How Hiking Could Help Change the Fate of Rural Appalachia
Rural Appalachia is the unhealthiest place in the country by almost any metric. Steve Bowling, a 45-year-old library director in Kentucky, has a simple remedy: nature walks.
The 5 Most Basic Rules of Health and Fitness
In today's quick-fix culture, it's more important than ever to remember that a few simple lifestyle changes can transform your overall health
Are Elite Athletes Healthy?
The best endurance athletes push their minds and bodies as far as humanly possible—a practice that might not actually be good for them
The Newest Food Fad Is Superfood-Infused Drinks
And three brothers from Kauai are leading the way
‘Take Two Songs and Call Me in the Morning': How Music Might Be Your Next Prescription Drug
Scientists are discovering that certain playlists can boost brain activity and treat anxiety and depression
I Slept Outside for a Week and It Changed My Life (Really)
What a restless coffee drinker learned from going to circadian-rhythm rehab (a tent in the woods)
Collagen Supplements Aren't Doing You Any Good
Some athletes and trainers claim the structural protein helps stave off injuries like ACL tears. Don't listen to them.
Hey Congress, Here’s Our Health Plan
Let’s reduce health care costs by getting outdoors, eating better, and pushing for progressive legislation
My Weekend at a Conference for the Super-Happy
Americans spend $11 billion a year in pursuit of the blissful happy-ever-after. But what do we really accomplish? To find out, Peter Andrey Smith embedded with the utopia seekers for a weekend in Miami at the first-ever World Happiness Summit.
The Five Things That Happen to Your Body When You Quit Working Out
The good news? They're all pretty simple to reverse—or prevent entirely.
How to Fight the Post-Marathon Blues
No matter how your big race went, feeling a little empty after it's finally over is normal
8 Simple Tips to Live Longer and Healthier
Turns out extending your lifespan is pretty damn easy. Just follow these definitive, scientific, time-tested methods.
We Have Found the Cure! (Sort Of...)
Spa treatments have gotten wild in recent years, especially in Southern California, where women pay big bucks for radical remedies like colonics, juice fasts, and a Gwyneth Paltrow fave—the life-changing V-steam. Taffy Brodesser-Akner dons a satin robe and asks: If this is the path to happiness, why am I so freaked out?
The Best Thing to Do for Your Fitness Is Nothing at All
I've never been good at resting—I've climbed almost every day for the past 16 years. A recent injury, however, forced me to begrudgingly acknowledge that sometimes the best thing you can do for your training is stop it altogether.
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