Gretchen Reynolds

The Nature Prescription

Six all-natural (yet scientific) strategies for improving your mind and body

The 10 Biggest Fitness Myths

Does stretching prior to a run prevent injuries and improve performance? Does guzzling water prevent cramps? Here's the truth about the top 10 fitness myths.

A cutting-edge blood therapy believed to speed recovery from sports injuries has never been more popular—or more controversial. Is the science as convincing as the hype?

31 Steps to Better Health

A simple day-by-day plan to help you crush the month.

Brave New Body

You'd be amazed at how far scientists have progressed in their ability to turn humans into unstoppable athletic machines. Here's a peek at a future that's coming fast.

Is sitting down all day really that bad for you?

A corps of rock rats in a hurry is putting the pedal to the mettle in big-wall climbing

The Pacific Rim's most explosive endurance sport combines speed, pain, and ancient tradition

Rodeo kayaking's effort to transform itself into a mainstream sport

A Definitive Directory to the Top Careers in the Outdoors

Some of the most innovative boats ever built prepare for the fiercest race in sailing history

New School Skiing is teaching good old hotdogging some radical new tricks