9 d. ago Go slow, brace your core and don’t let your hips sag: how to start push

‘The most underrated movement in fitness’ is a good way to assess general fitness. Experts share how you can get goingShare your stories of caregiving for your parents with your siblingsIf you want to show off how fit you are, you drop and do push-ups. That’s what happens on TV, anyway. In Top Gun: Maverick, buff fighter pilots do hundreds of push-ups on a hot tarmac. In the late 90s, Demi Moore wowed audiences by doing one-armed push-ups in the movie GI Jane, then again on David Letterman. Once, Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres competed to see who could do the most push-ups (Obama won).Are push-ups really worth the hype? According to fitness experts, absolutely. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘The most underrated movement in fitness’: how to do a proper push

According to experts, this basic exercise says a lot about one’s overall fitness level Share your stories of caregiving for your parents with your siblingsIf you want to show off how fit you are, you drop and do push-ups. That’s what happens on TV, anyway. In Top Gun: Maverick, buff fighter pilots do hundreds of push-ups on a hot tarmac. In the late 90s, Demi Moore wowed audiences by doing one-armed push-ups in the movie GI Jane, then again on David Letterman. Once, Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres competed to see who could do the most push-ups (Obama won).Are push-ups really worth the hype? According to fitness experts, absolutely. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Black Cowboy joy is spreading through the ‘Boots on the Ground’ viral line dance

Beyoncé incorporated the dance into her record-breaking “Cowboy Carter” tour, and former first lady Michelle Obama and Shaquille O’Neal have publicly participated

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2 w. ago Michelle Obama reveals Barack 'struggled' to parent younger daughter Sasha

The former First Lady, 61, was discussing raising her daughters Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24, on the latest episode of IMO, the podcast she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson.

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2 w. ago Michelle Obama reveals Barack found raising youngest daughter more ‘difficult’

The couple are parents to two daughters: Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24

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2 w. ago Michelle Obama nitpicks Barack AND youngest daughter Sasha in latest podcast episode

The former First Lady, 61, was discussing raising her daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 24, on the latest episode of IMO, the podcast she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson.

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3 w. ago Michelle Obama reveals husband Barack's bizarre obsession amid ongoing divorce rumors

Michelle Obama revealed her husband has a superstitious side, sharing he carries around a pocket full of trinkets every day and considers them his good luck charms.

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3 w. ago ‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump

Republican push for gerrymandered congressional maps triggers down-and-dirty from new generation – will it work?It was a stirring speech that brought Democrats to tears. “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level,” Michelle Obama told them in Philadelphia in 2016. “No, our motto is: ‘When they go low, we go high.’”Fast forward to Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaking in Chicago this week. “This is not the Democratic party of your grandfather, which would bring a pencil to the knife fight,” he insisted. “This is a new Democratic party. We’re bringing a knife to a knife fight, and we are going to fight fire with fire.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘People see themselves in me’: Frances Tiafoe on being a tennis trailbazer in a mainly white sport

Michelle Obama is a fan of the world No 12, who is a vocal supporter of women’s sport, especially basketballFrances Tiafoe is in his element when he talks passionately about the growing presence of black and mixed heritage players at the highest levels of men’s tennis. During a stroll on tournament grounds he reels off the names of players he competes with regularly on the tour. “Now they’re at a position where I have wars with them and go back and forth. So this is great, man. It’s great to see,” he says. “And then you have Giovanni [Mpetshi Perricard], you have Gaël [Monfils], who I looked up to.”Seconds after Tiafoe mentions his name, Monfils suddenly appears from around a corner as if magically summoned by the American’s utterance. His arrival naturally leads to a pause in this interview as an excited Tiafoe greets Monfils by heaping praise on his new haircut, particularly focusing his attention on the Frenchman’s sleek fade. Monfils responds with a compliment of his own: “You’r...

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last month Michelle Obama reveals what initially attracted her to Barack

The longtime couple tied the knot in 1992

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last month Michelle Obama reveals misgivings about Barack as divorce rumors continue to swirl

Michelle Obama admitted she had reservations when she first met Barack and expected him to be 'weird' - and was worried their budding relationship would ruin her career.

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