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He overcame addiction and workaholism to become an elite endurance athlete and star podcast host. As he sees it, it's never too late to start over on the path to a more balanced life.
Both substances are being studied for stress and anxiety relief. We asked the experts if and how they work.
You survived the chaos of family visits and too many helpings of dessert. Now it's time to recover.
17 of the year's best pieces from our Do It Better columnist Brad Stulberg
Our wellness columnist on his favorite books of the year
A desk jockey鈥檚 guide to not being a slouch
You could order a premade kit. Or you could get crafty and build your own hot box.
One of the best boulderers of the 1990s is climbing into her fifties
Booze isn't optimal for athletic performance. Thankfully, a new crop of alcohol-free cocktails taste just as good as the real thing.
There's no silver bullet, but these useful practices will help you keep training
For snowboarder Megan Pischke, being a breast-cancer survivor and a professional athlete are both part of her identity
The bestselling author is back with a bold book arguing that we desperately need to connect with other species
Biotech company Elysium Health just released an at-home DNA test that鈥攕upposedly鈥攚ill tell you how well (or poorly) you're aging
Powder days and gear bonuses are great, but welcoming environments that prioritize the work-life balance are what really make these companies exceptional
Get started. Keep going. Stop.
Across the country, grown-ups are bounding outside after work for kickball, capture the flag, and other kid games. What's going on?
We took a peek inside their packs and had a nutritionist grade their choices
Maybe not in our hearts, but certainly in our brains. Plus, they can make you love the indoors far too much鈥攚hich is why there鈥檚 now a full-fledged, woodsy rehab center for joystick addicts who need a soothing pathway back to a normal life.
The author of 'Digital Minimalism' explains how you can maximize your free time
Whether you鈥檙e striving for peak performance or coming back from injury, psychological techniques can help
When your love for the outdoors meets chronic pain, you grieve鈥攁nd then you adapt
The siblings essentially crossed finish lines together in high school track. Moving far apart and facing their own demons, they found that the bond of running holds fast.
Katie Bou茅 started practicing No Social Sundays and reclaimed her time
The quality of your habits determines the quality of your life. Here's your step-by-step guide.
A new meta-study, which followed 267,000 people, sheds a few answers
After I lost 20 pounds and my red-blood-cell count dropped to dangerous levels, doctors finally knew what the problem was. But no one knew how to fix it.
A good diet is a balance of nutrition, flexibility, and giving your body what it needs
An expert's guide to sticking it out through pain and suffering
Hint: it's about introducing just the right amount of chaos
New centers popping up in New York City can help you reach peak wellness鈥攆or just a few hundred dollars per month
Hydrating is supposed to make us healthier and more vibrant. But how much is too much?
The global meal-replacement market is growing at nearly 7 percent annually and expected to reach $20.6 billion by 2021.聽But as we hack nutrition for hyperefficiency, have we evolved past the need for deliciousness?
New research suggests that the emotion has a singular ability to lower stress and improve our overall well-being. So how do we get more of it?
Calorie counting can be a huge burden. Plus, you're probably terrible at it.
You can teach confidence and a love of physical activity鈥攂ut it starts with keeping weight out of the conversation
The world-champion obstacle course racer has had a 20-year history with anorexia. But now she's in the process of recovering, and she has some important lessons to share.
Can a grassroots movement of physicians convince big health care that free medicine is the way of the future?
After years of empty promises, hydration-tracking wearables are finally close to hitting the market
How I rediscovered the joy of trails and muddy shoes following a skin-cancer scare
David Sabgir, founder of Walk with a Doc, on why exercise is 100 times better than medicine
A mysterious syndrome is leaving elite athletes lethargic, depressed, and unable to get out of bed
Ecologist Chris Morgan sensed that nature had healing powers. But it wasn鈥檛 until he tried forest bathing that he understood them.
Your head is pounding, your muscles are cramping, and your heart is racing. Then you get dizzy and the vomiting starts. Heatstroke kills thousands of people every year. This is what it feels like鈥攁nd how to know when you鈥檙e in danger.
Exertional heatstroke can cause devastating damage, but it can also be treated quickly
The days of veggie burgers that taste like cardboard are over
The breakfast staple has had a rough go of it in the last few decades. So are they good for you or not?
Now you can pay to take a midday snooze. Here's what you get for your money.
Often it's more important to recognize how you channel your energy than to be "on" all the time
More and more evidence suggests that nature does something essential for our mental health
Cal Newport, author of 'Digital Minimalism,' explains how we need to reimagine our relationship with technology
Or how running and meditating both led one woman to the same unexpected place
After Kyle Dickman nearly died from a rattlesnake bite in Yosemite, he began a quest to understand what venom really does to us
Despite an attack that left one hiker dead and another injured, the experience and fellowship of the trail perseveres
Despite shadowy origins and increasingly diluted claims, the beverage has officially entered the wellness scene
For Blair Braverman, physical activity was a given鈥攗ntil it wasn't
Silicon Valley鈥檚 latest foray into fitness tech offers a new way to measure up
Healthy and convenient or too good to be true? Our writer sampled a dozen of the most popular brands to find out.
A new book argues that specialization鈥攊n sport and life鈥攊s overrated
How did I ever function without Heretic's Dirty Grass wafting from my pulse points?
It鈥檚 not a miracle, and it鈥檚 not a secret, but the link between fitness levels and the risk of lung and colorectal cancers is impressively strong
With a goal of forming connections through audio-based workouts on your phone, Aaptiv might be the end of personal trainers
But do remember that it can be a powerful mental-health tool and go beyond the whitewashed Instagram posts to focus on improving access to the outdoors for those who need it most
More companies are selling makeup specifically for sweating in. But do women really need it?
Society has primed us to care about ego and status. Here's how to get past that.
Old-school diets may have fallen out of favor, but diet messaging is still everywhere. Intuitive eating promises to help you drown it out.
America鈥檚 grandest public lands have a big role to play in our health
Nature鈥檚 healing power may be in its ability to blow our minds
A grassroots movement of physicians are prescribing time outdoors as the best possible cure for a growing list of ailments. Can they really convince big health care that free medicine is the way of the future?
Spending time in nature is increasingly considered legitimate medicine, and doctors and insurance carriers are treating it as such. But how exactly can we expect this movement to play out鈥攁nd affect our wallets and gear purchases鈥攊n the future? 聽聽
A growing number of insurance carriers are encouraging us via cold, hard cash to get after it in nature
For one thing, if you're feeling thirsty, drink up
Last year, Dykes set the marathon record for his age group鈥攐nly to find that it didn't count. But he's not giving up.
Thanks to savvy marketing, science, and luck, blueberries helped usher in a new era of health food obsession
Once again, science says that fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are really good for you
We asked hikers for advice on how to readjust to life after the trail