Play date

Cone drills, playground sweat sessions and hula hooping are flooding socials. No, this isn’t some sort of weird time warp. It’s reality – almost like 1998 P.E. and 2021 fitness had a baby. These nostalgic activities have muscled their way into our routines lately for good reason: they’re a bridge between lockdown and going full speed into a gym, says Leeja Carter, an Association for Applied Sport Psychology executive.

Plus, there’s comfort in doing activities we know. With #Throwback modalities, “There’s no learning curve,” says Carter.