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There are many reasons to pay the extra dime for chickens that have lived some semblance of a life. But paradoxically, the more naturally a bird is raised, the tougher the meat. Here's how to prepare the happy chicken from your backyard or farmers market.
Chef Riccardo Ullio, of Sotto Sotto in Atlanta, Georgia, returned to his roots and found that the most familiar thing can sometimes be the most delicious
I want to go water skiing on spring break. Got any tips on how to prepare so I can stay up for longer than a minute and don’t hurt myself?
In 2010, James Beard “Best Chef Southeast” winner Sean Brock started a new restaurant to protect the legacy of a lost cuisine. He ended up sowing a revolution.
Is it true that your body can only digest a set amount of protein at a time? Two recent studies offer conflicting findings.
The chef of McCrady’s and Husk in Charleston, South Carolina, shares an appetizer recipe that highlights some of his favorite southern ingredients
The chef of McCrady’s and Husk in Charleston, South Carolina, shares his take on one of Nashville’s favorite dishes
Breakfast, we’re told, is essential—a part of a healthy lifestyle that’s about as negotiable as breathing. Martin Berkhan, a Swedish personal trainer and blogger, not only skips breakfast but lunch as well. And he’s more ripped than you are.
Bartender Nick Detrich, of Cure in New Orleans, mixes up a variation on a Harvard cocktail
Bartender Nick Detrich, of Cure in New Orleans, mixes up a new island drink
Bartender Nick Detrich, of Cure in New Orleans, mixes up a refreshing new drink
In the famous Crook’s Corner restaurant, Chapel Hill chef Bill Smith has mashed Eastern North Carolina maritime dishes remembered from his childhood, French cooking techniques he learned in adulthood, and just about everything else he gathered in between—which is a lot
The Chapel Hill chef shares the recipe for a dessert inspired by childhood outings on the Eastern North Carolina Coast
The Chapel Hill chef shares the recipe for his Louisiana-inspired dessert
Several near deaths on the world’s highest peaks have shed light on a dangerous trend in mountaineering: rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs, particularly the powerful steroid dexamethasone
Ari LeVaux drops in on the Ancestral Health Symposium, a gathering point for a group of academics, bloggers, booksellers, crusaders, and more who all have something to say—or sell—about evolutionary health
Unlike the average couch potato, pros are self-regulating their calorie intake to match their activity level, and they’re consistently eating three meals a day
Why fitness training via webcam is more popular than ever
I feel like whenever it’s cold outside, I have to pee more. Same thing goes for swimming in cold water. What’s going on?
A rare look inside the nutrition lab at the Olympic Training Center reveals how America's best athletes eat to win
I just finished my first marathon, and I’m ready for a rest. How long before I start losing the benefits of my peak fitness level?
From our March 2013 food issue
Chef Blaine Wetzel has one rule for his 18-course dinners at Washington's remote Willows Inn. Whether it's geoduck or fried moss, everything is foraged, fished, or farmed on a nine-square-mile patch of rocky coast.
Body fat is just an inert layer of blubber, right? If only. New research shows that it's more like a toxic parasite that doesn't want to let go. The good news: if you exercise and eat right, you can force it to.
From paleo to gluten-free, fueling an active day is more confusing than ever. Until now. Simplify your options with long-time food columnist and bestselling author Mark Bittman’s delicious new plan.
A new study shows that, despite everything you've heard—and experienced—running isn't as hard on the body as you might think. But can we trust the results?
New technology is making it easier than ever for athletes to fine-tune their nutrition through blood analysis. Prepare to send in the vials.
Three blood-analysis companies to help maximize performance
What kind of damage do bumps do to your body? What can I do to strengthen beforehand and counteract the aftereffects?
Or will I be totally out of shape this spring?
The prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing claimed that the athlete was found with a box of steroids. How likely is it that PEDs could contribute to a murderous rampage?
A new study shows that specializing in a sport increases your risk of injury 1.5 times, but can we trust the findings?
The upstart climbing phenomenon reveals the secrets to his success
Yoga has been called the cure for all ailments, but most practitioners aren't aware of the potential hazards
Wolfing down an entire day's worth of food in under a minute can lead to serious digestive problems
With the death of a London Marathon runner now linked to a popular sports supplement, we had to ask
A new study shows that warm-ups are best served short, but can we trust the results?
My buddies and I are training for a race together, and the other day we got on the topic of pre-sporting event sex. Some of the guys swear it can have a negative impact on race-day performance; I say it helps calm my nerves. Who’s right?
A new study shows that a polarized training approach leads to the biggest fitness gains, but can we trust the results?
Every option, from Strava to MapMyFitness, offers a different set of features. Use this handy guide to determine which one will most help you achieve your fitness goals.
Andy Potts' key to a fast run? Stay tall. Greg McMillan, of McMillan Running in Flagstaff, Arizona, explains how to avoid hunching over, for a more efficient stride.
For Potts, the fastest American finisher at the 2012 Ironman World Championship, breakthrough performances mean paying attention to the little things. Even your socks.
Do you have a healthy social-fitness life? It all depends on your motivation.
I live in Minnesota, so for half of the year I either exercise indoors or am pretty covered up. How often should I be screened for skin cancer?
When elite athletes like three-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh and daredevil spaceman Felix Baumgartner are in a slump, they go see Los Angeles sports psychologist Michael Gervais. Sometimes boosting your performance requires sitting on a couch.
Bacon and cheese and peanut butter biscuits
It’s not just the pros who can benefit from a few sessions with a sports psychologist. Here’s how you can, too.
My gym has one of those vibration machines that’s supposed to help you lose weight by standing on it. Do these things really work—and are they safe?
Decades of research into the compounds that make up snake venom has led to some startling discoveries
As climbing moves toward its shot at the Olympics, the stakes are rising for the next generation of athletes. Will the temptation to get an edge be too much for some of them to handle?
David Roth went to the Monster Energy Invitational, and he found a sport still trying to figure out how to make its place on the American sports landscape
When he competes in triathlons, nine-year-old Conner Green puts in extra work so that his seven-year-old brother Cayden Long can race with him. Cayden has cerebral palsy and can't walk on his own. In the swim portion, Connor pulls Cayden in a raft. In the running portion, he…
I’ve heard a lot about how exercise can help me live longer, but does it matter what type of exercise I do?
If I want to drop pounds in the new year, should I focus more on cardio conditioning or strength training?
A recent study in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that EPO doesn't better performance in elite athletes, but it made a few critical errors in coming to that conclusion
I want this to be the year that I finally get in shape and stay in shape—but I say that every year. How can I actually make my resolutions stick for once?
Outside, inside, gravity, space, time, whatever: this thing transcended every boundary
Considering that he’s already devised miracle shortcuts for jobs (The 4-Hour Workweek) and fitness (The 4-Hour Body), you might think Tim Ferriss, king of life hacking, would find few challenges in cooking. Wrong. It “kicked my ass so many times,” he writes in the first chapter of his latest book, The 4-Hour Chef, out this month from
I’ve read a lot of claims recently that exercise makes you smarter. But how, exactly, does it work?
I’ve been having trouble with Achilles tendinosis, so a friend mentioned that I should look into prolotherapy. What’s the difference between that and PRP, and is it worth it?
Does the cyclist in your life stump you when it’s gift-giving time? Are you a rider who geeks out on trying the latest and greatest bike-related anything as soon as it becomes available? Schwagbox, started by the guys who run Bikerumor.com, ships a selection…
Weekend gladiators are lining up in droves to risk hypothermia and electroshock in obstacle races by the millions and contributing to one of the fastest growing industries in our world
Pain is the name of the game at Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, and other big obstacle-course races
Is it therapy for a society deeply affected by the wars of our time, a renegade sport for rebels who can't stand rules and restrictions, or something else entirely?
I’m usually not hungry right after I work out. Does exercise suppress appetite? If so, how does that affect weight loss?
Is bar soap clean because it’s soap, or can it transfer bacteria commonly spread among athletes like MRSA?
Everything you need to improve your time on the course
I have trouble figuring out how I should be training during the holidays, when the weather’s dreary, the food’s plentiful, and I don’t have any races planned. But I don’t want to pull a Jan Ullrich. What should I do?
Chrissie Wellington. Photo: Triitalian/Flickr Triathlete Chrissie Wellington announced on her blog yesterday that she is retiring from Ironman triathlons. Wellington won the Ironman World Championship in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011. The 35-year-old…
I hike every Wednesday morning at 6:30 a.m. with two friends. They're very fast and charge right up the hill, whereas I'm much slower at that time of the morning. But in the afternoon, I'm much faster. Is there any physiological or scientific reason why one person is faster in the morning and another is faster in the afternoon? And is there any truth to "morning" people and "nighttime" people in terms of athletic performance?
