Running shorts come in a wide variety of styles. Shorter shorts tend to be suited to shorter, faster runs, while two-in-one shorts and longer lengths are often used for longer distances and trails. You may find that there’s a lot of crossover. Long inseams and superlight fabrics are now suitableContinue Reading
I like Rags to Riches, where you and the other players, who are in big boats, all row to launch cannons at incoming pirate ships, with the goal of protecting your treasure. In this game, you work together with other players, but there are also plenty of head-to-head and groupContinue Reading
I learned how to lift in college when I was running track, and I fell in love with the feeling of a heavy dead lift, squat, and clean. I’ve been lifting for the last decade, but it’s never been the same since I lost access to my elite college weightContinue Reading
Tonal is a high-tech slab of ambition—a gym in a mirror for those wanting to trade dumbbells for algorithm-powered gains. Tonal 2 is sleeker, sharper, and somehow even more expensive than before. At $4,295 (plus several add-on costs), it’s both a statement piece and a serious financial commitment. I wantedContinue Reading
Whether you’re recovering from marathon training or trying to unkink your shoulders after hours spent hunched over a screen, percussive therapy can help. Therabody has long led the massage gun space, and its Theragun Pro Plus (sixth-generation) is the company’s most ambitious model yet. It takes the deep-tissue percussive therapyContinue Reading
If you’re unsure about the basics, such as how to hold, swing and jump over the rope as well as the right rope length to suit your height, there’s the aforementioned Singapore Jump Rope Academy, which has been offering jump-rope programmes for children and adults for over 15 years. Yup,Continue Reading
The mood during the second half of the 2024 NCAA women’s basketball national title game was predictably intense. In what would later be revealed as the most-watched women’s college game of all time, the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks were looking to close out a perfect season against Iowa and superstarContinue Reading
Initially, I positioned it at my lower back and—so slowly, so gently—arched over it. My hips stayed on the floor, so I wasn’t adding extra weight. I could barely drape myself over it, much less roll up or down. Every muscle in my body braced against the stretch. The nextContinue Reading
Other Fitness Trackers to Consider Garmin Venu 3 Photograph: Garmin Garmin Venu 3 for $400: There’s nothing wrong with Garmin’s pricier premium hybrid fitness tracker-sports watch. However, its standout feature is that you can take calls from your wrist, and when I tried it with my spouse, he said itContinue Reading
Honorable Mentions Photograph: Amazon PowerDot 2.0 Duo for $349: The PowerDot 2.0 Muscle Stimulator uses neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to ease muscle pain, spasms, and even period cramps. You simply attach a reusable pad (or pads) to the sore muscle, and the device connectsContinue Reading
