The Race of the Century

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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Untold: The Race of the Century. The final installment of season two of the Untold series focuses on the 1983 America’s Cup. Learn how a group of Australian underdogs dethroned the sailing kings of the New York Yacht Club and broke the longest running win-streak in sporting history. Untold: The Race of the Century is streaming now on Netflix.

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Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast. As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, Apple recently announced the Apple Watch Ultra. On this episode of the Waveform tech podcast, the hosts talk to a scuba diver, a runner and a mountaineer about how the Ultra’s features apply to their respective sports. Skip to 49:17 for the start of the discussion. (Special thanks to a Fit Cult subscriber for the recommendation).

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The Horseracing Industry is Ignoring What Science Says About Whipping. In this article from The Conversation, authors Paul McGreevy and Bidda Jones argue that it’s time to rethink whipping in horse races. They note that the traditional view of the whip is that “striking horses with a partially padded rod is in their interest, like making your children eat their vegetables.” But, the research into how horses experience whipping “reveals a different story.”