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Scrolling through office messages at home is so routine you probably haven’t noticed it’s hurting your health and happiness—and your partner’s, too. Virginia Tech associate professor Bill Becker studied the after-work email habits of more than 100 people and found a direct correlation between expectations that employees be available on email and feelings of anxiety and stress. New Study: All That Work Stress Might Be Killing You Read article In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies...

Change really is a great thing. It’s good for your workouts, your diet, and your attitude. Without change we plateau, get bored, uninspired, and creatively paralyzed. Instead of just pounding the weights day in and day out, work in some calisthenics, too. Pass on that plain grilled salmon or tuna, and give the ceviche or poke a try. Rather than going with “the usual” at the barbershop, transition into summer with something experimental—because now is the perfect time to do it....

Draped in a necklace with a tiny gold box, the Karuizawa 1960 is one of the rarest and most expensive bottles of whisky in the world. Only 41 exist, sourced from a now-shuttered Japanese distillery. MORE: The 50 Greatest Whiskeys in the World Until last week, one of the bottles—nicknamed “The Squirrel” by collectors—was part of the prized inventory in “La Maison Du Whisky,” a high-end liquor store in Paris. According to the Daily Beast, at 3....

Of all the logistics you face when traveling abroad, one of the biggest headaches is securing a data plan for your phone. Your local provider might give you trace amounts of data at low speeds, or gouge you every time you turn off airplane mode. Nobody wants to be hopping from one Starbucks to the next trying to steal WiFi, or relying solely on pre-downloaded Google Maps for directions. Similarly, nobody wants to spend their first hour of vacation in a cell phone store speaking broken Portuguese as they try to buy an overpriced, weeklong, weak-as-hell 1GB data plan....

After he turned 45, Bill Sycalik did what many management consultants dream about doing — he quit his New York City job and went into the wild. “I packed up my things, stored everything at my brother’s house in Pennsylvania, and I started running the National Parks,” says Sycalik. In his 2008 Subaru Impreza, Sycalik drove across the country with the goal of running a self-guided marathon in all 59 National Parks....

Anyone looking to add a new item to the wardrobe for a good price can’t do much better than heading over to Macy’s. Macy’s is always filled to the brim with great items at good prices anyway, but they also have so many sales going all the time too. So now that the fall is here, Macy’s has to be the place to be. Especially when looking for clothes that are made for more casual or recreational uses....

Are you cursing the wet winter weather? Do you find yourself with wet socks or, worse, ruined shoes all too often this time of year? If this is you, it’s time to stop complaining and get the right winter gear. Right now you can pick up these waterproof, weatherproof, and stylish Tommy Hilfiger Colins 2 Duck Boots on sale. They’ll protect your feet and improve your traction on snowy, slippery days....

Though the proper amount of salt we should be getting each day has recently come up for debate—a recent study said that a low-sodium diet may not help everyone—the American Heart Association says that sodium should be limited to about 2,300mg (or about one tsp) per day for an adult male. And multiple studies still link high salt intake to increased risk of heart failure and obesity. To limit your sodium intake just up your consumption of spicy foods, says a new study published in the journal Hypertension....

The Justice League is (almost) ready to unite. The newest look at the highly anticipated DC Extended Universe film dropped at San Diego Comic-Con, and it’s the most action-packed—and most humorous—trailer yet. Zack Snyder handled directing duties for the majority of the Justice League shoot, but Joss Whedon took over after Snyder suffered a family tragedy, and it already seems like he’s had an impact. With Wonder Woman smashing box office records and Whedon’s reputation for strong female characters, it’s no surprise that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman takes the central ass-kicking role in the trailer....

Are you tired of bulging pockets, and carrying things in your hands (and leaving them places)? How about wearing a jacket when you don’t need one, just to have pockets to stash to put your stuff? With all the gear guys carry around these days, it doesn’t take much to find yourself with too much stuff and nowhere to put it. SCOTTeVEST is here to save us from this all-too-common quandary....

A drive down California’s famous, and famously scenic, Highway 1 deserves a spot on any guy’s bucket list. But while the wine country and laidback hills of NorCal and the beautiful beaches of SoCal get all the glory, the oft-forgotten Central Coast has tons of treasures to explore. The Best Road Trips in America Read article Stretching from Santa Barbara to Monterey, this area is jam-packed with epic views and things to do, including trails to hike, mountains to crest, and a surprising amount of barbecue to eat—plus vineyards that are just as impressive as those farther north....

Connacht is rolling out its first whiskey in over a century, unveiling a large number of aged casks for buyers, the Irish Times reports. If you’re not familiar, Connacht is the smallest of Ireland’s four provinces. It’s home to roughly 540,000 people, with Galway serving as its capital city. The 50 Best Whiskeys in the World Read article The first cask, from The Shed Distillery, is currently valued at about €100,000 ($118,161), and will be opened, briefly, for a tasting on Thursday, Dec....

We all know that the mountain bike phenom Danny MacAskill is always up to something crazy. And any time he drops an edit, we can all agree that taking a few undivided minutes to check it out is certainly always in order. His mastery on a bike is unmatched, and his creative approach to riding this beautiful world can’t be topped. This is why we were so excited to check out something a bit different from him....

What follows is Part II in C&K Editor-at-large Alan Kesselheim’s collection of field-tested, functional gear that has the potential to elevate your trip and serve you well, standing up to the rigors of continual use and the gamut of weather. Read Part I: Shelter, where he breaks down the criteria and scope for gear deemed “expedition-worthy,” most notably the items durability, design and weight. A few items stand out for their quality and impact on the success of an extended trip....

Gerard Butler is one of Hollywood’s manliest men. The actor led the Spartans into battle in 300, helped save the U.S. President in Olympus Has Fallen, and fought against 50 Cent in Den of Thieves. Now, Butler has another action thriller hitting theaters with Hunter Killer, and he went deep for his preparation for the film—literally. Gerard Butler On Living On A Submarine And Bringing Authenticity To ‘Hunter Kill… Read article...

Words by Rebecca Parsons Time passes slowly when you’re recovering from injury. For athletes in the healing process, every day can feel like the last day of school before summer. Can’t I just go play already? Unfortunately, the smart answer is usually no. Allowing muscles sufficient time to recover between workouts is crucial for health and overall performance. Here we break down some fundamental lifestyle choices that will both increase recovery speed and keep muscles in peak condition to prevent further injury....

AS 50-FOOT-HIGH flames raced toward the coast, Malibu mayor Jefferson Wagner was facing down the fire. He wasn’t being a hero or even trying to make it look like he was. He was simply doing what a lot of Malibu residents were doing—preparing to defend his own home. The November 2018 Woolsey Fire, Los Angeles’ most destructive on record—it would claim three lives and 1,500 structures—had already consumed nearly 80,000 acres, driven by bone-dry 70-mile-per-hour winds....

If you followed how to start (or get back into) running, you built up to running a nonstop mile every other day. Now let’s raise your game by adding the basics of a competitive runner’s schedule. Keep your progress slow Some runners train every day, but running hard two days in a row is a rookie mistake. Even Olympians average only three hard days per week, and never back-to-back. Why? Because the physical gains earned in a hard workout are made the night and day afterward....

Interview by Tyler Williams // Portraits by Jed Conklin Mark Cramer is the only person to have rafted North America’s big-water Triple Crown: Turnback Canyon of the Alsek, Devils Canyon of the Susitna, and Grand Canyon of the Stikine. The three descents are each big-water milestones in and of themselves, coursing through committing canyons in grizzly-inhabited wilderness. On top of that, favorable water levels are a must, which is why only a select group of kayakers have ever completed the Triple....

At 7:55 p.m. on May 19, 2019, 18,500 feet up on Denali—a massif so cosmic, climbers are infinitesimal in scale and deferential to its mercilessness—Merrell ambassador and mountain athlete Mike Chambers watched his partner, Will Seeber, slip out on blue ice and careen down the Denali Pass, windblown snowpack hastening his fall. Backcountry Tips for the Ultimate Wilderness Weekend Read article “Please arrest, please arrest!” Chambers repeated in his head, as Seeber luckily managed to roll onto his stomach and punch his whippet into the ice....