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Whether you鈥檙e an elite athlete or a restless desk jockey, there are better ways to achieve your goals. Just ask 4-Hour guru Tim Ferriss, who started quizzing the world鈥檚 greatest performers on their routines as a side project鈥攁nd ended up with a whole new approach to training.
Meeting up with your friends for a post-run drink could do a lot more good than you realize
Once released, the formerly incarcerated face a daunting set of challenges颅鈥攁 job, a place to live, and, most urgently, breaking the cycle of bad friends and bad habits that can lead to more prison time. Now scientists and activists are asking whether nature may be essential to helping them build new lives.
Heart-rate apps bring Olympic-caliber recovery to everyone
Sure, you could stick with your old routine. Or you could break out of your rut with the help of experts and elite athletes.
Standing desks may be all the rage, but learning to properly embrace your chair is the best way to survive the workday
When it comes to slumber, quality matters just as much as quantity
Time spent in nature and participation in adventure sports is known to have a profound effect on those who struggle with ADD/ADHD. The Academy at SOAR is a boarding school聽in North Carolina for children with ADD/ADHD, and in this video director Joseph Geier leads students on a…
Things that make our lives easier might also be hurting us. A new class of tough designs saves the day.
21 bold ideas to help you get healthy, eat smarter, and crush your next adventure
What would happen if we treated sleep as seriously as our diet?
We loved Nature RX, Part 1, a spoof drug commercial that touted the legitimate health benefits of getting outside,聽when it came out earlier this year. And we're just as excited about the second installment in the series, Nature RX Part 2: Discover Your Dose of…
Take it from the world-champion surfer: there鈥檚 a right time for working, competing鈥攁nd fighting for your life
All the outdoor聽access聽in the world doesn't mean much if your job keeps you chained to a desk with no time to enjoy it. So to find聽the best places to work in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016, we聽started by creating five company聽categories that reflect 国产吃瓜黑料's聽values and focus: Gear, 国产吃瓜黑料 &聽Travel,…
In our new series called Weekly Escape, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in 2 minutes or less. This week, we head to Mount Rainier courtesy of the folks at Beautiful Washington. Mount Rainier is an extraordinary place, and the…
The first installment in our Weekly Escape series, Filmmaker Rob Johnson, from FilmUpHigh, created Dawn in Capel Curig as a “50-second mountain fix for anyone stuck in an office.” It sure did the trick for us.
A new study on BMX bikers tests this theory
Nature RX is a grassroots movement dedicated to entertaining and informing people about the humorous and healing aspects of getting outdoors.聽Nature RX, Part 1聽is the first video in a three-part series that aims to bring awareness to research showing that spending more time in…
Want to continue to crush well into your 80s? Here鈥檚 how.
Becoming a dad lowers testosterone, but that doesn't mean your athleticism has to suffer.
Even if you run every morning and stand instead of sit at your desk all day, you may be dying inside
Set concrete goals, track your progress, and turn resolutions into habits.
Our test subject spends two uncomfortable weeks getting too close to everyone in his life
We sacrificed our dignity in a Zumba class, but gained a new appreciation for ostentatious exercises and Top 40
It doesn't take much to feel like you've gotten away.
No one's life is Instagram-perfect. Would we be better off sharing the mundane and unattractive parts of ourselves?
Step away from the smartphone. Gaining control over your screen time doesn't have to mean swearing off all electronics鈥攋ust setting a few sane rules. Do it, and you'll be happier in the end.
These simple strategies will lift your mood, get you outdoors, and help you spend more time doing what you love.
There's no scientific evidence proving that salt therapy will make you a better athlete. But it can have some surprising health benefits that have nothing to do with the respiratory system.
What man's best friend can teach us about being content
Being in the zone. Zenning out. Whatever you call it, concentrating so deeply you don't even realize it is sublime.
Your bowl of oatmeal may get boring, but it鈥檚 the key to better meal choices throughout the day
Something about messing up has us tiptoeing around mistakes, but embarrassment can help us get ahead by making risk-taking seem a little less risky
Nothing in this world is certain, except death, taxes, and traffic on the morning commute
Sitting is the new smoking鈥攂ut the cure isn鈥檛 just more standing
Cue: A sleep deficit, a聽Saturday聽morning. Reward: Fun dreams, self-awareness, less stress.
Specializing in one sport will take you only so far. To really break through, you'll need to branch out.
Surprise! You'll lose weight and end up with less screen time.
Cue: Your iPod dock set up by the door. Reward: Serenity, more intuitive pacing.
Make those nebulous resolutions last by turning them into habits. The key? The right reward.
Take a random day off鈥攊t鈥檒l work wonders for your happiness and health
I'm training for an upcoming marathon, and my company's giving out influenza vaccines the week of my race. Will the shot impact my performance?
I'm planning to spend a lot of time at the gym this winter. How do I know that mine gets a clean bill of health?
It's still possible to be what you wanted to be when you were a kid.
Five business icons share how they flipped the switch on their careers鈥攁nd how you can follow in their footsteps.
100 companies that believe the secret to success is empowering employees to live bigger, better lives.
An eight-step plan for rebooting your career and finding a job that you love.
I like to exercise in the afternoon or evening, but I often feel too tired to motivate myself. Could a quick rest help?
As patients jettison insurance plans for concierge care, some are looking to optimize their fitness level along with their health.
No, don't stop using it. But you need to go beyond SPF and add more protection to your arsenal.
Don't listen to the headlines鈥攜ou need more than seven hours of sleep to play hard.
More gear companies are making running sunglasses that are both stylish and functional鈥攖o improve your vision and your PR
An inspirational story about the healing power of wilderness.聽When Veteran Josh Brandon was a Company Commander, he and his lieutenants taught themselves to climb and found it to be better than any kind of medication or therapy they were getting at the time. Since then, the mountains have become a…
I usually sleep for a full eight hours, but lately my new baby has been waking us up every few hours. Does interrupted sleep still count as sleep?
That magic threshold is, well, bogus. And we've known it for years. So why are we still so obsessed with logging 10,000 hours of deliberate practice?
If you’re the type of person who regularly burns the midnight oil, the thought of waking up for a 6 a.m. workout may be pretty unappealing to you. And you’re not alone: A study presented at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies’ annual meeting last week reported that…
Some good foods contains natural SPF鈥攁nd you should be eating more of them
It's not just mental. Even mild amounts of anxiety and stress can subvert your performance.
Microbes in your stomach support the multi-billion-dollar probiotics industry, your workout, and possibly even your sex drive.
At last, researchers may have a tool to diagnose the little-understood and controversial post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.
Stillness is something we often forget. Mountain Hardwear‘s latest Days You Remember episode honors what we often love most about the outdoors.
Sorry, night owls. Regardless of whether you feel fine during the day, consistently losing out on sleep can have serious consequences to your health and well-being. Case in point: A Chinese study published last week revealed that 18- to 34-year-olds insomniacs are eight times more likely…
You can’t win, can you: It’s finally warm enough to enjoy outdoor exercise, but now you’re inundated with itchy eyes, a runny nose, and sneezing fits that feel like a workout in themselves. Luckily, there’s plenty you can do to reduce your misery and feel like yourself again.
The idea is that one can perform just as well鈥攎entally and physically鈥攐n three hours of sleep apportioned in six equal-sized naps taken throughout the day. And it's hogwash.
If you're anything like the nearly 30 million Americans who treat their joints with glucosamine, recent research suggests it's time to reconsider.
Scientists have known for years that rates of hypertension are higher in the winter and in countries farther from the equator, but they haven鈥檛 known why鈥攗ntil now. A new study from the universities of Southampton and Edinburgh suggests that exposure to sunlight plays a large role, by…
Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars states that Claudius intended to pass a law “‘allowing to all people the liberty of giving vent at table to any distention occasioned by flatulence,’ upon hearing of a person whose modesty, when under restraint, had nearly cost him his life.” Modern day…