Mira loves to run, but when she needs a break, she chills out in her Porcelain Rocket chariot. Photo: Courtesy of John Freeman John Freeman and his furry travel companion, Mira, are international travelers. Freeman pedals, while Mira runs or rides in a cart. The two have perfected the art of bikepacking. It all started with Freeman’s first dog, Melan. Freeman, who used to climb avidly was looking for another sport....
Everyone knows the taxing feeling of being burned out from work. Debilitating headaches, mental fatigue, difficulty concentrating—it’s an overwhelming feeling that’s hard to shake. As such, the World Health Organization just released new guidelines defining burnout as “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed,” in an updated version of the International Classification of Diseases, or ICD-11, NPR reports. It’s also classifying burnout as a clinical syndrome, legitimizing it for the first time....
On Monday, January 8, pro surfer Dusty Payne was hospitalized after a nasty wipeout at Backdoor on the North Shore of Oahu. And though his injuries sound grim, the 26-year-old is expected to make a full recovery. Laird Hamilton’s Top 5 Tips to Get Stronger and Fitter Read article Payne crashed head-first into the reef and was underwater for a few waves until nearby photographers, surfers, and lifeguards sprung to action....
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Physical activity of any kind has been shown to help treat the symptoms of depression. The only challenge? Many people suffering from depression find that depression symptoms keep them from sticking to a fitness routine, creating a catch-22 that keeps them mired in negative emotion and away from the squat rack. That could change if mental health providers start prescribing exercise the same way they’d prescribe any other medicine, according to a new study from Michigan State University....
A suit is an essential piece of every man’s wardrobe, but there’s not much worse than buying one off the rack and having to spend a ton on alterations. Which is why we think it makes a lot more sense to get your suits made-to-measure. And luckily, Indochino makes the process a lot easier—and a lot less expensive—thank you might think. Indochino Beyond being a much better fit than almost anything you can buy off the rack, a made-to-measure suit can be customized down to the tiniest detail....
If you’re a seal and have great white sharks constantly chasing you, wanting to eat you, it stands to reason that you’re going to be stressed out. Well, now it can be stated unequivocally. In a three-year study, researchers tested the stress levels in seals inhabiting six islands in South Africa’s Western Cape where Cape fur seal colonies have varied exposure to great white sharks hunting them. The research team from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science collected seal fecal samples to test for concentrations of the cortisol stress hormone glucocorticoid metabolite....
Sorry scotch lovers, we know this is no way to start a long weekend. Macallan announced on Wednesday that it will stop making two bottles from its Fine Oak line. The pre-holiday news dump revealed that both the 21-year-old and 30-year-old variants from the line will cease production “with immediate effect.” This is almost as soul crushing as it must have been for that guy that bought a $10,000 glass of fake Macallan over the summer....
If you’re going to dabble in illicit substances, your safest bet — well, aside from the legal risks, of course — is psychedelic mushrooms. According to a new survey of about 120,000 adults across 50 nations, among the 12,000 who’ve tripped on ’shrooms, only 0.2 percent landed in the emergency room. By comparison, LSD, ecstasy, and cocaine sent at least five times the percentage of users to the ER. Even marijuana, highly regarded as a safe drug, is three times riskier than mushrooms by this measure....
You know that O.T. Genasis song “CoCo”? The one about a certain snortable substance. The one that goes “I’m in love with the coco”. There’s a product on the market from a company called Legal Lean which takes that message in similar direction. (Hell, the song is even part of its marketing.) It’s called “Coco Loko,” and it’s basically snortable chocolate powder. Yes, it’s legal. Yes, it’s technically drug-free. And no, it’s not approved by the Food and Drug Administration....
It’s time to whip out your slow cooker (or go out and buy one). These babies are super-easy to use, with minimal work and clean up. Toss all your ingredients in the slow cooker, press the on button, and go to work. When you come home, you have a delicious, high-protein meal waiting for you. What could be better? Nutrition (per serving) Calories: 152; total fat: 2g; saturated fat: 0g; protein: 17g; carbohydrates: 19g; sugar: 6g; fiber: 4g; cholesterol: 41mg; sodium: 802mg Recipe and photo by Angie Asche, M....
This easy tuna salad with pasta has diced apple, which adds a layer of flavor—plus a few extra vitamins and minerals. Serve over a green salad for a complete, balanced meal. Nutrition (per 1 ½ cup serving) Calories: 329; protein: 22g; fat: 13g; carbs: 34g; sugar: 5g Recipe and photo by Dana Angelo White, M.S., R.D. author of Healthy Air Fryer Cookbook. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!...
By now, you probably know the benefits of tuna — it’s high in omega-3 fatty acids, it’s a good souce of protein, and so on. But instead of making the same boring old tuna salad every day, why not combine it with avocado, another great source of good fat? Plus, this salad also has oranges which contain folacin, which supports cell growth and DNA construction. Nutrition (per serving) Calories: 538; Protein: 33g; Carbs: 32g; Fat: 34g; Fiber: 16g...
Eight years of R&D. Thousands of surveys. Hundreds of interviews. Dozens of focus groups. Relentless field testing. If you want to change an industry, you have to know it better than anyone – at least that’s the strategy at the Revant Optics HQ, an eyewear brand poised to make a splash in the sunglasses industry. “We want to evolve the industry” said Jason Bolt, CEO and founder of Revant. “As with any industry where power is centralized within a few, things don’t change fast....
Selvedge jeans are all the rage these days, because selvedge usually translates to rugged, high-quality denim that looks great and lasts. The only complaint with selvedge jeans is that they’re often scratchy and unyielding. Some brands have tried to make selvedge jeans more crowd-pleasing by adding a touch of stretch—another popular trend— to the denim. The attempt has never been very successful. Until now. Leave it to Todd Snyder. The venerable menswear brand blended a touch of stretch into its Japanese selvedge denim, and the result is a jean that looks great and feels comfortable....
By Eduardo Hazera After a few days of trying to convince some grim-faced bureaucrats to give me a rafting permit, I said screw it. A week earlier, I was packrafting down the Xe Lanong River in Laos when a mute in green fatigues pointed an AK-47 at me. He grunted and gestured to the shore with the muzzle of this gun. Then he took me to a police station and fabricated some charges about not having proper permits....
If you’re stuck in an infinite loop, watching episodes of The Office and Parks and Rec ad nauseam, we’ve got some recommendations that’ll break the cycle. Want some good TV dramas to sink your teeth into? In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies There are three hot new shows that turn back the clock—and turn history on its head. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Pulp Fiction’, and Everything Else C…...
We’ve all listened to the guy who bemoans his brutal leg workout—how his hour of squats, leg presses, and hamstring curls leaves him hobbling out of the gym and crippled with soreness for three days thereafter. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies There’s a place for those workouts—if you’re into bodybuilding, masochism, or building quads that can only be appreciated in a pair of short shorts. But if you’re looking to train your legs for strength, power, and functional movement, there’s no need to torture yourself with a full-gym workout....
While TVs have made amazing progress in how they look, there hasn’t been a lot of progress made in terms of sound. Yes, TVs these days sound much better than they used to when TV screens would only go up to 25″ and curved outward. But the actual frames of most TVs are so thin, that the speakers they are built with are not exactly great. More often than not the TV will actually shake if the volume is raised too loud, and what’s the point of watching the game or the latest Marvel movie without the sound as loud as it can go?...
VHWIRRRR, through dense fog, the sound of an approaching motorboat rises. I swivel my head left and right, listening closely to place the direction. There’s no way they’ll see me at speed, I realize, slightly panicked. But if I paddle in any direction, even backtrack, I might move right into their path. I’m floating in my packraft on the Cumberland Sound, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. My fat bike is stacked in thirds and lashed to the bow....
