WASHINGTON - You've probably heard that regular workouts are good for your heart, muscles and mental health. But what if they ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. One of my favorite quadrennial ...

When you stop training, strength, muscle size and cardiovascular fitness can start to dip at different rates, depending on how long.

It’s not just about big muscles: scientists now believe that protein is also a recovery aid and even a fuel. You’d have a hard time finding any serious endurance athlete in 2025 who thinks protein ...

We all know that regular physical activity improves your overall physical well-being and reduces your risk of many ailments such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dementia ...

Ultra-endurance athletes can push their bodies to extraordinary extremes, but even they run into a hard biological wall.

We all love a good sufferfest, but here’s the truth bomb: without recovery, your training is just stress with a fancier name. Life—and sport—is a constant dance between stimulus and recovery. Most of ...

REPS Athletic Training Center has opened a new Centereach facility, expanding lacrosse and youth sports programs with a modern indoor training space.