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Fitness
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15 Hip Stretches for Tight Hips
15 hip stretches from a certified trainer — covering the hip flexors, glutes, piriformis, and IT band for people with tight hips from sitting. Practical reference for a common sedentary-work complaint.
Strava Global Heatmap
Strava's global heatmap aggregates GPS tracks from millions of runs and rides to show where athletes move around the world — a stunning geographic visualization that also accidentally revealed military base locations. Privacy implications aside, technically a landmark crowdsourced geospatial visualization.
Everything You Know About Fitness Is a Lie
Men's Journal's contrarian take on popular fitness wisdom — debunking common beliefs about cardio, stretching, and weight training. Representative of the early 2010s evidence-based fitness movement that challenged conventional gym wisdom.
Moves for iPhone
Moves was a free iPhone app that automatically tracked walking, running, and cycling using the phone's motion sensors — no manual logging required. A 2013 standout in the quantified self movement before Apple Watch dominated activity tracking.