Anyone can run, right? Well, as Matthew Graham tells us in this short piece in the Washington Post, anyone can run wrong. To learn how to run right, it’s not a bad idea to shell out $80 to $100 and hire a running coach. A few tips from a pro […]

No, they’re not easy to find, but Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, The Wall Street Journal’s excellent wine writers, promise that a successful search for these white wines from around the world will be worth the effort. And worth the price; all of these wines should come in under $20. […]

The joke this time is on anyone who takes himself too seriously, and it’s not all that funny. A new study on stress and blood flow suggests that laughing provides some of the same heart-healthy benefits as regular aerobic exercise. That’s because the act of laughing causes the tissue that […]

Don Adams has been climbing the toughest peaks in the world for 25 years now, and for many of those years, he has been teaching others how to do it. This inspiring story in the Los Angeles Times takes us along on a wilderness training course led by Adams, that […]

Is it better to look good than to feel good? A new study from University of Utrecht in the Netherlands suggests that feeling good about looking good could influence how soon one really does look good. The study found that obese people who think they will be successful in weight […]

More than 20 million people in the United States take vitamin E pills, and most of them do so with the hope that it will keep some part of them young, in some way.  Undocumented reports suggest that the vitamin could help ward off aging, along with cancer, dementia, and […]

For years. we’ve been hearing reports from generally reliable travellers that the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado are the best-kept secret in the Rockies. And for years, we’ve been hearing that the best time to ski them is March. So we couldn’t resist linking this story by the Boston […]

Gil “Rise” Thomas, a professional jump training specialist, says he can add ten to 12 inches to the vertical jumps of most people.  In this article in Outside magazine, a 180-pound writer takes him up on the offer. Thomas’ first instruction: lose 25 pounds, and bring body-fat ratio down to […]

Who knew that several studies show that moderate to high intensity workouts do not increase appetite?  At least, the workouts do not increase the appetites of men who have volunteered for several studies. With women, however, things appear to be different (yet again).  The Washington Post reports that in elaborate […]

Forget marathons. Dean Karnazes runs a marathon to get warmed up. Then he does some serious running for the next couple of hundred miles. Karnazes likes to run at night. Often all night, and much of the next day. And sometimes the day after that. Who is Dean Karnazes and […]