Optimization Culture Is Making Us Miserable
A wellness writer reflects on how a performance-obsessed age is eroding our creativity and sanity
“It’s Very Hostile”: How to Run (and Survive) Your First Jungle Ultra
Humidity at 100%, bugs biting through your sleeves — we spoke with two finishers about making it through with your body and mind intact
How to Unlock Your Tight Hips for Good
Your hips weren’t built to sit all day. Here’s how to get them stronger, more stable and moving again.
7 Ways to Trick Your Brain Into Enjoying Exercise Again
Want to be more consistent and less fatigued? These expert-backed strategies will help.
When to Push Through Pain — And When to Stop Working Out
Experts explain how to tell the difference between soreness and injury
Inside Scotland’s Most Beautiful (and Brutal) Trail Race
The Highland Ultra is a 78-mile odyssey through rugged terrain — and ends with a pint at Great Britain's most remote pub
How to Be a Man Who Actually Understands His Emotions
Anger, sadness and loneliness aren't flaws — they're feedback. Here's how to recognize, not react.
How to Boost Your Gut Health for Good
A primer on the latest frontier in wellness, plus five actionable tips for fostering a wholesome microbiome
How to Power Through the Afternoon Slump
Brain clocking out after lunch? You're not alone. Here's how to finish your day strong.
Biking Along Britain’s Remaining Roman Roads
Some cyclists yearn for races and organized rides, but Guy Stapleford fell back in love with biking on a 2,000-year-old route
The Billionaires and Their Doomsday Bunkers
Tech moguls and business magnates have been sinking money into swanky fallout shelters for years. But are they realistic lifelines, or just expensive fantasies?
The Sport of Spacing Out
Ready, set, relax: in Asian countries, thousands of burnt-out adults now gather for competitions to do as little as possible
The Blind Climber Pushing His Sport to New Heights
Jesse Dufton has climbed Scottish sea stacks and Arctic peaks without being able to see the rock face in front of him
How an Elite Pilot Got a Second Chance at Space
Jameel Janjua thought he’d blown his shot. Then the billionaire-backed space tourism industry took off.
The High-Stakes Adventures of Aldo Kane, Nat Geo Explorer
The former Royal Marine sniper talks about his new show with James Cameron, diving with sharks and what he learned from Alex Honnold
The Mountaineer Who Hit Rock Bottom on Top of Everest
Renowned adventurer Cory Richards opens up about his summit epiphany, his struggles with mental health and revisiting it all in a new book