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He needed something—anything—to cure his winter COVID blues. Science led him to a mildewy steam room and a very cold shower.
Different workout styles can get you equally fit, but they affect your body differently—which suggests that you should mix it up
‘Maintenance Phase’ hosts Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes are tackling everything from Halo Top ice cream to the war on obesity
Looking to sign up for your first triathlon? We share everything you need to know to help you have a successful first race.
Five moves to get your backside back in action
A new way of classifying athletes aims to quantify the thresholds that distinguish recreational athletes from their trained, highly trained, and elite brethren
Our Sweat Science columnist spent two months measuring his blood sugar around the clock. Here’s what he found.
The first-ever Graphene foam hiking boot delivers unprecedented energy return and cushioning.
The latest “exercise in a bottle” study finds that plasma from exercising mice makes sedentary mice smarter. But don’t throw out your workout gear just yet.
Rethink your approach to work, fitness, and process as you head into the new year
This year’s predictions include fewer diets and a possible return of minimalist running shoes
Athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin have started adopting the training technique to increase endurance, muscle mass, and more
Over the past decade, research into compression sportswear has exploded. Here’s what the results reveal.
Overcomplicating sports nutrition wastes money and time. It also perpetuates privilege.
Perfect for gifting—or treating yourself in the new year
Seasonal outdoor work seems idyllic, but it isn’t an easy lifestyle. Guides are starting to open up about the challenges of constant transitions, and new research offers insight into their unique situation.
It’s time to break out the merino base layers and the heat-exchange breathing masks
A selection of (mostly) new titles for fans of science, endurance, fitness, and adventure
The genes that make some people vulnerable to a fatal heart stoppage may be the same ones that give them an athletic edge, researchers suggest
Sports medicine physicians are rethinking the relationship between damage to your body and how it feels
Want to keep training this winter but finding it hard to motivate? Find a partner.
The cold season can throw lots of different conditions your way, but with a little prep, you can keep training through any weather.
Mike McCastle has found a very unusual way to benefit others: by enduring agonizing physical challenges
After upgrading his medicine cabinet, one Outside editor credits the Superberry Overnight Mask with his biggest skin transformation
As skimo prepares for its Olympic debut in 2026, sports scientists explore the sport’s demands
Change offered an elite athlete an opportunity to better understand herself—and what she still wants from her sport
Your GPS watch and other gadgets are great at describing training, but prescribing it is a harder challenge
Actually, we can’t get everything we need from nature
Activities such as lifting weights, hiking, or even woodworking teach us humility and keep us grounded in reality
A mathematical model explains how endurance and speed come together to determine who will win a last-lap sprint
A new study quantifies the effects of running on technical terrain
A new study uses machine learning to quantify the effects of temperature, humidity, heat, and sun
Scientists take their equations for the energy demand of hills and rough terrain out into the real world
The food-mood connection is interesting, but the research is still in its infancy. Here’s what we know.
The link between serious cycling and poor bone health is well established, but researchers are still debating what to do about it
In this excerpt from his new book ‘The Practice of Groundedness,’ our Do It Better columnist Brad Stulberg gives concrete steps to integrate exercise into your daily life
Sound impossible? Runner Jordan Tropf has put in the work—here’s how he pulled it off.
Over the past few years, McCastle has completed 5,804 pull-ups in a single day, pulled a 5,000-pound truck across the Mojave Desert, and climbed a rope the equivalent height of Mount Everest. How on earth has this Navy SEAL dropout accomplished some of the craziest physical feats in recent memory?
The physiological differences between men and women affect how much fluid they store, how they sweat, and how quickly they heat up. Does that matter?
Yes, people sometimes die while running. No, that doesn’t mean running is “dangerous.”
Build strength and alignment to help eliminate overpronation and protect your feet and ankles
When you confront your mortality on a regular basis, the shift in perspective can be profound
Oregon voters have opened the door to treating mental illness with substances like ketamine and psilocybin. In a peek at the future, our seeker attends a backwoods retreat where patients get help from a powerful combination of drugs and the outdoors.
A new study investigates how different types of physical performance are affected by the time of day
The case of 24-year-old Daniel Granberg, who died of high-altitude pulmonary edema earlier this month, highlights the danger of altitudes well below the Himalayan “death zone”
A new study suggests that hydrogels enable you to down more carbs with less digestive distress, and race faster as a result.
After a particularly rough spring, an Outside editor invested in a Coway Mighty air purifier to help with her asthma. She’s breathing better already—and the rest of her family is, too.
A new app called NatureQuant harnesses the latest research to track and rate your time outside. Next up: determining how much you need.
What sets Athletic’s award-winning craft brews apart? They prove that you don’t need to compromise on taste or your health to enjoy great beer.
These tips will help you build up to your running goals and stick to your plan.
Expert strategies and intuitive tech to help you set and achieve your goals
A new study measures the physical and cognitive load of four different treading techniques. The key? Generate lift.
Eating disorders affect people of all backgrounds, at all weights. To tackle them, we first need to reframe the way we think and talk about them.
In this excerpt from his new book ‘The Practice of Groundedness,’ our Do It Better columnist Brad Stulberg explains how ritualizing exercise benefits your brain and body
After taking a cue from ‘My Morning Routine,’ an Outside contributor discovered an extra hour in her day
Get these six items to improve your sleep and wake up ready for anything
Supersapiens’s new continuous glucose monitor promises to help athletes manage their energy levels. But can it really stave off a bonk?
It’s not exactly fun in the moment, but after, you’ll say it was the best time you ever had
A long-running gym debate about whether to train each limb separately comes to the cycling world
The popular app promises weight loss without dieting. Then it proposes restrictive eating habits.
Lyme-carrying ticks are a bigger threat than ever. A promising new antibody treatment looks to stop infection—even after a tick bite.
A new study of Western States ultrarunners illustrates the power of looking beyond simple risk factors to predict injury
Scientists have been debating whether muscles contract more slowly as you age, but new data suggests the real problem is a loss of strength
A physical therapist explains why your wrists hurt, and how to rehabilitate and protect them
After years of debate on the dangers of “too much exercise,” researchers sum up the state of current knowledge
Electric muscle stimulation claims to be a more efficient form of exercise. Here’s how it holds up.
You might not be a wildland firefighter, but that doesn’t mean you can’t train like one
Most core workouts target your abs. But to build a properly strong core, you need to strengthen the other essential muscles supporting your core. Here’s how.
We asked a handful of athletes competing in Tokyo in various sports to share how they fuel themselves
Exercise and digestion often don’t mix well, but scientists are on the case
When you're running in high temperatures, here's what you should know about adjusting your pace—and still getting the same workout intensity. We dig into the science of swelter.
Israel Start-Up Nation’s physiologist Paulo Saldhana explains the data—and the feelings—that determine who attacks when in a cycling race
After years of shredding on a screen, our web producer went outside to try the real thing. Plus: a one-month ollie training plan.
What this Olympic moment can teach all of us about mental health
In her new book, ‘The Joy of Sweat,’ Sarah Everts answers all of our writer’s questions about perspiration
Answers to the questions you’ve always had about perspiring but were afraid to ask
The nutrition trend is all over TikTok, and it’s actually not a bad idea
After discovering Skinnies Sungel, our writer no longer dreads lathering up for a day outside