Ready for School: I’m in awe of these teachers’ early-morning F45 workouts
Teacher friends from Saint Paul’s, the independent K-8 school in Clearwater, meet up at F45 several mornings a week to get their sweat session in before school.
Flying High: Kiteboarding tips from Clearwater Beach’s Pitzer Gills
When I tell Pitzer how difficult the sport looks, he laughs. “There is definitely a learning curve,” he says, but “a little goes a long way once you get out on the water.”
Touchdown for Health: Inside Tom Brady’s TB12 Center in Tampa
TB12 centers offer one-on-one sessions with body coaches for athletes and non-athletes alike.
SweatNET's Taylor Smith is connecting people with gyms — even in the midst of a pandemic
Taylor Smith had a dream. Growing up in Florida, she had a love of fun, fitness and being outside. She studied exercise science in college, got certified in exercise physiology by the American College of Sports Medicine, took a job as a personal trainer in a gym — and, after a detour to a desk […]
Stand & Deliver: A newbie's first stand-up paddleboard experience
Editor’s Note: Resie Waechter wrote this story about her first experience with SUP for our Spring 2020 “Great Outdoors” issue, which went to press before the COVID-19 shutdowns. While Urban Kai is not offering group paddles at the moment, you can still rent a board and take it out onto the river — a very pleasant […]
You Can Work It Out: Three ways to get fit and feel better
It’s no secret that for most of us, health and happiness are intrinsically connected. It is difficult to be truly happy when you’re unhealthy, and vice versa. My own training log is a case in point. Am I pushing myself to go to the gym or go out and pound the pavement several times a […]