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Madina Alam knew she should have stopped. But like many fit and healthy people during a workout, she figured she could push through the intensity of the pullups she was struggling to complete. Moments later, her body made the decision for her, as both of her arms began swelling to cartoonish, Popeye-like proportions. “It was a very intense workout, but I did sports growing up. I did bodybuilding competitions. I was used to pushing myself,” the 34-year-old told The Post. “But I didn’t realize what was going on.” What Alam dismissed as typical post-workout soreness would land her in the…

“The Trap Lord” is religious about meditation. For rapper Ferg — formerly known as A$AP Ferg — sitting in silence every day has become an integral part of his health routine. When the pressure to come up with new music or run his various business ventures gets to him, the practice helps him find calm in his fast-paced life. “I do 15 minutes every morning,” the 38-year-old told The Post. “It just clears the slate from yesterday until today. Whatever happened yesterday, I inhale and breathe it away.” Rapper Ferg of ASAP Mob is focusing on his health, becoming a…

A young and otherwise healthy New York City marathoner died hours after completing the race due to a dangerous condition that can develop from exercise. Rachel Apa was running her first marathon when she collapsed in Central Park, just 2 miles from the finish line. The 24-year-old was rushed to Mount Sinai and died at 9:40 p.m. from a condition called rhabdomyolysis, her father, Steve Apa, told the New York Times. Rachel Apa collapsed in Central Park, 2 miles from the finish line. Michelle Apa Runner Rachel Apa died the evening of the marathon from rhabdomyolysis. Bucknell Athletics This is…

Think steroids are the only thing that can get an athlete in trouble? You’d be wrong.  Dietary supplements, cosmetic treatments and recovery aids have all landed professional jocks in hot water with anti-doping authorities, costing them games, medals and reputations — sometimes without even realizing they’d crossed a line.  “I have absolutely seen athletes and support teams underestimate the risk of wellness products,” Dr. Mark Kovacs, a performance physiologist and coach who has worked with scores of professional athletes, told The Post.  “The surprise usually comes from the same belief: ‘I bought it legally, so I thought it was safe.’”…

She’s got unfinished business. Joanna Wietrzyk, a 24-year-old Hyrox competitor from Australia, has announced that she’ll return to the fitness competition on Friday after famously soiling herself at a previous event and continuing to race. The Beijing incident in September ignited a heated online debate about whether Wietrzyk was a hero for powering through the fecal incontinence to finish in first place — or a villain for making everyone else deal with her droppings. Joanna Wietrzyk competes at Hyrox Beijing 2026. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On Wednesday, she shared that she’s taken the last two months to reflect on…

Want to live longer? Step to it. You don’t necessarily need 10,000 steps a day, a misconception that actually traces back to a 60-year-old marketing campaign. “Everybody talks about 10,000 steps a day,” a workout that can take over two hours, said Dr. Theodore Strange, a geriatrician and internal medicine specialist at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital. On the other hand, taking fewer than 2,000 steps is considered sedentary, he noted. So, what’s the sweet spot between the two? Dr. Strange recommends building up from your baseline daily step count. Kay Abrahams/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com Strange’s advises tracking your steps for…

In the late 2010s, Greg Glassman’s private plane was less than an hour from Denver when he decided he couldn’t wait that long for Chick-fil-A. The CrossFit founder instructed his pilot to land in Grand Junction and arranged for two chauffeured Chevy Suburbans to meet him and his entourage at the airport. According to Jeffrey Cain, then the company’s CEO, they drove to the fast-food restaurant, picked up their order and returned to the plane to finish the flight. Cain put the cost of the detour at more than $5,000. “That anecdote is entirely typical of Glassman and his spending…

Step aside, wellness myth. The widely recommended goal of 10,000 daily steps is actually a 60-year-old marketing misconception. We now know that far fewer daily steps — 2,300 to 7,000 — help with strengthening the heart and blood vessels and lowering the risk of early death, stroke and depression. But how many do you need to protect your brain? Walking fewer than than 10,000 steps a day still provides major health benefits. Getty Images New research from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston found out exactly how many daily steps are associated with better cognitive performance. Stepping it up Instead…

Hybrid fitness competitions are spreading like wildfire right now, hooking everyone from hardcore marathoners to singles looking for love. John Collins, co-founder of Long Island City fitness center The Trinity, noticed kids at his gym paying close attention to adult members training for the Trinity Games, a Hyrox-style competition the gym hosts. “When we see the kids working out in the gym [in the kids class], they’re very keen to do what they see the adults doing,” Collins told The Post. Natalie and Sofia, both 8, competed in the first kids version of the Trinity Games at the Trinity fitness…

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. In the latest wave of cancel culture, comedian Shane Gillis has been blasted for “slut-shaming” women’s workout clothing during his controversial SNL monologue last week. “I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know that women just dress like whores now,” Gillis said, adding, “there’s no other way to describe it. Have you seen the shorts?” He went on to describe the skin-tight, neon-colored shorts, which are designed to smooth and lift,…