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Olympic marathoner Guor Mading Maker thought he was done running when he was granted asylum by the United States in 2001. one would blame him. He spent most of his childhood running for his life. Mading Maker grew up in South Sudan amidst a civil war, and was just 8 years old when his parents sent [...]

Brad Pitt has been fit since he appeared in Hollywood, but there are some of his movie characters that are engraved on our brains indefinitely. The first is the Fight Club, where he played underground resistance leader Tyler Durden. The dirty, shirtless picture of him standing over a bloody opponent and hanging a solemn cigarette [...]

If someone asked, “Want an energy waffle?” what would be the first thing that popped into your mind? A crispy, fluffy Eggo smothered with some questionably healthy, sugar-coma-inducing toppings? We Tested the Best Trail Running Shoes for Summer For those not “in the know” on the energy waffle, don’t be bummed. The phenomenon actually started [...]

“Most people remember Breaking2 as a spectacle. Three runners, pacers, big crowds, and a race track in Italy, trying to break one of the last great thresholds in sport. But it started years earlier, humbly, on a whiteboard,” says Brett Kirby, a Human Performance Researcher at the Nike Science Research Lab (NSRL) who quarterbacked the [...]

Sledges, also known as Prowler, have become a symbol of football training as they are used to repeat the effort of pushing an object that doesn't want to move (like an offensive lineman). But more and more gyms offer them - usually when there is a lawn area. "t many training methods can challenge your [...]

It is 90 degrees and damp outside. The last thing you want to do is exercise in the heat - but did you know that exercise in the heat can actually work to your advantage? I had the opportunity to visit the Mission Heat Lab on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, CT. There [...]

After taking almost a full year off to recover from surgery, Kevin Chappell, one of the PGA’s top golfers, has made an epic comeback to the sport he loves. While his road to recovery was anything but easy, Kevin credits his amazing family, a dedicated rehab routine, and a newfound appreciation for CBD that helped [...]

You jump out of bed, put on shorts and a shirt, lace up your running shoes and go to the front door. You are ready to go on the trails and drive a few kilometers. But should you stretch yourself first? You've probably heard that stretching before physical activity is good to prevent injury, and [...]

The benefits of getting enough water are innumerable; they run the gamut from more luxurious hair to a more alert brain (which makes sense, considering the brain is mostly H2O). The average healthy male living in a temperate climate needs about 13 cups of water per day, and women need about nine. 5 Feel-Good Workouts [...]

There are many narratives that surround the Bay Area: an eclectic and inclusive culture, creative architecture, the Spanish Mission, huge fishing wharfs, colorful houses on steep hills, cable cars weaving through the city, the Chinatown district and of course, the tech boom and stratification of the city. I’d like to add one of my own [...]