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Stop that lawnmower! Your urban backyard is packed with hidden performance-enhancing plants that can be tossed together to make an ancestral wonder meal.
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.
Gear to help you focus on your surroundings, not your blisters
Bottom line? Eat like an elite to maximize health and performance.
A Frenchman plans to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Yes, that's as crazy as it sounds.
It's called the Cyclic Variations in Adaptive Conditioning machine, and it looks like a sci-fi egg from outer space. In theory it one-ups standard hypobaric chambers by giving users greater aerobic gains in a fraction of the time. Is CVAC crackpot pseudoscience? Or an important new discovery that could change the way you train?
Some picks are unexpected—or downright geeky—but we'd run with any of them.
The Olympic runner and his peers weigh in
Ready to race? Check out these 20 events, carefully curated to provide intrepid newbie skiers, rock climbers, and trail runners a thrilling and welcoming competitive experience.
Beginners, we have a secret for you. You don't need high-end gear or a fancy training plan to get better at skiing, running, or climbing. All you have to do is embrace the embarrassment and the pain—and don't forget to laugh. Trust us: It'll be good for your brain.
Professional road runner Tim Tollefson’s foray into trail running isn’t a traditional a zero-to-hero story, but the lessons he learned switching from pavement to dirt will help everyone, from beginner to the expert
Used to be you had to live at altitude to adapt to it. But new research suggests that by training your respiratory muscles, you can teach yourself to perform better with less oxygen.
There's nothing wrong with tuning into a show while you're on a trainer. It can actually have some surprising benefits—if done in moderation.
Paying attention to the details lead the team to amazing victories in 2012 and 2013, but a string of problems brought it all crashing down last year. Can cycling's top team rise again?
This plus other recent sensationalist fitness headlines have made us wonder where all the sane people have gone.
The Super Bowl virgin on running hills, eating yogurt, and guarding Revis Island.
Feed your competitive appetite—sometimes without even leaving the house.
Performance wear that makes you the canvas
Guess what? The latest trend food has been at aid stations for decades, and for good reason. Broth is packed with muscle-boosting minerals and sodium for post-race recovery. Here's why, and when, to drink up.
Is it possible to train your body to decrease the amount of rest it needs?
With pro-marijuana legislation sweeping the nation, it's time to ask this very serious question.
Running to work is hard, especially when you have to contend with cold weather, poor visibility, and icy roads. On those days, your gear matters.
Yoga just entered the digital age.
Nothing in this world is certain, except death, taxes, and traffic on the morning commute
It’s not just for elite athlete. Training alone—in the right dose—will make you a faster and more resilient athlete.
Specializing in one sport will take you only so far. To really break through, you'll need to branch out.
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.
Because even a great pair of socks can make getting fit more doable
The Swedish car company has partnered with outdoor gear maker POC to make helmets that communicate with cars. The goal: to end collisions between bikes and drivers.
Sign up for a midnight fun run on New Year's Eve—and kick ass. Here's how.
A veteran of 25 Tours de France, James Startt is the senior American journalist in the press room of the world’s biggest bike race. Here is just a small selection of some of his favorite images from 2014.
The only gear you need for long hauls, tested over who-knows-how-many miles.
Turns out the spin bike is the key to getting—and staying—fast
Strength is useless if you don't hone your agility—the skill of translating power into meaningful movement. And it all starts with mastering the "Kong vault."
More than 76 years ago, a visionary Australian coach had an epiphany that forged a generation of super-athletes: true fitness is all about translating fear into raw power.
One of the most surprising heroes of World War II was a pint-sized shepherd nicknamed The Clown—and his fitness wisdom can change your life.
When a longtime triathlete took on a Kokoro camp—a beyond-extreme fitness challenge modeled on the Navy's Hell Week for SEAL candidates—his first question was purely about the pain: Can I survive this? The second was more metaphysical: Should I even want to?
For years, it seemed like drug testers would never get ahead of cheaters. The Russian bribery scandal raises an even scarier possibility: the testers are dirty too.
The two-time Olympian will lead the women’s national squad to the 2015 World Cup—and share her secrets to unleashing athletic potential.
Examining the perpetual youth and singular talent of surfing's king
More pain quest than workout, misogi is the secret, punishing ritual that has revolutionized Atlanta Hawks supershooter Kyle Korver's game. You have time for this—if it doesn't kill you first.
Our drive to raise billions annually is a crazy effective performance enhancer.
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?
Get ahead of the holiday health slump.
5 brain hacks that will make you fitter and faster right now
The day of the gel has come and gone. Elite athletes are ditching the sugar-laden junk for natural on-bike nutrition, and pro cyclist Ally Stacher is leading the charge with her new sweet potato bars.
Advanced screening can reduce the likelihood of sudden cardiac arrest, the most common cause of death among athletes. So why is it so controversial?
With warp-speed ascents that include the Matterhorn (1:56) and Denali (9:43), ultrarunner turned alpinist Kilian Jornet Burgada is the king of the endurance world's latest obsession: fastest known times. And now he plans to run up Everest.
Or is another mysterious condition to blame for deaths during the swim leg? A new report unveils a long-misunderstood killer.
This year's star attendee: Caroline Wozniacki
My house is filled with sweets this time of year. Can I use them instead of sport gels and gummies for long runs and bike rides?
The American Record holder returns to New York 13 years after her debut—and she might just break an American record.
We don't know if the biohacking craze is full of snake-oil salesmen or prophets. Probably a little of both.
Don't shorten your routine just yet.
Convince the computer you're clean and you get the Clean Protocol program's seal of approval. Any takers?
Face it, most of us aren't complete athletes. We lack the strength to make us fit, and we follow cultlike exercise programs. But there is a cure: Listen to renegade coach Mark Rippetoe, grab a barbell, and get back to basics.
Will leaping fiery hay bales amount to nothing more than an adrenaline-fueled fad? Or could it one day become an Olympic sport? That all depends on what comes next.
Long shunned by endurance athletes looking to stay lean, the enemy is having a moment
Throw away your ice packs and ibuprofen if you want to recover right.
After a skydiving accident in October 2013 left Squaw Valley Ski Holdings CEO Andy Wirth without a right arm, he didn't quit charging. Now, Wirth lives a life of Ironman racing and adventure. As told to Gordy Megroz.
Or is the test they give me at the shoe store good enough?
The marathoner runs on routine—and strawberry cheesecake.
There's a reason we chow down on pasta and bread before a race—carbs are proven to boost performance. But when it comes to training, we need to rethink our nutrition plan and periodically look to fat, not sugar, as fuel.
These wearable tech fitness-tracking tees go way beyond the wrist.
As patients jettison insurance plans for concierge care, some are looking to optimize their fitness level along with their health.
Numbers. Rankings. Results. The data-driven mindset is preventing us from enjoying the outdoors.
The 33-year-old triathlete is American's best hope to reclaim Ironman Kona.
For one 41-year-old Australian triathlon champion, retiring just meant taking a break.
The "retired" German may just spark an arms race—and that's great for cycling.
With a series of impressive 100-mile wins under his belt and perhaps the most fitting name ever bestowed upon a shoe-salesman-slash-ultrarunner, Mike Foote seems to be doing everything right.
Think you're ready for the world's longest stand-up paddleboard race? We'll be the judge.
A ride through the USA Pro Cycling Challenge with 2012 champ Christian Vande Velde
Sometimes when I'm in the middle of a really hard workout, it tastes like I'm sucking on metal. Here's why.