“If you’re into running, then you have a sh***ing story,” Jessie, a 36-year-old playwright in L.A., tells me. As a marathon runner for the past six years, she definitely has a few tales. The worst occurred at a half-marathon at the Red Rocks outside of Santa Barbara,...
Your current definition of “self-massage” probably just refers to some half-hearted foam-rolling. Which is fair enough! Trying to recreate the spa experience of having another person, trained in the art of massage, working on parts of your back that you can’t even reach is almost pathetic to try...
One of the few bright spots of being in isolation this long has gotta be watching regular people suddenly discover that the thing they’ve been using one way can, in quarantine, be used in a completely different way than originally intended. Video chat is a perfect example...
I hate cardio, so I don’t run. That’s the truth. But if anyone asks, I fall back on one of the more commonly accepted arguments against running — particularly, that it’s hell for your knees. With gyms closed and nowhere else to go, though, lots of people have taken up running...
A brief note: The May print issue was written before the coronavirus pandemic took hold and turned all of our lives upside down. We hope all of these stories will be relevant again before too long, but meanwhile, stay safe, stay sane, and above all, stay away from...
It’s weeks into most states’ COVID-induced quarantine, and the change of routine is, for many of us, the new normal. Outside the house is now bad, and inside is our cocoon of safety. In an amazing display of ingenuity, that’s led to a number of innovations in...
In early January, as hordes of people were reminding themselves that working out sucks, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan released a promising study proposing what could someday become a miraculous pill that mimics the effects of exercise. Naturally, much of the media heard “exercise pill” and...
Although manscaping has long been a staple of the bodybuilding scene, body hair removal has only recently found its way into the mainstream (and bathroom) for the average guy. But now that more and more men are shaving and waxing their chests to better show off their...
There’s a lot that we as human beings can put up with: Single-ply toilet paper (when you can find it); cable company activation fees; and, as it turns out, being cooped up in our homes for weeks on end — just to name a few. We can...
Building a home gym is one way of getting a workout at home. But for me, the guy who looks like what happens when you’ve traded a daily workout regimen for a daily television regimen, the idea that I’m going to use what appears to be a...
In January, researchers at the University College in London reported that watching a movie in theaters may be considered a light workout, suggesting that you actually miss out by watching entire movies in your bathroom, not in theaters. A workout from literally sitting on your butt? Fifty-one moviegoers were...
I hate many things about the gym: the cost, having to arrive at ungodly hours to get the equipment I want, the inability to ever get the aforementioned cost removed from my credit card when I want to cancel my membership. Most of all, though, I hate...