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Your expert-backed plan to kick one of running’s most nagging injuries
There's a flipside to dehydration that kills athletes and otherwise healthy people every year. And it's on the rise.
A new cookbook explains how to feed your hungry family or a group of marathoners without calorie-dense meats
Though created with older athletes in mind, these items are essential for every athlete—regardless of age
There's nothing quite like breaking up the workday with a run, but logistics can make it tough to pull off. Here's how to execute flawlessly.
Every world-class performer—from athletes to chess players to musicians—follows these rules to keep improving at their disciplines
More women in the running community are beginning to speak out about amenorrhea
Quality gear to make you feel like a million bucks no matter how hard you’re pushing it
Watch as one of our fitness editors demonstrates the breathing method and tries to see how long he can last in an ice bath.
Get the most out of your workouts with these energy sources
Where healthy-eating pros turn for inspiration, education, and great recipes
Sitting can be lethal, right? We asked the experts how to stay healthy while doing the one thing that, for the most of us, takes up the majority of the day.
These exercises are perfect for the outdoor athlete looking to get stronger and faster while staying injury-free
After most MCL and ACL surgeries, doctors focus on treating and rehabbing the soft-tissue, while almost completely ignoring motor patterns and biomechanics
I still hit the snooze button every now and then, but way less often (a major win in my book)
What does it mean to have a body that's ready for a music festival? Nate Dern heads to the gym—and then Coachella—to find out.
For an athlete, being injured is often harder psychologically than it is physically. But the elites have developed a few key tools to help stay happy and sane while healing.
Among other things: potatoes are the shit, junk food is OK, and everything you know about serving sizes is wrong
It takes one piece of equipment to build strength, endurance, and total-body power
It won't solve all your health problems, but it might make your life a bit better
An entire industry is trying to curb our boredom while running. But if you can harness that feeling of restlessness, you may find yourself stronger and faster than ever.
Many assume extreme-sports athletes are, at best, irresponsible and, at worst, suicidal. New psychology research tries to unpack their true motivations.
Some athletes and trainers claim the structural protein helps stave off injuries like ACL tears. Don't listen to them.
Hack your indoor training to help you set new PRs in the wild
Have a friend who is a bit too aggro while chasing the goods? They’re not just idiots—they may have a terrible disease.
Let’s reduce health care costs by getting outdoors, eating better, and pushing for progressive legislation
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.
There's no magic potion, but if you perfectly pair your sports drink with your workout, you can boost your performance and recover more quickly
The good news? They're all pretty simple to reverse—or prevent entirely.
Pair your regular workouts with this outdoor-friendly routine for superior strength, stability, and endurance
We switched up our dogsledding training plan and rode our way to dead last on a husky-powered bus. I loved every minute.
This salty snack has taken center stage as a healthy, protein-laden endurance fuel
To visualize what the most popular diets in America really look like, we built our own pyramids. Here's what a day on the fat-first ketogenic diet should look like.
Watch to learn the basics of of this new nutrition trend before trying out the fat-fueled keto diet.
In 1955, Emma Gatewood became the first woman to solo thru-hike the entire Appalachian Trail
Turns out extending your lifespan is pretty damn easy. Just follow these definitive, scientific, time-tested methods.
To visualize what the most popular diets in America really look like, we built our own pyramids. Here's what a day eating paleo should look like.
The Paleo Diet, which consists of eating only what our distant ancestors might have eaten, has become one of the most popular nutrition trends over the past 10 years.
Kick the store-bought options to the curb and go with these DIY recipes for delicious, all-day energy
Self-talk—repeating a phrase in your head—is a practical, proven strategy to push your limits
When Shelma Jun founded Flash Foxy, an all-female rock-climbing community, it was just to post pictures of her and her girlfriends climbing. Now, she's using it as a platform to change how women participate in the world outside.
At the outer edges of endurance sports, something interesting is happening: women are beating men
From 1926 to 2016, the expeditions—and the women behind them–that have rocked our world
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?
This routine will make you faster and stronger and help keep you injury-free
In honor of Outside's 40th anniversary, we're selecting our all-time favorite gear, places, accomplishments, and people. This month, we rounded up 40 women who have made the biggest impacts on our world.
We asked four pros how they fuel for race day. We learned not to fear the beer and that sweet potato popsicles are the bomb.
At the cover shoot for the May issue of Outside, we asked 10 of the most influential women in the outdoor world a handful of questions about life, success, and happiness.
At the cover shoot for the May issue of Outside, we asked 10 of the most influential women in the outdoor world a handful of questions about life, success, and happiness.
At the cover shoot for the May issue of Outside, we asked 10 of the most influential women in the outdoor world a handful of questions about life, success, and happiness.
At the cover shoot for the May issue of Outside, we asked 10 of the most influential women in the outdoor world about the moments the shaped them.
Their go-to exercises to build muscle, athleticism, and strength
Researchers say that when Paula Radcliffe ran a world record 2:15:25 marathon in 2003, she broke the female equivalent of the two-hour marathon
The record attempt will depend as much on the runners' food and hydration strategies as their speed and stamina
It doesn't have to be all kale salads and quinoa
Six athletically inclined people—regular folks with regular jobs, just like you—divulge how much money they spend on their fitness routines
An injury forced me to begrudgingly acknowledge that sometimes the best thing you can do for your training is stop it altogether
Once Joe Stone learned to use his paralyzed body, he decided he’d race an Ironman. Then he went even bigger.
Rather than gobbling up protein from anywhere, pay close attention to how you're eating this nutrient
Ultrarunning is as tough on the mind as it is on the body, so the sport's best have developed mental strategies to reframe their darkest moments. Their techniques can help us all get more from our training.
Whether you're climbing, running, skiing, hiking, or biking, you won't excel unless you're well rested
When used correctly, it plays a crucial part in an athlete’s diet. Follow these guidelines to stay on track.
How to put in the work now to ensure that you will go for it later
What do you do when you’re addicted to adrenaline but confined to a wheelchair? So much more than people expect.
Just a few quick moves will set up your body to perform at its best in any sport and keep you injury-free while you work
There's something crucial missing from your race-day training, and it has nothing to do with mileage, time, or intervals
It goes without saying that Meagan Martin is an astonishingly talented athlete. This video from Kyle Berkompas, Meagan Martin - Motivation, displays how in order to achieve greatness, she's training harder than ever before.
These workouts will help you decide
The gear and advice you need to maximize your pre-work time
It's not just about our bodies. It's also about our minds.