‘You can’t spell!’ Chris Hemsworth reveals why there is no ‘e’ in his fitness app Centr – as he offers free workouts during the coronavirus pandemic
App and website developers are known to ditch unnecessary vowels – just look at Grindr, Flickr and Tumblr.
But Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has a surprisingly clever reason for why he decided to name his fitness app Centr.
The Avengers star, 36, explained the thought process behind dropping the ‘e’ on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday morning.
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‘You can’t spell!’ Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth (pictured) has revealed the surprising reason why there is no ‘e’ in the spelling of his fitness app, Centr
Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands said: ‘It’s spelled wrong. That’s one thing you can’t do, spell!’
Chris confirmed it was neither a typo nor a stylistic decision, but was instead a way to bridge the gap between U.S. and Australian spelling.
He said: ‘We lost the “e” because we thought in some countries it’s spelled “er” and some countries “re”. So we thought, “Just do away with it, then it’s easier.”‘
Mystery solved! Chris confirmed it was neither a typo nor a stylistic decision, but was instead a way to bridge the gap between U.S. and Australian spelling
Center is the preferred spelling in American English, and centre is preferred in varieties of English outside the U.S.
It comes a month after Chris offered all of his workouts for free after gyms around Australia were forced to close indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Thor: Ragnarok star announced on March 23 that members would get free access to his health, fitness and wellbeing program Centr for six weeks.
Too easy! He said on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, ‘We lost the “e” because we thought in some countries it’s spelled “er” and some countries “re”. So we thought, “Just do away with it”‘
The app includes at-home training, healthy wholesome recipes using pantry staples, meditations and sleep visualisations.
‘There’s a lot of fear, anxiety and uncertainty in the world at the moment. You’re probably stuck at home so I wanted to give everybody full access for free to my fitness app over the next six weeks,’ Chris said at the time.
‘This app was designed to give people an opportunity to access the team that I’ve used over the years that have had a profoundly positive impact on my life.
‘So times like this when there’s a lot of uncertainty running through your head, I think now more than ever is when we need to focus on what I believe to be the three key pillars to living healthier and happier – movement, nutrition, and mental fitness.’
Chris Hemsworth’s personal trainer shares his 15 minute home workout
Expert advice: Personal trainer Luke Zocchi, who is responsible for whipping Chris Hemsworth into ‘superhero’ shape before his biggest movie roles, has shared a 15-minute workout you can do in the comfort of your own living room
WARM-UP
Jog with high knees (40 seconds)
Five squats
Five walkouts
10 ice skaters
FIRST ROUND
Squats for 40 seconds
Walkouts for 40 seconds
Ice skaters for 40 seconds
Bicycle crunches for 40 seconds
Mountain climbers for 40 seconds (alternating slow for 10, quick for 10, slow for 10, quick for 10)
SECOND ROUND
Jump squats for 40 seconds (squat three times and jump on four)
Walkouts with a push-up at the end for 40 seconds
Ice skaters for 40 seconds
Plank for 40 seconds
THIRD ROUND
Sprint on the spot for 40 seconds
Jump squats (squat twice this time and jump on the third count)
Walkouts with a push-up and a jump for 40 seconds
Ice skaters for 40 seconds
Flutter kicks for 40 seconds