Physical fitness

VR workout apps like Supernatural are inviting an older, more gender-balanced audience to join the virtual world.

Elite athletes have used this tech for years, and now it’s going mainstream—but does the science back it up?

These innovators are using their own bodies to build evidence for their hypotheses.

What to expect in genetic engineering, neuroscience, psychedelics, longevity research, digital health, food, human performance, wellbeing, and of course, ChatGPT.

The biggest shoe design innovation in a decade is great for elite athletes, but maybe not so good for the weekend warrior.

Sarcopenia, a muscle wasting disease, could shorten your life and is alarmingly prevalent. Why are so many people unaware it exists?

Crossing the Atlantic in a 3.5-foot boat is a risky trip that will be punishing on the body. Andrew Bedwell is stoked.

An emerging obsession with “clean eating” may be fueled by a less than healthy fitness culture.

Surprising new science on the benefits of heat therapy for peak-performing athletes—and people in hospitals.

A soft robotics researcher says bionic limbs that imitate living tissues could be viable within a decade.