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“Perfection is the enemy of success”—a 48-year-old trainer shares the weekly workout routine she follows for strength, stability and mobility

“Perfection is the enemy of success”—a 48-year-old trainer shares the weekly workout routine she follows for strength, stability and mobility

Published by Jenni Sidey

Welcome to Workout Diaries, a series where we ask experts to talk us through what a week of exercise looks like for them, helping you figure out how to develop and maintain an effective workout routine. Former dancer and choreographer Antonietta Vicario turned her passion for movement into a fitness career two decades ago. As the founding trainer and chief training officer at fitness brand Pvolve, she now specializes in creating workout plans for the changing needs of women in midlife. Latest Videos FromFit&Well She is very clear on her own reasons for working out: “My priorities are to build and maintain muscle—as it truly is the organ of longevity—while remaining mobile.” The top trainer aims to do five workouts a week but admits that she often only completes 60–70% of her planned sessions. You may like “As a mom who is also at the peak of her career, it’s sometimes hard to carve out time for five focused workouts a week,” she says. “On days when my schedule is jam-packed, I still try to …

Tesla to run public Megachargers at 3 Forum Mobility Semi depots

Tesla to run public Megachargers at 3 Forum Mobility Semi depots

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Tesla is going to operate public Megacharger sites at three electric truck depots it doesn’t own. Forum Mobility, one of the largest heavy-duty charging operators in the US, says Tesla will run public Megacharging at three of four new California depots it’s about to break ground on. The move comes as Forum brings another 30 MW of heavy-duty charging online and sits on reservations for more than 330 Tesla Semis. It’s the clearest sign yet that Tesla’s Semi charging network is getting built through partners, not just Tesla-owned stations. Where the new Megachargers are going Tesla will operate the public Megacharging at FM Francis in Ontario, plus FM Adeline and FM Coliseum in Oakland, according to Forum Mobility. A fourth depot, FM Santa Fe in Rancho Dominguez, is locked up with contracted fleet capacity for over 330 Tesla Semis, though Forum says it stays open to the broader drayage community too. All four depots use pull-through lanes so drivers can charge without unhooking their trailers, and they mix the new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) with …

May Mobility is going public in a .4B SPAC deal

May Mobility is going public in a $1.4B SPAC deal

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Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility is merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and will become a publicly traded company. It’s a deal that could raise more than $300 million for May Mobility at a valuation of $1.4 billion, the company said Wednesday. Once the merger is complete, May Mobility said it will be the first public company in the U.S. that is focused entirely on autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. This is meant to differentiate it from a number of other public companies working on autonomy, including Tesla, Rivian, Alphabet (with Waymo), and trucking-focused Aurora and Kodiak. The move sets up May Mobility to be a test of the stock market’s appetite for pure-play robotaxi ventures. It will also be a test of May Mobility’s approach to autonomy, which it pitches as “asset-light” and “partnership-first.” Instead of owning and operating the robotaxis, May Mobility’s business revolves around selling its autonomous vehicles to its fleet partners over time while maintaining control of any remote supervision and software updates. In exchange, May Mobility receives either fixed fees …

When I wake up with stiff joints, I do this five-minute mobility flow

When I wake up with stiff joints, I do this five-minute mobility flow

Published by Jenni Sidey

For the past few months, I’ve been waking up with stiff joints. I don’t know whether this is just one of the many perimenopause symptoms I have to get used to or simply a sign of getting older (I’m fast approaching 50). Either way, I usually feel better once I start moving, so I created a quick mobility flow to do before beginning my day. It takes just five minutes and you can even do it in your pajamas. I also find it a relaxing way to wind down, so I’ve started doing it before bed, too. Mobility exercises can be particularly helpful in the morning, after your body has spent hours relatively still during sleep. Gently moving your joints through a comfortable range of motion warms the surrounding muscles and connective tissues, encourages circulation and helps distribute synovial fluid which lubricates your joints. This can help your body feel looser and your movements more comfortable and coordinated. Latest Videos FromFit&Well In the mobility flow below, you’ll perform six moves, one after another. Complete the …

TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat

TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Lyft reached a new milestone this week when Waymo robotaxis landed on its app in Nashville. Under the partnership, Lyft handles fleet services, such as vehicle readiness and maintenance, as well as infrastructure and depot operations through its wholly owned subsidiary Flexdrive.  In Nashville, customers can hail a Waymo robotaxi directly from the Waymo app, or try their luck on the Lyft app, which will match riders with a Waymo depending on availability.  Lyft has more than dabbled in autonomous vehicle technology over the years, including through partnerships with Aptiv (now Motional) in Las Vegas, May Mobility in Atlanta, Baidu in London, and Waymo in Phoenix. But this week is notable because it marks Lyft’s first true entry into commercial robotaxi services using driverless vehicles without a human operator behind the wheel. Lest you forget, …

A yoga teacher who works with people who play racket sports recommends this four-move routine to boost mobility and aid recovery

A yoga teacher who works with people who play racket sports recommends this four-move routine to boost mobility and aid recovery

Published by Jenni Sidey

Most racket sport enthusiasts follow the same routine. They lace up their trainers, smash a few balls from the baseline, jump into a full-blooded hour or more of tennis, padel or pickleball, then retire to the clubhouse for liquid refreshment. What’s missing? An effective warm-up or restorative cool down that will ensure they can keep doing what they love, week after week. Latest Videos FromFit&Well As we get older, it becomes harder for our bodies to simply pick up where we left off. The same is true for the soccer pitch, the driving range or the batting cage. And it’s something I’ve felt first-hand after an action-packed vacation with Neilson Active Holidays. You may like Rotating from the tennis court to padel to pickleball at the five-star Neilson x Mangia’s Torre del Barone resort in Sicily left my shoulders and lower back feeling especially tender. “It’s really important to maintain your core and your posture for all racket sports,” says Carla Gibert, a certified yoga instructor working with Neilson. Start your week with achievable workout …

Everyone should try these six exercises to build strength and mobility for longevity, according to a personal trainer

Everyone should try these six exercises to build strength and mobility for longevity, according to a personal trainer

Published by Jenni Sidey

When we talk about longevity, we’re not just talking about living for longer. “It’s about being able to carry on doing the things that give us joy and purpose into our old age,” explains Abby McLachlan, personal trainer and founder of East of Eden. “The combination of strength and mobility is key to keeping the body moving well and feeling resilient throughout later life,” McLachlan tells Fit&Well. Latest Videos FromFit&Well “Strength and mobility training help counter natural age-related muscle loss, improve bone density, support joint stability and enhance balance. They will also boost your metabolic health, reduce fall risk, improve posture and increase overall energy,” she adds. McLachlan’s six-exercise routine offers a strength-building workout for all abilities, with progression tips so that once you’re comfortable with the exercise, you can increase the challenge. You may like Try the six-move home workout for longevity As with any workout, you’ll only notice the benefit if you do it consistently. McLachlan recommends doing this routine two to three times a week. You will need dumbbells for two of …

Survey Sunday: will Cybercab transform mobility, or be just another car?

Survey Sunday: will Cybercab transform mobility, or be just another car?

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For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about whether our Electrek readers believed the new Cybercab would be a transformative new technology, or – not. After nearly 2,700 responses, here’s what you told us. In case you missed the survey, the question read, “I was chatting with someone this week who said, ‘Cybercab is going to be one of the most prolific vehicles on the road. And the most transformative for society ever.’ What do you guys think: will Tesla’s Cybercab transform the way we get around, or will it be just another car?” The survey coincided with the re-unveiling of the Tesla Cybercab this week in Austin, Texas, where a limited number of invitation-only Tesla influencers were allowed to have the car take them for a spin (with varying degrees of success). As such, it shouldn’t be surprising that there were a lot of responses – what was surprising, however, was the pessimism. By the numbers Survey Sunday results; made with Gemini. To be clear, the question that got nearly two thirds of the votes …

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Depending on which corner of social media you frequent, the Tesla Cybercab event was either proof that the company is a robotaxi leader delivering the future or an overhyped affair with little substance. Whatever your view, Wall Street wasn’t impressed by the Cybercab event in Austin, which was unusually quiet and lacked the festival-like atmosphere of past Tesla events. CEO Elon Musk didn’t even attend — a notable and puzzling absence, especially considering he has spent years arguing that Tesla’s future — and its value — hinges on robotics and AI. As senior reporter Sean O’Kane wrote before the event, “The Cybercab is Tesla’s fork in the road. This is either the moment the company begins to transform urban transportation as we know it, or the moment that reveals that, despite its many efforts, Tesla …

Power electronics for Europe’s electric mobility

Power electronics for Europe’s electric mobility

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A 45-partner European consortium is bringing together the complete power electronics value chain to turn advances in gallium nitride, silicon carbide, integration, digital engineering, and lifecycle design into efficient, reliable mobility solutions for road and sea. Europe’s transition to climate-neutral mobility depends on more than replacing combustion engines with electric machines. It requires power electronic systems that convert, control, and distribute energy with minimal loss, while using materials responsibly and remaining reliable over long operating lives. HiPower 5.0 addresses that system-level challenge by developing highly integrated electric-drive components based on leading-edge wide-bandgap semiconductors and advanced power electronics integration technologies. The project builds on the European Green Deal’s ambition to make transport sustainable and on the European Chips Act’s goal of strengthening Europe’s capacity in advanced, energy-efficient semiconductor technologies. Its aim is not an isolated device breakthrough, but an all-European value chain able to translate materials and chip innovation into manufacturable components, validated subsystems, and mobility applications. HiPower 5.0 follows two earlier collaborative projects. HiPERFORM launched in 2018 by demonstrating the potential of silicon-carbide architectures to …