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Health & Fitness

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Health & Fitness
How to Get Back Your Status
4 tricks to outsmart your ancient drive for influence
By Michael Easter
October 9, 2023
Man holding plank position at gym
Health & Fitness
How To Do the Perfect Plank (and Why They Matter)
They just might be the best exercise for Gen X guys
By Kevin Cook
, September 22, 2023
2 Min Read
Navy Pilot, Jim
Health & Fitness
Man-Up Lessons from the Gutsiest Guy I Know
You can’t escape the things that terrify you. So lean into them instead
By Eric Spitznagel
, September 7, 2023
2 Min Read
Young man jogging, transforming with puff of smoke into an older man jogging on blue background
Health & Fitness
What It Means When You Suddenly Feel Old
Here’s how you can survive the quick and unexpected midlife downfall
By Steve Belanger
, August 23, 2023
3 Min Read
Drawing of man struggling to get up from chair
Health & Fitness
Why Do Older Guys Groan So Much?
Why some middle-aged men sound like a car backfiring when they bend over — and what to do about it
By Ben Radding
, August 7, 2023
3 Min Read
illustration of Elon vs. Musk in boxing ring
Health & Fitness
Will Elon and Zuck (Please) Have a Real Fistfight?
Adult men love to tussle, and that’s not a bad thing
By Jay Ferrari
, July 24, 2023
3 Min Read
Three girls sitting on rear seat of car on road trip looking at a map
Health & Fitness
Ditch the GPS and Find Your Own Damn Way Home
We’ve come to depend too much on navigating robots — and it could be hurting our brains
By Kevin Cook
, July 10, 2023
3 Min Read
Teenage boys performing fitness test in gym class
Health & Fitness
Could You Pass the Presidential Fitness Test Today?
The physical challenge that tormented a generation just might be worth revisiting as middle-aged adults
By Tom Vanderbilt
, June 26, 2023
3 Min Read
Tom Cruise sprinting
Health & Fitness
The Secret to Sprinting Like Tom Cruise
How does the Mission Impossible star run like he’s 30?
By Michael Easter
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read
Animated illustration of 3 men doing yoga by a bonfire
Health & Fitness
Unleash Your Inner Alpha Male
Spoiler alert: it might involve yoga, hugging and a bonfire
By Kevin Cook
, May 29, 2023
3 Min Read
Golfer on a tee hitting a ball into a fairway
Health & Fitness
How to Fake Your Way Through a Round of Golf
Whether you haven’t played in years or are just a little rusty, here’s a primer to get you back on the green
By Kevin Cook
, April 24, 2023
3 Min Read
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