live action and visual effects. Season two premieres on Friday, May 13 on Apple TV+.

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Trained. On this podcast from Nike, host Jaclyn Byrer talks to pro athletes, researchers, physicians, trainers and psychologists to uncover practical lessons in holistic fitness. The aim is to help listeners “play a better game, run a better race, or just live a better life.” Recent episodes discuss innovative training strategies, and include the launch of a limited series called “No Off-Season,” which focuses on personal conversations about mental health.

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A Boom in Fitness Trackers Isn’t Leading to a Boom in Physical Activity. Professors of kinesiology, Scott Conger, David Bassett and Lindsay Toth, summarize their recent research on how fitness trackers have impacted physical activity in this article from The Conversation. They write, “The manufacturers of these devices certainly want consumers to believe that tracking fitness or health-related behaviors will spur them on to increase their activity levels and make them healthier. Our analysis of research published over the past 25 years suggests otherwise.”