In any sport, optimizing your form will lead to better performance and fewer injuries. That is especially true in running, says Tim Hilden, a trainer and physical therapist at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in Boulder, Colo. Protect you muscles and joints and become a more efficient runner with his tips: 1.) Lighten up Running “hard,” or striking your feet on the ground with maximum force, increases the levels of force sent through the body....
Hollywood has a knack for bringing back movie franchises that long ago lost their cultural cache and somehow making people care about them again. Studios achieve this thanks to a potent combo of bottomless advertising budgets, a bit of borrowed nostalgia, the dearth of quality films, and an uncritical general public. The latest didn’t-miss-but-will-probably-see-anyway lifeless corpse of a franchise to be reanimated? Rambo. Yes, friends. Rambo: Last Blood hits theaters September 20....
With spring fast approaching, it’s nearly time to start planning summer road trips and two-wheeled vacations. In a town like Park City, the mountain snowpack won’t stay around forever, and when the trails start melting out, you’d best be ready to take advantage of the good dirt before the summer dust season sets in. In this quick guide to Park City, you’ll find all the resources you need to maximize riding and minimize time searching for the best post-ride beer and burger....
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among American men (after skin cancer), and the American Cancer Society estimates that over 174,000 were diagnosed with it this year alone. Despite the prevalence of the disease, getting a prostate exam is something most men would rather avoid—it’s invasive and painful. But new research out of the U.K. might change that. Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a simple at-home urine test that can detect prostate cancer even more accurately than existing methods....
Sometimes, hitting up the gym week after week can result in feeling like a slog—the weights feel heavier, the treadmill moves slower, and the sweat comes faster. Everyone has bad days at the gym, and for people who are just starting every day can feel like a bad one. But a new study has found that adjusting your perspective in the moment when exercising can make it seem a lot easier....
You know about body composition tools, DNA testing, and movement screenings. But there’s another kind of testing that can help your athletic performance: personalized hydration. After a typical training session, most athletes are somewhat or very dehydrated, according to research published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. But when athletes followed a personalized hydration plan, tailored to their average fluid and sodium loss, they were able to exert more anaerobic power (that’s what you tap into to lift, sprint, and jump), recover faster, and improve attention and awareness....
One of the most exciting trends in agriculture is biodynamics—“a holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming, gardening, food, and nutrition,” according to the Biodynamic Association. The wine world is catching on, using traditional methods of clipping and positioning vines to encourage growth, buttressing them with plants that are naturally pest-resistant. One of the movement’s major proponents is Gérard Bertrand, a former professional rugby player and second generation wine grower based in Languedoc in the south of France, who adopted biodynamic viniculture almost two decades ago....
Scotland is the ancestral home to two of humankind’s greatest achievements—golf and whiskey. Fans could easily spend a decade or more playing courses and sampling drams without getting bored. But if you only have four days, Edinburgh is the place to start. A bustling city with a continental cosmopolitan flavor, the Scottish capital is not only a great base to explore some of eastern Scotland’s finest golf courses, but also one of the best places in the UK to eat and drink....
There was a time in the last couple of decades where contemporary surfing, surf craft and surf aesthetics were the only things the majority of surfers gave weight to. But that also opened the window for the exploration of the retro, the vintage and the rediscovering of ideas and concepts that were already previously explored. Nowadays, in any lineup around the world you’re likely to find surf craft built around ideas spanning just about any decade....
Trying to stay strong with the New Year, New You resolution you have set for yourself is not easy. Breaking those old habits that have kept you down for so long is hard. It’s especially hard when there is a big hill to overcome in your future. And that hill is the Super Bowl. Which means that chances are good you will be watching it with friends and there will be food all about....
When one thinks of top of the line fashion brands, Armani has to be near the top. Anyone hears the name Armani, one just can’t help but think of class. It is a brand that has made its way to the top of the heap by the sheer volume of consistently great work. But when it comes to Armani, one would not immediately think of the brand crafting items that work well out in the world in a functional way....
Humans are blessed with stereo vision, or stereopsis. Because our two eyes are side-by-side in the front of our heads, our eyes and brains work together to create a three-dimensional view of the world. This means we can see where objects are in relation to ourselves with great precision—it’s why ancient humans got good at throwing spears and, these days, draining three-pointers from the corner. Athletes constantly rely on stereo vision to throw, shoot, and pass accurately....
The pullup is a simple exercise, but it’s one that works. Lat pulldowns pale in comparison to the mighty pullup. Working on a lat machine doesn’t activate as many muscles as getting your chin over the bar—and it looks way less impressive. If you want a big, strong upper body, you have to master the classic pullup. The Best Pullup Bars for a Killer At-Home Workout Read article Whether you still can’t do a single pullup rep, you want to do more, or you’re ready to add weight and see your lats grow like crazy, we’ve got the plan for you....
With both feet and hands jammed into a three-inch-wide crack, Robbie Phillips hangs like a spider on the underside of a bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. Graffiti tags a nearby concrete wall. A canal flows below him, its surface peppered with smudges of ice. The green, brown water flows from the center of the capital. To clear the crack, Robbie had removed layers of garbage and polystyrene, jammed up in the cavity above him....
To really own the nickname Jaws, you’d best be a Bond villain—or famed competitive eater Joey Chestnut. Chestnut lived up to his reputation, gobbling 72 hot dogs at the 101st Nathan’s Annual Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on Tuesday July 4, USA Today reports. The reigning champ swallowed his 10th victory in the 10-minute event, gutting his way past his previous record of 70. Bask in the glory of this overstuffed performance:...
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: Kai Lenny got the keys to Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch and we have the footage to prove it. The Maui waterman recently had the opportunity to test out the world’s most perfect man-made wave and he didn’t waste it. Armed with his SUP surfboard, paddle and trusty GoPro, Lenny shredded the pristine wave before tucking in to that mesmerizing barrel. While Lenny is not the first person to take a SUP to the Surf Ranch, that honor belongs to Ian Carns, he certainly raises the bar with this high-performance display....
The skinny jeans craze may be over, but today’s pants are still far slimmer than in years past. Yes, they look great—and make us look trim. But slim pants create one glaring problem for guys—pocket bulge. This unsightly epidemic has resulted in many of us to carry our wallets in our front pockets. But there’s still a gross bulge on our hip if we stuff our wallet in our front pocket....
Stew is such an easy dish to cook—especially when you make a double batch and freeze for a later date. When freezing, use multiple single-serving containers so you can defrost only what you need. Stew can stay good in the freezer for up to three months. Label the containers with the date to help minimize food waste so you can use the earliest dates of your frozen goodies first. Nutrition information (per serving, not including garnishes): Calories: 478; total fat: 17g; saturated fat: 5g; protein: 49g; carbs: 36g; sugar: 2g; fiber: 7 g Recipe and photo by Lisa Lotts of Garlic and Zest....
A big-wave surfer was enjoying sets of waves in excess of 15 feet off the popular Northern California surfing locale of Ocean Beach last week when he had a surprise encounter with what one expert believed was a great white shark. Ignacio Salazar was sitting on his board waiting for a wave with his mouth-mounted GoPro rolling when a shark fin sliced through the water in front of him. He posted video in which you can not only see the fin but hear its effects: “My reaction for some reason was to observe and be calm,” Salazar told Pete Thomas Outdoors....
“High tide, hiding behind islands, finding those deeper channels – that’s the best way to paddle out there,” says Captain Bill Keogh, owner of Big Pine Kayak Adventures, referencing the complexity of paddling the Rubik’s Cube-like combination of tides, gusting winds, and nuance-laced shallows of the lower Florida Keys, his home waters for nearly 40 years. The rewards of heeding this advice are the bounty of a tropical marine wilderness accessible by roadside launch to any paddler in North America....
