With a win rate of 77% spanning 118 years and 612 Test matches, the All Blacks are indisputably one of the most successful sports teams of all time.  New Zealand’s women, the six-time World Cup winning Black Ferns, have a similarly fearsome reputation. So what sets the Kiwis apart? How do they train to be

Training your mind to run well is just as important as training your body. Confidence is an essential part of this skillset which can be developed alongside your physical training. Any athlete who seeks to perform at their best knows the importance of mental training to complement their physical performance. Whether it’s a tough workout,

Being “well-groomed” is a relative matter. We’re all a work in progress, even the best-buffed among us. Keep that in mind when you shop for the guys on your list this year (or if you’re looking to up your own grooming regimen). Thankfully, there are a great many holiday grooming gifts that will please every

Perhaps you’re planning to get your Christmas shopping out of the way this weekend and have a running watch on your list. Or perhaps you’ve been thinking of asking for the Garmin Forerunner 255, but are hesitant because of how much it costs. Either way, you’ll want to know about the discount at Blacks, which

Running on coffee (i.e., caffeinated!), can have performance and health benefits for runners, but be sure to get your dosage and timing right. For most of us, running on coffee is not a hard sell. One of the first things we probably do each morning is get up and start the coffee maker. We gotta

Every December, Hagerty releases a Bull Market List that uses insurance data, sales statistics, and historical trends to select a batch of collector cars most likely to increase in value in the coming year. Past Bull Market List selections typically beat overall market appreciation by an average of 14.5 percent per year and out of

Centr, the fitness app from Chris Hemsworth-approved trainers, is one of the best workout apps. It does require a lot of commitment to get the most out of it, but it’s a real bonus to be able to pick and choose from some of the excellent workouts the trainers and Hemsworth himself share on Instagram

Power is a concept that runners rarely talk about. While power has gotten more attention in the cycling world, runners of all levels will benefit from understanding what power means and how to develop it to make you a stronger, faster runner. David Roche with his wife Megan and dog Addie If you haven’t thought

The highlight of the bike, besides the swooping carbon fiber frame, is what they call the Smartbar. That’s the name for the handlebars and the display, integrated in one clean and simple design. But the real beauty is the functions the Smartbar gives you. First off, to unlock the bike, there’s a fingerprint sensor on

TODAY’S BEST DEALS The Versa 4 launched in September 2022 alongside the brand’s flagship health-focused smartwatch, the Sense 2, which looks almost identical but is more expensive. Fitbit has positioned the Versa 4 as its fitness-focused smartwatch, with built-in GPS and tracking for 40 different types of exercise. Alongside plenty of advanced health tracking features

Knee pain is a common and aggravating injury for many runners. In this week’s coaching call, learn how to assess and fix your knee pain through strength work, training strategies, and more! Injuries are frustrating for runners of all levels, whether you’re just getting started or performing at the top of your sport. With so

In a pre-Peloton era, cardio machines required you to get creative with entertainment. Unless your treadmill, bike, or rower was positioned directly in front of a big-screen TV, you were either watching basic cable channels on a seven-inch, pixelated screen or precariously balancing your tablet or smartphone on a shaky built-in ledge. Now, 20-plus-inch HD

If you’re a runner the Adidas Black Friday sale has been especially interesting this year, with the brand slashing the price of some of its top running shoes. Right now the top-of-the-range Adios Pro 3 racing shoe is reduced in the US, while casual runners can enjoy big discounts on the Ultraboost 22 range in

The most effective tools for strong, healthy running are often the least sexy. Stability training may get less attention than speed and strength, but it is a key component of running efficiently and injury free. Stability is a vague concept for many runners. It’s easy to understand the idea of building strength, whether through bodyweight

Along with all the merriment the holidays bring, there’s usually some downtime to finish those lingering projects, start up new ones, or just spend some quality hours of stress-free tinkering in the garage. And just like kids will (hopefully) continue playing with new gifts well into the New Year, the best new tools to gift

The Garmin Forerunner 245 and Forerunner 255 are both among the best running watches on the market, offering a polished and accurate tracking experience, plus useful extra features like breadcrumb navigation and more expensive models with music storage. Garmin made several useful upgrades to the Forerunner 255, but unless you’re a triathlete or absolutely obsessed

Born to Run inspired runners all over the world with its story of the Tarahumara Indians alongside Christopher McDougall’s quest to run with more joy and less pain. Born to Run 2 digs into the details of training principles you can apply to your own running. Christopher McDougall is convinced that many of us start

There are lots of dive watches on the market, but choosing the right one for everyday wear can be tricky. You want a timepiece that references its heritage with dive watch hallmarks—features like a rotating bezel. At the same time, you don’t want a watch that looks too utilitarian or weighs down your wrist (it’ll

Sky offers a wealth of entertainment – series, films and sport to name but a few – and with Sky Glass, its new TV with Sky inside, it packs the brand’s enormous offering of channels, shows and apps into one practical package – the television itself. Reviews of Sky Glass (opens in new tab) have

Travis Macy is an amazing endurance athlete and one of the nicest guys in Colorado. Our discussion has a little bit of everything this week, from road and trail training to strength work to entrepreneurship in the running industry. This week’s episode is with ultra endurance athlete Travis Macy. It was originally published on his

I remember when I thought wearing a ski or snowboard helmet wasn’t cool. As a kid, I’d try to tuck away my helmet in my bag when gearing up for ski trips. One icy day on our local hill—I was probably 13—my friend and I successfully fooled our chaperones into thinking we had our helmets.

Fiit is one of the most popular workout apps and with good reason: it offers a variety of engaging, interactive classes you can do anywhere you have a bit of space and a place to put your phone or tablet. The app started with strength and HIIT workouts, plus yoga and Pilates, but expanded into

The problem with flying into Cusco, Peru, with a planeload of disassembled mountain bikes is that you then have to commandeer the modest airport’s parking lot to bang those bikes back together. The chore is probably a good thing, though, to help us acclimate to the 11,000-foot altitude—and to the challenge ahead. I’m one of

We’ve just been blessed with a huge number of early Black Friday Garmin deals. Throughout 2022, the tech company has launched a wide range running watches (opens in new tab), fitness trackers (opens in new tab), bike computers and more. Now, we’re seeing a lot of the older models (and some of the newer ones)

Whether it’s illness, injury, or stale training, most runners have found themselves stuck in a rut at times. Learn the best way to assess your running and start making progress again with this one-on-one coaching call. We’ve all been there. Maybe you’re injured and are struggling with consistency.  Or a hectic schedule has made it

If you lament the end of bike season, and are jealous of skiers who twitch with excitement as snowflakes fall, try fat biking. Defined by their extra-wide tires designed to be run at very low pressures, fat tire bikes have a lot of surface area where the rubber meets the ground. That keeps the bike