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SubscribeHow Physical Activity Can Get You Out of a Rut
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his month, following an extraordinarily rough stretch of current events—hurricanes, mass shootings, wildfires, regressive health care policies, global instability—a close friend, normally a happy and upbeat guy, called to tell me…
Quit Trying to Get Your Kid to Work so Hard
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I’ve been working with high school and college-aged kids for over a decade now. Having seen both sides of the equation, It’s interesting to contrast seeing what parents and…
Rich Roll on How to Sustain Peak Performance
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Last month, off the coast of Sweden, in the islands of the Stockholm archipelago, 304 athletes started the Otillo, an adventure race that involves swimming and running from island to island…
The Minimalist’s Strength Workout
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Like most athletes who would rather be outdoors running, riding, swimming, or hiking, I don’t set aside much time for the gym. Yet I fully realize the importance of building…
The Most Underrated Workout? Hiking
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Have you ever met anyone who regretted taking a good, hard day hike? Me neither. There’s something special about moderately paced movement through nature that leaves one feeling refreshed, renewed,…
Productivity Lessons from Artists and Entrepreneurs
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Though building up your body and mind to tackle athletic challenges may seem like a unique endeavor, that’s not the case. Performance is performance, and there are many parallels between…