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Kickin' It: The 20 Best Classic Sneakers For Men

Vans Authentic Canvas Skateboard Sneakers<p>Vans took off as the essential sneaker of the surf and skate culture in ‘60s Southern California, elevating …

A Beginner's Guide To Essential Camping Gear

Spring is in full swing, which means that camping trip you’ve been itching to take is just around the corner. Of course, you’ve also been meaning to …

Foam Rolling Facts and Fiction

How the Foam Roller Can (and Can't) Help You<p>Here's what you need to know...<p>Foam rolling has some benefits. But many people think it does things that …

From Zero to 45 Days in a Row: How I Built a Habit of Daily Exercise

This year I’m focusing on habits to help me build new skills and look after my health. One of these habits is to do push-ups every morning. I went …

Why The Pull-Up Is The One Exercise You Need In Your Life

But don't forget leg day.<p>Like driving at night or chopping wood with an axe, there is something about the pull-up that possesses an innate appeal to men.<p>But while it's easy to dismiss them as the preserve of gym nuts, fitness experts, including <i>Esquire UK's</i> resident guru Harry Jameson, view them as …

How to Instantly Increase Your Pull Up Max

Pull ups are one of the classic fundamental compound bodyweight exercises. It’s one of the most important upper body and core training exercises, and …

Trick Photography and Special Effects by Evan Sharboneau

Believe it or not, you don't have to own super expensive equipment or be some kind of camera wiz to take high quality camera shots like these…<p>… but …

How Bad Is Ocean Garbage, Really?

A new paper sifts through past research on marine debris to assess the true extent of the environmental threat.<p>Chelsea Rochman, an ecologist at the University of California, Davis, has been trying to answer a dismal question: Is everything terrible, or are things just very, very bad?<p>Rochman is a …

If you’re an avid golfer, these are the smartwatches you should buy

<i>The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase</i>.<p>They're more convenient than devoted handheld GPS units that you lug around with you. For instance, you don't have to keep tucking them …

Science proves that people who correct typos and grammar are usually jerks

We all suspected it, but now we finaly have the empiricial proof - grammar nazis are assholes. Researchers at the university of michigan have drilled …

How to Master Microsoft Office Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is the de facto email and calendaring client in most offices—and it can help manage your tasks and notes as well. Beyond just …

Seeing firsthand why Olympic National Park is one of the nation's great wilderness areas

The bald eagle was soaring on an air current above frosty Lake Crescent, its wings spread wide, white head and electric-yellow beak tilted slightly down. It was hunting, and a few seconds later it rocketed toward the surface of the lake. In an instant it was aloft again, carrying a small trout in …

22 of the Best Motivational Speeches of All Time

It was halftime during one of my 7th grade football games. And we were losing 14 - 0. With our knees planted in the grass, my team was quietly …

4 Thoughts to Stop Procrastinating Instantly

"Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."- Benjamin FranklinProcrastination delays life. It's a major reason for shame and …

The Ultimate Guide to Habits – Peak Performance Made Easy

You’re much more likely to be successful if you change a bad habit into a better behavior.<p><b>Here’s a common example:</b> A lot of us crave something sweet …

Watch Rare Video of a Moose Shedding an Antler

Footage from Wyoming provides an unusual look into the life of the world’s largest deer.<p>A family in Wyoming recently recorded a rarely seen event: a bull moose literally dropping an antler.<p>“The moose shook his head and his paddle fell off right in front of us!” says Kim Eberhart, who saw the whole …

Photographer Greg Armfield on how he missed mating rhinos at Nairobi national park

It was amazing to see the comments roll in, from friends and strangers, saying, ‘I can’t believe you missed that, Greg’<p>Even people in my own office asked, “Did you really miss that?” On my Facebook page, I posted a few photos I took of the rhinos before this shot was taken, but the reality is that …

Learning to Love the Burpee: Why Fitness’s Most Loathed Exercise Is Your Body’s Best Friend

Kettlebell squats, zigzag sprints, those forearm planks you’re forced to endure until you’ve chewed the inside of your cheek to a pulp—I like to think I welcome these fitness challenges with grace. But the burpee, that unkindest of moves that incorporates squats, jumps, and a push-up into one …

“Get a blender”: 10 habits to take your life into the stratosphere of greatness

<i>This question originally appeared on Quora: What habits have changed people’s lives?</i> <i>Answer by Nelson Wang, entrepreneur and writer with 10 years in technology. Founder of CEO Lifestyle.</i><p>When I was seventeen, I was fired from my job as a tuxedo salesperson for missing a rotation. I was devastated. …

A Deadlift Variation That Works Just About Every Muscle in the Body

Deadlifts may as well be deemed the unicorn of exercise moves. Praised by trainers and physical therapists alike, the strength training move simultaneously works the core, back, butt, upper body, and legs — no stone unturned here. But if you want an even bigger challenge, try it on one leg with a …

The 6 worst workouts at the gym

Everyone likes to preach about the <i>best</i> workouts. (How much can you squat, bro?) But part of a good workout is also understanding what constitutes the <i>worst</i> things at the gym—from ineffective to a straight-up injury risk—and what to steer clear of. In an effort to help you better navigate the gym, we …

Forget the postworkout ice bath – study suggests hot water, instead

The epitome of the hard-core, no-pain-no-gain approach to training is the postworkout ice bath. After pushing your muscles to their limits, you soak them in teeth-chatteringly cold water to speed their recovery before the next gruelling workout.<p>But there may be a gentler, more soothing path to …

The Bible and science: The ultimate power couple

Many people today see science and the Bible as a bitterly divorced couple and feel forced to take sides. It’s a real tragedy because notwithstanding the impression created by extremists on both sides, the two are in fact remarkably harmonious.<p>As a theoretical physicist and Christian, I have …

14 places in South-East Asia to see before it's too late

Fitness Friday: The Total Golf Workout with Instagram Star Paige Spiranac

The most oft-asked questions from golfers regarding fitness are things such as <i>What can I do to avoid back pain?</i>, <i>What exercises are good to strengthen my core muscles?</i> and <i>What are the best stretches before I play?</i> We attempted to answer those questions, and many others regarding golf fitness, by …

11 Life-Changing Books To Help You Build Better Habits

When you woke up this morning, what did you do first?Did you hop in the shower, check your email or grab a doughnut from the kitchen counter?Did you …