NBA Analyst Sarah Kustok in Two-Piece Workout Gear Says "Turn Me Up"

She Plays Flag Football

Kustok is seen playing flag football in her Instagram post. The sport has a lot of health benefits. Back To The Roots states, “Flag football is an excellent way to stay in shape and improve overall physical fitness. It requires players to run, jump, and perform various physical activities that help build endurance, strength, and agility.”

She Uses An Agility Ladder

Kustok is also seen using an agility ladder to workout in her Instagram post. Agility training has a lot of health benefits. Kingdom Running Club states that using a ladder can boost, “Multi-planar coordination. Boost heart rate and blood flow throughout the body. Increase mind-body connection: In order to train these skills cones and ladders are used to acquire our bodies’ awareness. When we are executing agility drills we are cutting and curving with our bodies. The coordination and body awareness you will gain from ladder training will transfer into improved running speed and mechanics.”

She Plays Basketball

Kustok doesn’t just report on basketball, she likes to play it. Kustok shared this post on Instagram of herself shooting some hoops. Basketball has a lot of health benefits. According to Fitness Advisory, “Basketball requires you to jump while playing, as well as running back and forth multiple times. In a basketball game, you rely on your body positioning and the ability to maintain that position when an opponent is pushing against you. This is why playing basketball can strengthen all parts of your body, especially your core muscles, neck, lower back, and arms.”

She Plays Soccer

Another sport that Kustok enjoys playing is soccer. She shared this post on Instagram of herself on the field. Kustok captioned it, “TOO MUCH FUN⚽️ I know what I’m gonna be playing all summer.. Huge thanks to @nycfc & @patrickvieraofficial for an incredible day !!”

She Wants People To See Her Talent

In an interview on the Road Trippin podcast, Kustok opened up about getting her job with the Brooklyn Nets. She says that she wants people to know that she’s a talented reporter, and didn’t get the job because of her sex. “I’m psyched. It’s incredible. …The opportunity to call games, this is not work. It’s a dream to get to do. You talk about being a female — I don’t always love the attention on that. I just want to show up and do my job and be a part of a team. It’s the opportunity to still be part of a team and have that adrenaline rush. It’s an incredible thing.”

She Gets Therapy

She believes in therapy. “I'm a big believer in therapy. I think sometimes when people hear therapy, they think it means something's wrong with you. And that's not what therapy is,” she said to Parade. “In my experience, therapy is literally just talking to somebody about your day and what happened and the things that you're going through. It’s just someone who listens. I don't think that as humans we value listening as much as we should. And we don't value the positives that come out of just talking. Sometimes they're just things that you want to say and work through and you're like, “Well, who do I just bounce this off of?” A lot of times, the therapy session isn't even me listening to the therapist; it’s me talking to her and her giving her feedback at the end.”

She walks

She finds ways to stay active. “I'm not a big gym person. I know that going to the gym is really good for your self care and I believe in mind, body, spirit—all of those things have to work together for you to reach your maximum potential. So I definitely would like to incorporate that more,” she said to Parade. “I really just go to the gym and do squats. But I should probably work on cardio. The thing that I do like to do is I'm a big walker. I will walk to Midtown—I live all the way downtown—but just because I like being outside too. I find a lot of peace outside. Even though New York is crazy, the energy of it is comforting to me.”

She like to eat

She loves her comfort foods. “I'm a big believer in a good meal. I'm southern so it's very important to me to always find good carby food to go eat at any point. I believe in indulging in good meals,” she said to Parade. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “the most common reason people support cheat days is psychological. Some find that the prospect of indulging helps them stay disciplined the rest of the time — and there’s some research to suggest that “planned hedonic deviations” really can help us stay on track.”

She appreciates the company

For her, sitting down to a meal with a table full of friends and family holds a lot of value. “I think a lot of happiness comes from good meals and not just the fact that you’re eating but who you're eating with. I think that dinner and lunch and those settings are very good for fellowship, being around your friends and sharing food and unwinding. I find a lot of peace in that,” she said to Parade.

She journals

She likes to end her day with reflection. “At night I journal. Every day I reflect. I write down three things I heard, three things I read, and three things I learned. It's really nice to look back on what you journal because it shows that life is constantly evolving and just because one day is bad, it never means the next day is as well. And I think journaling is a really good practice for anybody just to be reminded that the days change and you change and it may not seem like it in that moment, but life is moving quicker than whatever your circumstances are,” she said to Parade.

She follows her dream

She’s proud and grateful for the life she has and the career she’s built, getting to do what she loves. On a series of photos of her playing, she said “Living the dream, THANK YOU GOD🙏🏼,” on Instagram, taking a moment to appreciate that she’s achieved her dream life.

She does Pilates

Paige practices Pilates to build strength, and it definitely challenges her in a great way. “Pilates is the hardest form of workout that I do," Bueckers told ESPN. "Harder than lifting, harder than rehab, harder than on-court, harder than cardio,” she said in an interview with ESPN. According to Better Health, “the health benefits of Pilates include improved flexibility, increased muscle strength and tone, particularly of your abdominal muscles, lower back, hips and buttocks (the ‘core muscles’ of your body), balanced muscular strength on both sides of your body, enhanced muscular control of your back and limbs, improved stabilisation of your spine, improved posture,” and more.

She’s open and confident

She invests in her self esteem and confidence, sharing her story along the way. “Helloooo fashion world 👋🏼 So blessed and grateful to @HighSnobiety for this opportunity to share a little bit of my story through a new fashion statement,” she said on Instagram.

She’s grateful

She is grateful for a great season and ready to set new goals to work towards. “A full season of healthy basketball, I am forever grateful. Extremely proud, but far from satisfied. A season of overcoming adversity, building character, faith, hope and strength. Against all odds, wouldn’t trade this team for the world. Still got a whole lot left to prove,” she said on Instagram.

She hydrates