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This move works your inner and outer thighs, hip stabilizers, core, shoulders, back, and posterior chain.

This move works your back, shoulders, core, and inner thighs.

This move works your core, glutes, hamstrings, back, rear shoulders, and proprioception.

This move works your shoulders, chest, back, core, inner and outer thighs, and hip rotators.

This move works your chest, shoulders, triceps, core, and hip flexors.

This move works your core, shoulders, lats, back, and legs.

This move works your shoulders, core, obliques, quads, outer thighs, hip rotators, and your balance.

New technology has made it easier than ever to keep real-time tabs on an endless array of fitness metrics. Don't drown in the data stream.

Marco Sanchez demonstrates.

Marco Sanchez demonstrates.

Marco Sanchez demonstrates.

Marco Sanchez demonstrates.

I run a lot and feel like I’ve had back pain forever. I read about a new study that found bacterial infections cause 40 percent of chronic back pain. Does that study apply to athletes with back pain? Should I ask my doctor about getting tested for a bacterial infection?

The ultimate guide to finding your ideal race

Increase your hip flexibility and take your upper body and core strength to the next level

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race meal plan

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race meal plan

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race meal plan

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race meal plan

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race meal plan

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race meal plan

Keep the beet alive a little longer with this guide to preservation

Pro-Bar founder Art Eggertsen's recipe for a protein-rich calorie grenade

Keep your legs moving with this pre-race plan

Whenever I have a tough task to complete at work, I feel like my after-work workout suffers. Can thinking hard hurt my physical performance? Does my brain use up more energy the harder I have to think?

Comes in eight flavors, made with a proprietary grinding process that guarantees optimum flavor and consistency.

I’ve read that tomato paste, green tea, and even chocolate can keep me from getting sunburned. Is that true? And what SPF are we talking here?

This year’s bumper crop of paleo-inspired health, diet, and exercise books is proving that the prehistoric movement is here to stay

No one wants to be stuck in a yoga studio when the weather is nice. The solution? Take your practice to the trails.

Now that I’m 40, I feel like I don’t recover as quickly from workouts as I did when I was younger. Is there a scientific explanation for this? Or is it all in my head?

First, ditch the salt tablets. “The biggest misconception is that exercise-associated muscle cramping is due to dehydration or electrolyte imbalances,” says Martin Schwellnus, a professor of exercise science at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and one of the world’s leading researchers on the subject.

Using Twitter and a lot of hugs, a renegade tribe from Boston attempts to reimagine fitness as a social event

Is it possible to be strong without having big muscles, or to be huge but not very strong?

Move over EPO: Dynavision’s CoreControl cooling glove enhances performance with just a vacuum and ice

The extreme polar explorer on rock lifting, noodles, and scheduling conflicts

Would taking a shot from an EpiPen during my race give me an advantage?

What you need to know to get running

A four-step guide to coloring outside the lines

I read that NFL players over hydrate before their games. Should I be doing the same thing before my marathon?

I'm a 31-year-old professional who sits on his butt a lot. I used to find getting into shape easy, but now es no bueno. I'm not overweight, I just can't get into an exercise routine which actually helps me get fit and buff. Can you give me advice on how to get fit enough to be rocking in the sack again?

Should I take ibuprofen before or after hard training to limit pain?

Training hard but still eating like you’re not? You could wind up with hormone deficiencies. The consequences can be dire: low energy, diminished sperm count, and an inability to conceive children.

How the San Jose Earthquakes forward handles a grueling eight-month soccer season

Where did the myth that a woman’s uterus would fall out if she participated in sports come from?

I’m training for a triathlon, and I need to take in a lot of calories when I’m on the bike or trail. That often means eating energy bars, which get old fast. What's the best bar for alleviating taste fatigue?

There's nothing like a bit of wine in the backcountry. But packing a bottle poses many problems. Get around all of them by embracing the Bladder in Box technology.

With 13.7 million Americans participating every year, hunting is making a big comeback. Here are some great recipes for your latest take.

There are many reasons to pay the extra dime for chickens that have lived some semblance of a life. But paradoxically, the more naturally a bird is raised, the tougher the meat. Here's how to prepare the happy chicken from your backyard or farmers market.

I want to go water skiing on spring break. Got any tips on how to prepare so I can stay up for longer than a minute and don’t hurt myself?

Chef Riccardo Ullio, of Sotto Sotto in Atlanta, Georgia, returned to his roots and found that the most familiar thing can sometimes be the most delicious

Is it true that your body can only digest a set amount of protein at a time? Two recent studies offer conflicting findings.

The chef of McCrady’s and Husk in Charleston, South Carolina, shares an appetizer recipe that highlights some of his favorite southern ingredients

The chef of McCrady’s and Husk in Charleston, South Carolina, shares his take on one of Nashville’s favorite dishes

A Biscuits 101 class with the chef of McCrady’s and Husk

In 2010, James Beard “Best Chef Southeast” winner Sean Brock started a new restaurant to protect the legacy of a lost cuisine. He ended up sowing a revolution.

The Blendtec is the best no matter what you're mixing.

Breakfast, we’re told, is essential—a part of a healthy lifestyle that’s about as negotiable as breathing. Martin Berkhan, a Swedish personal trainer and blogger, not only skips breakfast but lunch as well. And he’s more ripped than you are.

Bartender Nick Detrich, of Cure in New Orleans, mixes up a variation on a Harvard cocktail

Bartender Nick Detrich, of Cure in New Orleans, mixes up a new island drink

Bartender Nick Detrich, of Cure in New Orleans, mixes up a refreshing new drink

In the famous Crook’s Corner restaurant, Chapel Hill chef Bill Smith has mashed Eastern North Carolina maritime dishes remembered from his childhood, French cooking techniques he learned in adulthood, and just about everything else he gathered in between—which is a lot

The Chapel Hill chef shares the recipe for a dessert inspired by childhood outings on the Eastern North Carolina Coast

The Chapel Hill chef shares the recipe for his Louisiana-inspired dessert

Several near deaths on the world’s highest peaks have shed light on a dangerous trend in mountaineering: rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs, particularly the powerful steroid dexamethasone

Ari LeVaux drops in on the Ancestral Health Symposium, a gathering point for a group of academics, bloggers, booksellers, crusaders, and more who all have something to say—or sell—about evolutionary health

Unlike the average couch potato, pros are self-regulating their calorie intake to match their activity level, and they’re consistently eating three meals a day

Why fitness training via webcam is more popular than ever

I feel like whenever it’s cold outside, I have to pee more. Same thing goes for swimming in cold water. What’s going on?

A rare look inside the nutrition lab at the Olympic Training Center reveals how America's best athletes eat to win

Top athletes share their meal strategies

I just finished my first marathon, and I’m ready for a rest. How long before I start losing the benefits of my peak fitness level?

From our March 2013 food issue

Chef Blaine Wetzel has one rule for his 18-course dinners at Washington's remote Willows Inn. Whether it's geoduck or fried moss, everything is foraged, fished, or farmed on a nine-square-mile patch of rocky coast.

Body fat is just an inert layer of blubber, right? If only. New research shows that it's more like a toxic parasite that doesn't want to let go. The good news: if you exercise and eat right, you can force it to.

From paleo to gluten-free, fueling an active day is more confusing than ever. Until now. Simplify your options with long-time food columnist and bestselling author Mark Bittman’s delicious new plan.

A new study shows that, despite everything you've heard—and experienced—running isn't as hard on the body as you might think. But can we trust the results?

New technology is making it easier than ever for athletes to fine-tune their nutrition through blood analysis. Prepare to send in the vials.

Three blood-analysis companies to help maximize performance

What kind of damage do bumps do to your body? What can I do to strengthen beforehand and counteract the aftereffects?

Or will I be totally out of shape this spring?