Ice Hockey Star Hilary Knight in Two-Piece Workout Gear is "Here for the Red Bull"

Hilary Knight, an Olympic ice hockey champion and Boston Fleet player, is known for her incredible athleticism and disciplined approach to fitness. Recently, Knight attended the Red Bull Rampage with fellow Olympian Nikita Ducaroz, sharing a fun Instagram video of the event. Off the ice, Knight enjoys staying active through activities like pickleball and stationary biking, which complement her intense hockey training. In an interview with FM Equinox, she highlighted the importance of consistency in her fitness routine and how she handles challenges by embracing and moving forward from them. Despite her rigorous schedule, Knight maintains balance in her life, indulging in favorite treats like cheeseburgers and chocolate while focusing on whole foods and a healthy lifestyle.

1. She Plays Pickleball

Hockey isn’t the only sport that Knight likes to play. She also enjoys playing pickleball. Knight shared these photos of herself on the course on Instagram. Renown Health states that pickleball has a lot of health benefits. “Pickleball is a great form of cardiovascular exercise that helps get your heart rate up. It can lead to better cholesterol and blood pressure levels, lowering your risk of heart disease.”

2. She Uses A Stationary Bike

Knight shared this photo on Instagram of herself using a stationary bike outside. Penn State PRO Wellness states that using a stationary bike has a lot of benefits. “Riding a stationary bike can help build strength in your legs and lower body, especially if you use a higher resistance. The pedaling action can help strengthen your calves, hamstrings, and quadriceps. Additionally, it can work the muscles in your core, back, and glutes.”

3. She’s Consistent

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Knight shared her wellness secrets in an interview with FM Equinox. In it, she talked about her biggest fitness secret. “Consistency. Showing up every single day and understanding that this timeframe is time to work hard—to have fun, but work hard. That compounding effect makes a significant difference.”

4. She Accepts Adversity

Knight also talked about how she handles challenges and adversity in her FM Equinox interview. “I don’t think it’s about overcoming anything. It’s about accepting it. It happened and there’s no way to go back. It’s just: How do we move forward and change the outcome? I also think about how I am going to make the next Olympic team—just because you were there in 2014, doesn’t mean you’ll be there in 2018. At my first Olympics in 2010, a lot of us kind of expected to be back in 2014. We actually only had about half of the people back. It’s a tough team to continue to make—in the best way possible.”

5. She Still Indulges

Knight opened up about her diet in her FM Equinox interview. She says that she still likes to indulge. “I allow cheeseburgers. I allow chocolate bars. People tend to think athletes are so disciplined that they don’t eat anything else. I eat a lot of whole foods, but it’s important to have balance and be a normal person—you can’t train and eat like a machine every single day of the year.”

Jutta Leerdam is heating up the ice in her workout gear. In a new social media post the Dutch speed skater shows off her amazing body during a skating session. “Back at the Olympic oval ❤️‍🔥,” she captioned the Instagram snap. “Beautiful,” commented one of her followers, while other simply left fire emojis. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Exerting Her Energy Through Sports

Jutta “did a lot of different sports as a child. I played field hockey for eight years and did gymnastics. I had so much energy,” she told Body & Fit.

2. Speed Skating

“I started speed skating because my dad really liked the sport. He wanted his children to be able to skate so we could all skate together in the winter. I really liked to see myself get better every time I went. That was the fun part for me. I enjoyed seeing my dad happy and proud of me, too,” she added to Body & Fit. “I’m focused on my fitness goals, too, making sure everything is in balance,” Jutta added. “I rely on my coach a lot. If I’m not fit enough, or good enough, I’ll find out on the ice. I don’t like to be too confident. You can lose sharpness because of it. I’m an insecure person but I let my insecurities drive me. If you’re a good athlete, you have to be insecure. You need to do better and better. Nothing is ever good enough.”

3. Balancing Protein and Carbs

When it comes to diet, Jutta strives for a balance of protein and carbs. “In the morning, I eat oatmeal and lots of fruit. It fills me up because I’m always super hungry from training. I really have to watch my protein intake. If I take too much I get too muscular. As a skater, I have to be strong but I don’t want to be too bulky,” she explains. “I see food as my energy. I need carbs. I need fat. I need everything. I eat plenty of vegetables and watch how much food I eat in general, but I wouldn’t say I have a cheat day. What really is a cheat day anyway? A burger contains animal proteins and good fats that I can use as energy. I’ll watch the saturated fats, but if I feel like it, I eat it, and I don’t feel guilty. I use the energy to train the next day,” she explained.

4. Outdoor Exercise

When she gets outside, Jutta enjoys biking.. “We cycle a lot in the summer, block training, mountain biking, hours of easy riding. That’s the conditioning part. You need a strong base condition to be able to peak at the right moment. In winter, it’s more skating, weight training, and cycling. I train twice a day. We’re off one day per week,” she said.

5. Strength Training

Jutta spends time in the gym doing strength training workouts. “I have to be strong. I need to work on conditioning, flexibility and strength to be fast and explosive on the ice. This sport is a combination of every aspect of physical fitness. Flexibility, endurance, power. If all of those things are in balance, I feel fit. I used to struggle with being skinny. I wanted to LOOK fit. I was a perfectionist. I saw fat on me and I didn’t want it. I didn’t eat much and everything was super healthy. Now, I’m eating way more to perform. I use food to improve myself as an athlete, not just for looks,” she told the publication.

Former professional figure skater Tara Lipinski is following in Michelle Kwan’s footsteps (so to speak) by getting into a pair of rollerblades and practicing her best moves. Lipinski, 41, shared a video of herself wearing black shorts and a green sweatshirt, skillfully rollerblading inside her house. “Ahh this is too fun!!! 🛼 @michellewkwan inspired me to get some! Now I can skate anywhere. I didn’t take them off for two hours! It made me realize how happy I am in skates, it’s home and I love that feeling of flying around. I miss my ice but this is pretty darn fun. Now I just have to get the hang of it, by the end of my session today I started to feel it but definitely a bit different than ice skates. Michelle says I will figure it out…we shall see lol 😂,” she captioned the post. Here’s what this skating icon’s training and wellness regimen looks like.

1. Ballet and Stretching

Lipinski did ballet to balance out her training on the ice. "Skating is the best cardio and glute workout you can ever ask for,” she told Equinox. “It’s like doing squats for an hour straight. When I was training, I had a very regimented schedule where I came in and stretched, did off-ice training with my personal trainer, and did off-ice ballet. Most of the time I focused heavily on my training on the ice just so I wouldn't overdo it and risk injury."

2. Yoga, Not Bootcamp

Lipinski is passionate about yoga. “I was pretty late to the game in discovering yoga,” she told Yoga Journal. “I was used to a sport that is a high-paced, energetic workout—that’s all I ever knew— so after being on the ice all the time, I went to a lot of bootcamp-style classes and Spinning. Then, about five years ago, I came across a yoga studio [in Santa Monica, California] called YogaHop. I did one class and was so pumped, by that next day, I gave up all other activities and started going to yoga five times a week.”

3. Pasta Is Her Favorite

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Lipinski loves pasta, and would eat spaghetti before every competition. “My favorite meal is definitely pasta of any sort,” she told Bustle. “And I mean of any sort — whether it's penne, spaghetti, linguine, or even a sort of ravioli, with arrabbiata sauce, tomato sauce, vodka sauce, pesto... I can eat that meal every day. I think since I grew up training in ice skating, and it was carb-loading that gave me energy all the time, it became a comfort food. Before competitions too, it was my competition meal, so I think that's another reason why I like it so much.”

4. At-Home Workouts

Lipinski does yoga at home when she can’t get to class. “When I practice at home, I start my Spotify playlist and try to make up my own flow that’s as similar as possible to what I remember from class,” she told Yoga Journal. “I usually do 50 minutes crammed between the coffee table and the TV. It helps my skating as well. Obviously, I don’t skate as much anymore, but when I do, I feel like yoga helps me find those muscles and balance, which comes in handy on the ice.”

5. Cheering From the Sidelines

Lipinski is happy not to have to compete anymore, but feels deep empathy for the new generation of athletes. "I sit up there and say ‘Thank goodness I don’t have to be out there dealing with that myself anymore,’” she told Equinox. “The other part is, even at the last nationals, there were so many times I was hopping out of my seat, gripping Johnny’s hand as these skaters were just vying for that chance to go to an Olympic games. I definitely feel what they're going through, just because I’ve been in their shoes. It’s a whirlwind."

Tennis star Elena Rybakina went on a beautiful trip to Mexico, and shared the highlights on her social media. Rybakina, 24, shared an Instagram reel of the experience, including a short video of herself jumping rope in blue shorts and a white t-shirt. “Taking the best out of everything and focusing on the good. Gracias Mexico for making this stay memorable and cheering for us through all of sky’s mood swings 🇲🇽,” she captioned the post. Rybakina is the first Kazakhstani tennis player to ever win a major tournament—here’s what keeps her focused on the court.

1. Jump Rope

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Rybakina jumps rope as part of her training, which is a highly effective cardio exercise. “You can jump rope at a slow, steady pace if you want to use it as low-impact, steady-state cardio or you can increase the intensity with techniques like high knees or double-unders (when the rope passes under the feet twice per jump) if you want to use it for HIIT-style training,” Mike Matthews, ISSA-certified personal trainer tells Nike.com. “Plus, if you’re pushed for time and looking for an effective full-body workout, jumping rope is an excellent solution.”

2. Wimbledon Success

Rybakina’s 2022 Wimbledon success inspired her to have confidence in her game. “I think of course I got all the experience at Wimbledon and it’s helping me now this time here in Australia and I know what to expect,” she told PA Media. “I already did it once and of course I got confident that I can do it again. I did really good preparation with the team. I’m not really surprised with the results. I’m happy. I’m just hungry to work and improve more.”

3. Ice Queen on the Court

Rybakina is known for her composure on the court, something she says gives her the edge against the competition. “I'm trying to be calm and not show if I'm upset or angry - no matter the situation,” she told Mind Set Win podcast. “It helps me and maybe also sometimes confuses the opponents, especially in the beginning when nobody knew me. It took them longer to figure out my weak spots. Maybe other players are too angry or showing too many emotions, they work to become calmer, for me it’s the opposite which is a bit rare.”

4. Adrenaline Junkie

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Rybakina is a bit of an adrenaline junkie—although her team doesn't always approve. “I like cars but I don’t have my driver’s license yet, I just haven’t had time yet because I am always on the road,” she told Mail Online. “I really like roller coasters as well, and I have ridden quite a lot of them in America. After a tournament it’s sort of a treat. One of the things I want to do is jump out of an airplane, but my coaches are telling me this is not the right time. I think they are worried about the landing.”

5. Covid Chaos

Rybakina was forced to stop training during the pandemic lockdowns. “It was tough, because I was at home in Moscow with my family and the restrictions were very hard there,” she told Tennis Majors. “I couldn’t get out of the apartment for two and a half months — only with a special permit. I didn’t hold a racquet for two and a half months. I was just trying to do fitness as much as I could. I was following my diet. I was on the phone with my coach; we were watching some (of my old) matches together. It was a tough time, but also I enjoyed spending time with my family.”

Mikayla Demaiter started her career as a hockey superstar. She then built a strong following on Instagram. Demaiter is known for posting revealing photos on her page. She shared a new set of them from a photoshoot this week. In them, Demaiter wore a red swimsuit, her figure on display. She captioned the post, “I may be hard to forget, but here’s a reminder just in case.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Mikayla Demaiter stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Played Hockey

Demaiter played hockey most of her life. Hockey has a lot of benefits. SilverSkateFestival.org states, “Hockey is a physically demanding sport that requires players to be in top physical condition. Playing hockey can have a positive impact on a person’s overall wellness. Hockey requires players to be highly coordinated, have good hand-eye coordination, and have good stamina. These attributes can help to improve a person’s overall fitness level. Playing hockey can also help to improve mental well-being. The fast pace of the game can help to improve focus and concentration. Being part of a team can also help to boost self-confidence and self-esteem.”

2. She Goes Outside

Demaiter spends a lot of time outside. She shares a bunch of photos on Instagram of herself doing outdoor workouts like riding jet-skis and swimming. New York Presbyterian states, “Being outside supports an active and healthy lifestyle, which is one of the best ways to improve your health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, physical activity can help manage your weight, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and make your bones and muscles stronger.”

3. She Does Squats

Mikayla Demaiter's fitness regime includes squats, a powerhouse exercise targeting her legs and glutes. With a history in hockey, she recognizes the importance of strong lower body muscles for optimal performance. Squats not only build muscle but also improve overall balance and posture. Follow her lead for sculpted legs and enhanced athletic prowess.

4. She Does Cable Pulls

Incorporating cable pulls into her routine, Mikayla Demaiter emphasizes upper body strength. These dynamic exercises engage multiple muscle groups, fostering a toned and balanced physique. As an ex-hockey star, Demaiter knows the significance of a strong upper body for both on-ice agility and off-ice fitness. Learn from her dedication to achieve an impressive upper body definition.

5. She Does Pre-Workout Stretching

Mikayla Demaiter's secret to injury prevention and flexibility lies in pre-workout stretching. Prioritizing warm-up stretches enhances muscle elasticity, range of motion, and blood flow. By nurturing her body's readiness, Demaiter ensures a safe and effective workout. Embrace her practice of pre-workout stretching to elevate your own exercise routine and maintain long-term physical well-being.