Embracing The Hour That’s Yours

How do you spend the hour that’s yours?

From the soft light of dawn to the warm glow of dusk, golden hour moments are rituals worth keeping. FP Movement has teamed up with ASICS to create two exclusive sneakers designed to celebrate the early runs, the sunset matches, and the everyday routines that create connection, comfort, and renewal – the moments women make for themselves.

Meet the faces of our exclusive collab: Bianca and Scout.

Bianca Fernandez, a highly-successful tennis athlete balancing elite competition with a well-rounded personal life, told us all about finding the joy in small things and making time to connect with herself amidst a strenuous schedule. Scout Zabinski, a runner and artist investigating the physical and emotional landscapes of endurance through creativity, gave us the rundown on seeking new ways to move, create, and find her center.

FP Movement: When do you feel most connected to yourself: before the world wakes up, or as the day winds down?

Bianca Fernandez: I feel most connected to myself as the day winds down. When the sun goes down, I let my emotions go down with it and truly step back from my day.

Scout Zabinski: I feel most connected to myself in the mornings. It’s really my favorite time of the day. There’s just a slowness and an absence of urgency. I feel like my brain isn’t fully turned on yet, but in a good way.

FPM: This campaign focuses on the ‘hour that’s yours,’ the moments where women take time for themselves to refresh and renew: What role does movement play in that time for you? How do you choose to spend the hour that’s yours?

BF: I use that hour to help me wind down and let go of all of my stressors. I choose to put some music on, pull out my mat, do mobility, and do some stretches. I try to slow myself down. Typically at the end of the day, that's when I want to just wind down and release the stress that piled on during the day.

SZ: I always tell people I can’t run after noon. I want to run when I feel at my best, and that’s when I wake up in the morning. I used to run listening to music, but now I’ve gotten in the habit of just running with my own thoughts listening to what’s around me. There’s a really raw connection that you get when you start pacing to your own thoughts and your own rhythm. It just feels really good.

FPM: What advice would you give women who are trying to make more time for themselves through movement?

BF: You know, I used to do all my movements more as an obsession because I felt like I had to perform and do a job. When you feel obligated, you have less motivation to do any movement for yourself. Last year I was injured and that's when I started just going to the gym, doing cardio, doing some strength training, purely because I wanted to be happier and move for myself. I had to view self-discipline as self-love. It’s important to move out of love and respect for yourself, even on days that you don't want to do it.

SZ: Play! I think we all naturally gravitate towards a certain type of movement. I actually started enjoying running when I was about 13, but before that, I hated it. What changed it for me was realizing that there are different types of runs. Trail running feels like a video game in a way that really feels like play. I love going on a run and getting lost in the rhythm of where I’m gonna place my foot or just organizing my thoughts, but that’s not for everyone. I think that the moment you focus more on what feels good, it gets easier to prioritize movement.

FP Movement: What's something art or movement allow you to express that words don't?

Scout Zabinski: I think art and movement cut through all of the niceties for me. They just redirect me to my core and lead me to connect with myself. At the end of the day, all we really want is to feel seen and to not feel lonely. When I’m connected, I don’t feel alone.

FPM: What role does movement play in your creative journey? How does physicality inform or impact your art?

SZ: For a while, running was mostly to help me organize my thoughts or find inspiration, but recently it’s also turned into the art itself. I think I realized that my paintings aren’t just physical inanimate things. They’re moments, connection, movement. My running is inspiring because it is art. Art is raw and vulnerable and intimate and movement is a direct route to that on a daily basis.

FPM: What's something running has taught you about yourself that extends beyond the sport?

SZ: It’s taught me a lot about pacing, but not really in terms of running fast versus running slow. It’s taught me that there’s actually a stillness in movement. You can be moving at a full sprint and be the most still version of yourself. There’s a time and a place for all speeds and there’s also a gray area where they all exist at the same time.

FP Movement: Tennis can be such an intense, performance-driven sport. What does movement look like when it's purely for you?

Bianca Fernandez: When morning comes and practice starts, I have to have high energy from the get-go, so as the day goes on, I just wind down little by little. That time and space to express myself allows me to feel free until It's time to get to sleep.

FPM: Between training, travel, and competition, what movement routine helps you reset mentally?

BF: I love blasting music and singing or dancing in my room!

FPM: What does "showing up for yourself" look like on days when motivation isn't there?

BF: I get up immediately even if I know I don't want to do anything. I will do the same routine every day. I’ll make sure that I feel good in what I wear. I’ll drive to my court with my favorite music blasting in the car and I'll sing to it, and then when I get to the chorus, I just remind myself I chose to do this. I have every option not to do it. I have every option to decide ‘today, I don't want to take the necessary steps to achieve my goal,’ but I'd rather step towards it, and if it's a bad practice, then at the very least, I can say I showed up.