Lala Anthony In Black Workout Gear Shows Impressive Basketball Skills

Actress and TV star Lala Anthony is hitting the basketball court and showing off her (very impressive) moves. Anthony, 41, shared a video of herself wearing black leggings, a sweatshirt, and black sneakers, making impressive moves even with incredibly long fingernails (the woman is clearly talented). Anthony is getting fitter and more fabulous with each year that passes—aside from scoring all those baskets, here’s how she stays strong and full of energy.

1. Cardio and Boxing

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Anthony enjoys a variety of workouts, combining high-intensity with strength-building exercises. “As far as workouts are concerned, I love cardio and getting on the bike,” she told EatingWell. Spinning is definitely my thing. I love boxing, too. Too much of one thing can get boring, so I try to do a couple different types of exercise. I'm trying to do more Pilates and yoga. It hasn't totally grabbed me yet since it's a little slow for my personality. I'm from New York and I'm always like 'go, go, go.' Slowing down a little bit is what I need to do anyway, so I definitely want to venture into that yoga and Pilates space."

2. Rice Water For Hair

Anthony swears by her own Inala hair complex for beautiful tresses. “It has a 100% rice water complex and I use it every day, morning and night on my hair to strengthen it and grow my hair,” she told Byrdie. “Rice water is a miracle worker, in my opinion, and we created an incredible product around it, so I use it all the time.”

3. Lots of Seafood

Anthony enjoys protein-packed meals, especially with shrimp and fish. "For breakfast, I am a cereal person and always have been,” she told EatingWell. “I love Special K. They have so many flavors that I'm into. It's a great breakfast to get you going and get your energy up. When it comes to lunch, I love seafood. It could be a shrimp salad or a taco with shrimp with vegetables. For dinner, I love Spanish food, or a nice piece of fish with veggies. Baked chicken with sweet potato is another one. Again, I try not to go too crazy but those are some of my typical meals.”

4. Thorough Skin Cleanse

Anthony works long days but one thing she never skips is her evening cleansing ritual. “For me, it’s just continuously reminding myself to take off my makeup at night,” she told Byrdie. “I am a culprit of not always doing that [despite] understanding how that is not good for your skin. Sometimes I'm getting in from set at 3, 4, 5 in the morning. As a person who's on TV and gets my makeup done all the time, I have to remind myself, no matter how tired I am, to take my makeup off, wash my face, tone, and [apply] whatever night cream and eye cream.”

5. Meal Prep Queen

Anthony sticks to a healthy diet by bringing her own food to set. “Whether it's meal prepping or having snacks that I need ready, it's always about preparation,” she told EatingWell. “It's better for me on set and in my day-to-day life. Whenever I leave things up to whatever will happen, that's when it doesn't work for me. But also, you want to live, have fun and enjoy great food, too. I think that's part of life and everybody should have that."

WNBA star Jewell Loyd doesn’t cut any corners when it comes to her workouts. Loyd, 30, shared a video of herself working out in the gym in black sweatpants and a purple shirt, sparring and flexing her biceps. “Back with my guy!!! @foxholecoach #5amclub,” she captioned the high-energy post. Loyd was dubbed the “Gold Mamba” by Kobe Bryant himself—here’s how Loyd is continuing on his work, and what her own training looks like.

1. Meditation and Workouts

Loyd starts the day with meditation and taking her dogs for a one-mile walk. “When it comes to breakfast, I do not hold back,” she told Women’s Health. “I love breakfast, and unless I’m just having a smoothie, I go all out. I love pancakes and waffles, and if it’s game day, I add bacon and eggs. I’ll never skip breakfast. Post-breakfast, I get training. Sometimes I’ll lift weights in the morning, but usually, it’s basketball first to just kind of get my body moving. If I’m starting with lifting, I try to get a nice sweat and get tempos in my lifts, but it doesn’t take me super long to get warm. I always focus most on my shoulders.”

2. PickleBall Star

Loyd has developed an appreciation for pickleball, and even takes part in tournaments. “I start with basketball workouts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,” she told Women’s Health. “On Tuesdays and Thursdays, it’s pickleball, and that’s a two-hour workout of technique stuff. Lately, I’ve been playing pickleball every day, getting ready for a tournament. My body’s been adjusting to a different sport, but it’s been fun. I grew up playing tennis, so I’m used to the spinning motions, but there really are different muscles being used compared to basketball.”

3. Gold Mamba Workout

Dubbed “Gold Mamba” by Kobe Bryant himself, Loyd created the Gold Mamba Workout to help aspiring ballers in his honor. "Kobe had a lot of information and, in his latest years after he retired, he did a great job of giving that information to the next generation of athletes, regardless of the sport they were in," Loyd told Business Insider. "For me, understanding that and knowing that I have information, I want to do as much as I can to give that back to the next generation."

4. Sleep Habits

Loyd tries to practice good sleep habits. “I'm fairly consistent, but depending on my workout schedule, my sleep fluctuates a little bit,” she told Women’s Health. “I obviously sleep better when I don't have to wake up for that 5:00 lift. But sometimes even when I don’t have to get up that early my sleep is still off because maybe I played an extra game of pick-up the day before or did something else and didn’t recover enough.”

5. Professional Training For All

Loyd says the 94FEETOFGAMEAPP allows Kobe’s legacy to be passed down and appreciated even by people who couldn’t afford one-on-one training. "This app allows people who really don't have resources or don't have a personal trainer to get professional training and advice — the real stuff and not just stuff from some people who don't know anything about the league," Loyd told Business Insider. "They're getting real access to Phil [Handy]— who's been in the league and has trained everyone from Kobe to Kawhi [Leonard] to Kyrie [Irving] — and real information, which is hard to get sometimes, especially for females. So allowing them to have that all in one place in an app is pretty amazing.”

Sabrina Ionescu is a basketball sensation, dominating on the court for the New York Liberty in the WNBA and as a gold medalist for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics. Hailed as one of the greatest college basketball players in history during her time with the Oregon Ducks, Ionescu continues to inspire fans with her drive and determination.

Recently, Ionescu gave a glimpse into her workout regimen by sharing a video on Instagram featuring her training sessions with her coach. From lunges and squats to jumping rope and glute bridges, her routine demonstrates the strength and agility required to excel at basketball’s highest levels. With an unyielding focus on fitness and skill development, Ionescu proves that hard work and discipline are key to achieving greatness.

1. She Does Lunges

Ionescu is seen doing lunges in her Instagram video. They are considered a type of unilateral training. ACE Fitness states that they have a lot of benefits. “Unilateral training is a more effective way to build functional strength (than using both legs) because these types of movement mimic other everyday motions, like walking and climbing stairs — and not just to the working leg. Research suggests the strength gains to the nonworking side are about half of the strength gains of the working side.”

2. She Does Squats

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Ionescu is also seen doing squats in her Instagram video. Allina Health states that squats have a lot of benefits. “The squat is one of the all-around best exercises to do for your lower body. It strengthens and tones muscles in your thighs, butt and calves and improves posture, balance, flexibility and inner core strength. Squatting also improves bone mineral density to keep your bones strong.”

3. She Jumps Rope

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Ionescu is also seen jumping rope in her Instagram video. Jumping rope is a great way to stay in shape. ACE Fitness states, “Jumping rope can help improve your coordination. Jumping rope is a cyclic activity, which means you perform it for a steady, regular cadence. The steady cadence and rhythm of jumping rope can help improve the coordination between your eyes, feet and hands.”

4. She Does Glute Bridges

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Another workout that Ionescu is seen doing in her Instagram video is glute bridges. NASM states that this exercise has a lot of benefits. “When performed as a stabilization exercise, glute bridges activate the glutes to function as they are supposed to in other movements like squats, deadlifts, walking, and running. Adding weight progresses glute bridges into a strength exercise, which can build strength in the glute muscles. By increasing glute activation and strengthening the glutes, not only will your form get better in other exercises, but you might also gain the added benefit of reduced low back pain in your everyday life.”

5. She Plays Basketball

Basketball is the main thing that Ionescu does to workout. The sport has a lot of health benefits. Fitness Advisory states, “The objective of a basketball game is to score as many points as you can by getting the ball through the hoop of the opposing team. So far that sounds pretty simple. But along the way you’re burning calories and building skills – hand-eye coordination is just one. Catching rebounding missed shots is another skill that requires a great degree of full-body coordination, since you have to observe the ball and jump to grab it at the right moment. Dribbling, another basic basketball skill, allows you to train your motor skills. Once you’ve mastered hand-eye coordination, you’ll no longer have to look at the ball while dribbling it.”

WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles may be retired from the WNBA, but her training and fitness routine continues to be intense and inspiring. Fowles, 38, shared pictures of herself wearing shorts and a white crop top, posing on her bike. “Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one. -Bobby Knight,” she captioned the post. “Yes yes yes!!!!! 🔥❤️🔥 all that strength and range!” a fan commented. Fowles’ reputation as an incredible athlete is well-deserved—here’s what she does to stay strong, fit, and ready for the next chapter.

1. Low-Impact Workouts

Fowles says it took her 14 years to start feeling aches and pains that made her change the way she worked out. “It took me two years to put on 10 pounds…I have a hard time gaining weight,” she told Nike.com. “But last year when I got hurt, it was a wake-up call that I was bottom heavy. My legs already carry a lot of weight, and so adding those 10 pounds was not good on my joints. And so from last year to this year, there are things that I do differently. Pilates has helped me a lot. I really don’t eat all that healthily, but I do watch what I eat. Biking has helped a lot too — anything that takes weight off my joints is pretty much a success for me.”

2. Happy Exercises

Fowles works out daily not just to stay in shape, but to feel happy. "Just try to work out daily if you can, even if it's just for like 30 minutes,” she told Oprah.com. “Just get it in. A good workout makes me feel good, and when I sweat, it makes me feel like I did a lot, that I accomplished a lot."

3. New Talent

Fowles is thrilled about the new generation of female players upping their game quite literally. “I think we’re now getting a whiff of what the WNBA can look like a couple years from now, just like what Phee said with the talent level coming out of high school, but also the quickness,” she told Nike.com. “They’re jumping higher, they’re moving faster. It was only me and Candace [Parker] dunking when we were in high school. But within the next five years in the W, we’re definitely going to have a lot more girls dunking. It’s impressive! Napheesa [Collier] asks me to dunk every game. First of all, it takes too much out of me. I got three people hanging from me, and I don’t have the energy to even jump sometimes.”

4. Basketball Shape

Fowles retired from the WNBA in 2022 after listening to warning signs from her body. “Being in shape is one thing, but being in basketball shape is something totally different,” she told CBS News. “I got to that point when workouts were just getting harder and harder, and you take into consideration how many times I've been hurt over the last couple of years, too. I just don't think physically I want to do it to my body anymore. That's how I knew."

5. Bike Riding

Fowles loves to ride her bike as a way to clear her head. “Mentally, it’s my way of debriefing,” she told Sports Illustrated. “It’s another form of therapy. I get to ride and relax. I get to reflect on my day, reflect on the conversations that I’ve had throughout my day and certain situations I didn’t handle well.”

Blair O’Neal is a very successful golfer. She shares a lot of videos on Instagram of herself on the course. In March, she shared a slow-mo video of herself swinging at the ball. O’Neal captioned the post, “More to come with @golfpass. SLO Mo 7 iron.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Blair O’Neal stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Golfs

Golf is naturally the main way O’Neal stays in shape. Keiser University states that golf has a lot of health benefits. “One of the most significant health benefits of playing golf is its positive impact on cardiovascular health. A typical round of golf involves walking several miles, especially if the player opts to forgo a golf cart and carries their clubs. This low-impact aerobic exercise increases heart rate and improves blood circulation, promoting cardiovascular fitness. Regular golfing can help reduce the risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, and enhance the body’s ability to utilize oxygen efficiently, leading to an overall improvement in your health.”

2. She Does A Variety Of Workouts

O’Neal shared some of her wellness secrets in an interview with Women Fitness. She says that she likes to do a variety of workouts to stay in shape. “I am a big advocate of variety. I believe doing the same routines or the same exercises delays progress. I switch things up from yoga to cardio, to weight training to pilates. It also helps me to stay interested in the gym.”

3. She Tested Her Food Sensitivities

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O’Neal revealed to Women Fitness that she has removed foods that she was sensitive to, after testing them. “I’ve always been a healthy, but not perfect, eater. Fortunately I am active enough to make up for my sometime imperfect diet. I recently got tested for food insensitivities and found I am sensitive to gluten and certain other foods such as eggs. Eliminating some of these foods from my diet has already proven to make a world of difference. I’ve found that working out and eating right helps me mentally just as much as it does physically.”

4. She Takes Care Of Her Skin

O’Neal shared her skincare secrets with Women Fitness. “I love beauty products so I like to try different ones to see which work best for my skin. I am a huge advocate of sunscreen since I am outside all day long. One of my favorite products that I have used for years is Shiseido sunscreen. I also take vitamins every evening… I think that helps with skin, hair, and nails!”

5. She’s Motivated

O’Neal is extremely motivated. She says to Women Fitness that she makes sure to work hard in golf tournaments. O’Neal says that this started after winning tournaments as a teen. “I remember being extremely motivated, similar to how I was just before I won Big Break. At that age, the state championship is what I worked for. Especially after coming up one spot short the year before, I was motivated more than ever. I worked so hard for that goal. And after winning, it was so rewarding to know that all of the hard work had paid off. That’s not always the case with this game, so you need to enjoy it when it happens.”