Outside Magazine 8 Simple Tips to Live Longer and HealthierOutside Magazine - Brad StulbergOver the past few years, there has been an ever-increasing obsession with biohacking and life extension: FDA-approved studies to see if metformin, a drug historically used to treat Type 2 diabetes, can
Outside MagazineHolistic Medicine The Foods You Should Be Eating at Every AgeOutside Magazine - Carly GrafAs you age, it’s natural to feel a slowdown, but it doesn’t have to be extreme, says Leslie Bonci, a registered dietitian and the owner of Pittsburgh-based Active Eating Advice. “Older bodies tend to muscle
Outside Magazine The Harder-To-Measure Benefits of Getting OlderOutside Magazine - Brad StulbergWhat age is someone most likely to achieve their peak performance? It's a good question, and a logical place to start is with cognitive flexibility, or the ease with which one can switch between thinking
Outside Magazine How to Set Running Goals as You AgeOutside Magazine - Martin Fritz HuberIn his prime, John Henwood was a world-class runner who, representing New Zealand, made the 2004 Olympic final in the 10,000-meters. Back then, he never thought that he’d still be racing once his fastest
Outside Magazine Nine Yoga Stretches to Relieve Lower Back PainOutside Magazine - Abigail BarronianLower-back pain plagues just about everyone at some point. A widely cited Canadian survey from the late 1990s found that nearly 85 percent of adults will experience some kind of lower-back pain in their
Outside Magazine How to Run Your First Marathon After 50Outside Magazine - Carly GrafIf you haven’t run a marathon by your 50th birthday, you may think that opportunity has passed. Think again. “While aging may make it harder to recover from extreme exertion, that doesn’t mean that, with
Outside MagazineExercise To Delay Death, Lift WeightsOutside Magazine - Alex HutchinsonTrust me, I understand—in theory—that I should be stronger. Yes, I’m an aerobic beast (or an aerobic addict, if you prefer), but I’m not oblivious to the benefits of having a reasonable amount of muscle.
Outside Magazine The Keys to Aging Well as an AthleteOutside Magazine - Brad StulbergNo athlete looks forward to getting older, and although our peaks vary by sport—as early as 14 for gymnasts and as late as 38 for endurance athletes—eventually we all slow down. On average, ourphysiological
Outside Magazine Here's How to Get Stronger After 50Outside Magazine - Abigail BarronianIt’s no secret that our bodies change as we age. Muscle mass and strength decline, it takes longer to recover from hard efforts, and our capacity to handle high training volumes can diminish. On top of
Outside MagazineWorkouts The 11 Moves That Help Athletes Get Better with AgeOutside Magazine - Nick HeilAmong the most important things an athlete can do to preserve fitness for years to come is avoid injuries. Sprains, tears, and broken bones can resurface as nagging aches or weaknesses as you get older,
Outside Magazine Eating to Reverse AgingOutside Magazine - Tim FerrissDr. Arthur De Vany is 80 years old and he’s ripped. Better known as Art De Vany, he was signed as a professional baseball player in his youth and later earned his Ph.D. in Economics at UCLA. He is most
Outside Magazine Age Is Irrelevant When It Comes to FitnessOutside Magazine - Nick HeilLast February, 59-year-old Ned Overend, aka “The Lung,” aka “Deadly Nedly,” won the first National Fatbike Championships, held in Ogden, Utah. Fat Bike Nats isn’t exactly the Tour de France, but it’s charity
Outside Magazine 4 Laws of MuscleOutside Magazine - Alex HutchinsonAt a conference in 2012, Luc van Loon was presenting some exciting data from a newly published study. After a heroic research effort that took 2.5 years and 500,000 euros, he and his colleagues had managed
Outside Magazine Don't Lose Your Edge as You AgeOutside Magazine - Brad StulbergLet’s start with a few numbers: 36, 34, 38, 36, 35, 35. These are the respective ages at which Shalane Flanagan, Des Linden, Meb Keflezighi, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Anthony Ervin recently major
Outside MagazineMayo Clinic You're Never Too Old to Train at IntensityOutside Magazine - Andrew TilinCycling coach and world-class rider Gary Hoffman, 66, knows exactly why older athletes often lack explosive power. They tell themselves to plod toward the horizon, convinced that the days of sprints, launches,
Outside Magazine This is Your LifeOutside Magazine - Andrew TilinThe rest of your life starts now. It's true you can shape your destiny. But it will require choosing one of two paths: Muscles turn to flab in your thirties, you get clumsy in your forties, weak in your
