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If you only have 10 minutes to work out, a trainer says this treadmill session is a great way to burn calories and get your heart pumping

If you only have 10 minutes to work out, a trainer says this treadmill session is a great way to burn calories and get your heart pumping

Published by Jenni Sidey

Treadmill sessions don’t need to be hour-long slogs to have an impact. Just 10 minutes on the belt can be enough to boost your calorie burn for the day and give your cardiovascular system a quick workout. “In addition to being a low-impact way to maintain weight and burn calories, studies have shown [walking]’s also effective in improving mood and reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression,” says NASM-certified personal trainer for REP Fitness US, Rosie Borhcert. Latest Videos FromFit&Well She shared a 10-minute treadmill walking workout, which uses a mix of incline and speed to make it challenging. “This quick treadmill walking workout will get your heart pumping, your blood flowing, and have you ready to tackle the rest of your day,” she says. You may like 10-minute treadmill walking workout Borchert has suggested pace and incline settings for each of the eight stages in the workout, but you should adjust these to match your ability. Just try to follow the shape of the workout, following the increases and decreases, but not necessarily by the …

Charles Gaines dead: Pumping Iron author who introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world dies

Charles Gaines dead: Pumping Iron author who introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world dies

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Charles Gaines, the acclaimed author whose seminal work and documentary Pumping Iron propelled professional bodybuilding into the mainstream and introduced the world to Arnold Schwarzenegger, has died at 84. His daughter, Greta Gaines, confirmed his passing Tuesday, though she did not disclose a cause. In a heartfelt tribute, she wrote: “You always marched to your own drummer and inspired everyone around you to do the same. Follow that bliss, catch that fish and kiss those lips while you can because my father was the live life to the fullest kinda guy.” Gaines collaborated with George Butler on Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, a book that subsequently led to the creation of the influential 1977 documentary, for which both men penned the script. In the introduction to their 1974 book, Gaines described it as “a sort of respectful report …

Author Charles Gaines, Who Popularized the World of Bodybuilding With ‘Pumping Iron,’ Dies at 84

Author Charles Gaines, Who Popularized the World of Bodybuilding With ‘Pumping Iron,’ Dies at 84

Published by Sam Flores

Gaines died Tuesday, according to Greta Gaines, the author’s daughter. She did not reveal a cause. “You always marched to your own drummer and inspired everyone around you to do the same,” she wrote in a tribute to her father. “Follow that bliss, catch that fish and kiss those lips while you can because my father was the live life to the fullest kinda guy.” Gaines collaborated with George Butler to write “Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding,” which led to the making of the documentary “Pumping Iron,” for which Butler and Gaines wrote the script. In the introduction to their 1974 book, Gaines wrote that he and Butler considered it “a sort of respectful report from the interior of an interesting, colorful and heretofore ignored region of American life.” In a 2022 edition, he admitted that neither author thought “many people outside of the bodybuilding world would be interested in” the book. Gains wrote Schwarzenegger almost single-handedly “brought bodybuilding out of the shadows it had languished in since its earliest days in …

A VC Firm Full of Former Navy SEALs Is Pumping Cash Into the High-Tech Weapons Industry

A VC Firm Full of Former Navy SEALs Is Pumping Cash Into the High-Tech Weapons Industry

Published by Sam Flores

Harpoon Ventures isn’t for “nerds.” This is one of the many selling points investor Clint Brown gives for the San Diego–based defense-tech venture capital firm, which recently closed a $155 million fundraising round. Another selling point? Half of the fund’s 10 employees are former Navy SEALs, including founder and former Olympic swimmer Larsen Jensen. “There’s Andrew Couillard,” Brown says, listing another investor. “He was EOD.” When I ask what that means, Brown hesitates. “He knows how to defuse nukes,” he finally says, laughing. “My head is like, You’re not supposed to tell people that.” Then, as if to make the résumé even more improbable: “He’s fluent in Mandarin, and he’s just the whitest guy you’ve ever met.” Another partner, Jake Windle, served with the famed SEAL Task Unit Bruiser during the Iraq War’s Battle of Ramadi in 2006, alongside commander Jocko Willink and sniper Chris Kyle, whose memoir later became the film American Sniper. Today, Brown insists, their lives are considerably less cinematic, filled with surfing, working out, and time spent with their kids. “We …

Vick Hope announces break from BBC Radio 1 – while breast pumping

Vick Hope announces break from BBC Radio 1 – while breast pumping

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more BBC Radio 1’s Vick Hope has announced a break from the airwaves – using a photo of herself breast pumping in the studio. Hope gave birth to her son Micah in July 2025, her first with husband Calvin Harris, the popular DJ and music producer. She announced her return to presenting Radio 1’s drivetime show Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie – alongside fellow presenters Katie Thistleton and Jamie Laing – in February, as part of a phased return from maternity, and has now revealed she’ll be taking a step back for the rest of the summer. Posting to her Instagram, Hope wrote: “Have really enjoyed returning to the airwaves for a lovely (albeit crazy busy) few months of phased return from maternity/KIT …

Ukraine strikes Russian oil pumping station 800 miles behind front lines

Ukraine strikes Russian oil pumping station 800 miles behind front lines

Published by Sam Flores

Credit: X/Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian drones struck a Russian fuel depot, oil pumping station and a refinery in an escalating campaign of strikes against energy infrastructure often hundreds of miles inside Russia. Kyiv said on Sunday it had struck the Lazarevo pumping station in the Kirov region, north-east of Moscow and about 800 miles ⁠from Ukrainian-held territory. Alexander Sokolov, the regional governor, admitted that drones had hit a “facility” and caused a fire. He claimed there had been no casualties as he called for calm. The station pumps oil from Siberia to Belarus. Ukraine’s ‌General Staff also said it had hit the Saratov oil refinery on the Volga River, causing a large fire during overnight strikes. “During the night, our soldiers applied Ukraine’s long-range sanctions against an oil refinery in Saratov, Russia. This is about 700km (430 miles) from the front line,” Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, said. Roman Busargin, the Saratov regional governor, ​said on Telegram that “civil infrastructure” had been damaged in the strike, but gave no more details. In the town of Matveyev-Kurgan …

Trump Caught Buying Tech Stocks and Then Pumping Their Value by Publicly Praising Them

Trump Caught Buying Tech Stocks and Then Pumping Their Value by Publicly Praising Them

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech If you’re surprised by any of the Trump family’s grifting since Donald’s return to office, you just haven’t been paying attention. Still, it’s important not to let the incredibly open level of corruption to fall into the background if we want any chance of understanding how we got here. The latest revelation, first reported by Popular Information, follows the familiar pattern of Trump family ruses. In a new tranche of public disclosures released last Friday, Donald Trump admitted to executing thousands of stock trades in 2026 so far. Many of the stocks he purchased, PopInfo found, had their values directly inflated by Trump’s policies or his behavior as sitting US president — sometimes to a comically blatant degree. On March 11, for example, the president took a tour of Ohio-based medical tech company Thermo Fisher. “It’s a great honor being here,” Trump said in front of eager cameras, alongside Fisher’s CEO Marc Casper. “It’s a great company. You …

Can’t do jumping jacks? Try these low-impact exercises instead to get your heart pumping

Can’t do jumping jacks? Try these low-impact exercises instead to get your heart pumping

Published by Jenni Sidey

According to the CDC, adults should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity each week. But if you’ve got certain injuries or mobility concerns, doing certain cardio exercises—such as jumping jacks—can be ill-advised. Fortunately, there are plenty of other ways to get your heart rate up without doing high-impact exercises that put stress on your joints. I have a go-to joint-friendly workout that I use with personal training clients that need to stay away from anything high-impact. It consists of moves that are safe to do for just about anyone—and they don’t require any equipment, besides a timer. Latest Videos From You may like How to do my low-impact cardio workout Clear any new activity with your doctor before proceeding. If you’re unsure of how to do any of these exercises, meet with a certified personal trainer for guidance. This circuit workout alternates between short work periods and short rest periods. The routine is adaptable for most fitness levels and can be progressed as your endurance improves. For beginners: Start your week with …

Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Pumping Station, Part of Druzhba Pipeline

Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Pumping Station, Part of Druzhba Pipeline

Published by Sam Flores

April 21 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck ⁠an ⁠oil-pumping and dispatch ⁠facility in Russia’s Samara region overnight, ​an official from Ukraine’s SBU security service said ‌on Tuesday. The attack targeted ‌the facility in the village of ⁠Prosvet, the ⁠official said. The dispatching station is a part ​of the Soviet-era Druzhba oil pipeline supply chain. The attack caused a fire and, according to preliminary ​data, damaged five tanks containing crude oil, each ⁠with a ⁠capacity of 20,000 ⁠cubic ​metres (5.3 million gallons), the official said. Reuters could not ​independently verify ⁠the report. The attack came as Hungary and Slovakia wait for Russian oil transit via the pipeline that also crosses Ukraine to be ⁠restored. The supplies were halted after a Russian attack severely damaged ⁠the pipeline in January, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview aired on Monday that the pipeline will be ready to operate by the end of April after restoration works are finished. The Samara region governor said that Ukraine ⁠attempted to strike an industrial facility and reported drones …