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17 surprisingly easy steps to a happier, less strung-out life—starting with your vagus nerve

Hiking, running, and just living—here's one pair to rule them all

From camping with a $140 Walmart kit to building an adventure van on a budget, these were the Outside-produced videos that served you best

Improve your range of motion, increase efficiency, and boost flexibility and balance with these five mobility moves

A desk jockey’s guide to not being a slouch

The military is rethinking physical training and overhauling its classic fitness test. Think you have what it takes?

One of the best boulderers of the 1990s is climbing into her fifties

Cross-training is key for improving performance, recovery, and resilience, whether you're running on the road or on the trail

After a long day on the slopes, these 7 moves (which can be done at the bar) will help you recover and stay injury-free

These new training apps can craft customized routines based on your past performance. It’s almost like having an automated personal trainer. 

Outdoor athletes suck at squatting. Here's how to fix your form.

7 kettlebell exercises to up your strength and conditioning

And new research shows it may be one reason why women tear their ACLs more often than men

The world's most successful freeskier and Warren Miller film star says big-mountain fitness starts at home

Keep the cold at bay with these 9 moves that you can do anytime, anywhere

Yoga inversions are easier—and more useful—than you might think

A modest proposal that, at the very least, will make your community better

This basic, effective workout will build functional strength in key arm muscles

Ten moves to improve strength, running economy, and resilience for the road or trail

The former downhill champ has had his fair share of spills—and he likes to show them off

Flexible, strong hamstrings are happy hamstrings

An expert's guide to sticking it out through pain and suffering

Pack these essentials to keep up your workout routine—no matter where you go

7 exercises to improve strength, stability, and resilience for the trail

Alyx Walkinshaw from Railyard Fitness in Santa Fe shows us how to do seven of the best oblique exercises

This summer, get your kids off the couch and get swole

Up your game with these moves that translate to the vertical realm

What causes it and five exercises you can do for relief

She's the first person to finish the Leadville Race Series and the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning in a single season

Kelly Starrett has spent more than a decade training Olympians and professional athletes

Together, Outside and Cairn have expertly curated three limited-release collections for travel, fitness, and water pursuits

Loosen up, already. These nine moves offer a full-body stretch designed specifically to offset running.

We focused on comfort, stretch, and how well they fought off sweat and stink

Resistance bands offer the best bang for your buck, challenging little-used muscle groups that make a big difference

David Sabgir, founder of Walk with a Doc, on why exercise is 100 times better than medicine

The weight room doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here's everything you need for a successful lifting practice, plus a foundational total-body workout to get you started.

Don't be a kook. Here's a crash course in surf etiquette.

Rowing is a great workout but can be somewhat boring. The RW900 fixes that.

Connective tissue is notoriously slow to heal. New research suggests gelatin might help.

Pico started running and climbing mountains ten years ago, after losing her foot to cancer

Although he retired from the World Tour in 2004, Shane Dorian isn't slowing down

This technique might just revolutionize physical therapy

Running coach David Roche shares his training tips

Once you've built adequate hip mobility, it's time to focus on strength

The former Soviet special-forces instructor who introduced kettlebells to the U.S. talks strength training with Tim Ferriss

Even bagels, pasta, and sweets deserve a place in your personal food pyramid

Get outside for a night (or two) with this roundup of backpacking must-dos

Hips don't lie. So if yours hurt, you should listen.

But the flip side is that your healthy fitness habits—so deemed by lurking insurance companies—could lower premiums

Laird Hamilton's rules for preventive maintenance

Who needs a killer routine when you can just have coffee?

Forget functional fitness. If you want to run whitewater on a SUP, you need focused fitness.

Work and play both stress the neck and shoulders. Here's how to recover.

New research parses the different effects of exercise on anger as an emotion versus anger as a mood

Your calf muscles are most likely a little weak and really tight. Here are our favorite stretches and exercises to take care of them.

It's the world's most convenient workout. And the possibilities are endless.

Fitness studios are incorporating rowing into every kind of workout imaginable. But can it actually be fun?

We all know what the dogs do—they run—but the person driving the sled has to get ready for a brutal challenge, too. The labor required to manage and train a team is like CrossFit on ice.

Side abs are critical to your overall core strength—don't neglect them.

A mixed workout program produces the best heart health outcomes, a new study finds

Keep your fitness regimen in-house

One of our editors spent a month working through her feelings with Woebot, a therapy chat bot. Here's how it went.

You can do a lot more with a foam roller than you might think

The simple system is all you need for an effective full-body workout

The government just released new fitness guidelines, which we boiled down to a single, simple mantra

Convenience and versatility make for a winning piece of fitness equipment

How halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe stays on top after winning Olympic gold

There's only one way to do 10,000 pull-ups in under 24 hours: Reset the limits of the human body

Never underestimate the power of this simple fitness tool

Knee pain plagues athletes of all stripes. Here's how the experts handle it.

Following the snow this winter? Here's how to train on the fly.