Sometimes, it can feel so tough to crawl out of bed and get motivated to start your day. Maybe you didn’t sleep well, or perhaps you’re just in a funk—but in any case, it might seem like it’s all but impossible to forgo the snooze button. In those instances, it may be comforting to know […]
Some unscrupulous supplement marketers are sometimes more focused on catching attention than delivering results, and it can be hard to avoid potentially questionable claims. It’s important to know which foods, nutrients, and nutritional supplements can actually offer reasonably measured health, psychological, or performance benefits. Many lifters know that protein is a critical nutrient for building muscle. Some lifters…
The Ergatta rower is the most handsome piece of workout equipment you’ll ever own. That’s not, however, the only thing that makes it great. Any rower is capable of engaging 86 percent of your muscles (unlike stationary bikes and treadmills), but Ergatta stands out for an engaging, gamified experience unlike any other. For the purposes […]
Marathon and ultramarathon runner Mirna Valerio wanted to kick off her Thanksgiving Day doing what she loved: Running. So while many of us were preparing to simply avoid awkward family conversation and consume multiple yam dishes, Valerio was lacing up for a Turkey Trot race. She did not get the empowering finish she had hoped […]
In the early 1970s, a teenage Leonora King was hanging around the tennis courts in Detroit’s Palmer Park, her brand new racket in hand, looking for a hitting partner. After seeing Billie Jean King wipe the floor with Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes on TV, and watching a couple of fellow Black […]