‘Ultimate Metric’: Strava Revamps Suffer Score With ‘Relative Effort’
Strava’s new Relative Effort feature will provide premium users a score that compares any sport’s workout intensity against any other, and provide fine-tuned training tips.
Tough Shoe for Tough Workouts: Altra HIIT XT Review
Altra breaks into the fitness world with the HITT XT – a tough, stable, and comfortable cross-training shoe. We wore the Altra HIIT XT through two months of workouts (and counting) during our review.
NordicTrack Does Dumbbells: Select-A-Weight Review
Two dumbbells, 30 weight settings. NordicTrack takes a swing at the adjustable weight market with a design aimed at improving reliability and ease of use, while staying affordable.
Today Is the Day You Give Up, According to Strava
The fitness tracking app analyzed 31.5 million global activities to find when people are most likely to lose motivation after New Year’s. Today, January 12, is the day when people waver in fitness regimes, according to Strava. But it also offers tips to stay resolved.
Avoid Knee Injuries While Skiing: Tips to Keep You Healthy
Changing snow conditions, weak legs, skiing above your ability—knee injuries are one of the most common traumas on the slope. Here are some tips to avoid knee injuries this winter.
Outdoor Hazards: Sprained Ankle
Don’t let hidden trail hazards trip you up. Learn how to prevent and treat sprains and strains by following these steps.
‘Hottest’ Places to Play: Strava Launches Global Activity Heatmap
See where people are logging the most miles running, swimming, biking, and generally getting their sweat on.
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Focus, Fathom, Flow: 3 Tips For ‘Mindful Running’
Find wonder in daily training, stay cool under pressure, and get in the zone. ‘Mindful Running’ offers insight into endurance sports.
Five Memorable Shares From Strava’s First Billion Uploads
Strava, the social fitness-sharing app, reached its one-billionth activity upload last week. We look back at some of the wildest accomplishments posted among its millions of users
First Look: Thule ‘Chariot Cross’ Modular Stroller
Built with compatibility for multiple outdoor sports, Thule evolves its Chariot line for 2017. The premium stroller allows multi-sport use, from running and cycling to skiing.
Class Pass: A Gym Membership For The Noncommittal
For those who want fitness classes with variety, Class Pass is a way to hit multiple gyms and save money.
Are You Addicted To Exercise? Take This Quiz
Is your exercise routine a healthy habit or a symptom of a potentially fatal disorder?
Get High In Bed: How To Acclimatize At Home
When Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington climbed 8,188-meter Cho Oyu in a single ‘lightning’ push last month, they cut out traditional acclimatization entirely. This is how.
Downhill, Off-Road, Singletrack … Inline Skating?
Off-road inline skating goes to a whole new level. Is a new style of singletrack riding on the horizon?
‘Manic Training’ A Workout Fit For Everest
High Intensity Interval Training is a booming trend in the fitness world, and how Colorado-founded Manic Training helps Olympic competitors, mountaineers, traumatically injured athletes, and even stay-at-home parent, reach their summits.
Electronic Recovery: A Shocking Option For Outdoors Athletes
Electronic stimulation helps muscles recover faster. That’s the theory behind the Marc Pro Plus, a recovery machine we test in this review.
Microsoft ‘Band 2’ Blends GPS With Smartwatch
In our review, the Microsoft Band 2 is an accurate, all-around fitness tracker (with smartwatch capabilities) looking to find its place in the crowded fitness watch market.
Real Workouts, Virtual Worlds: Welcome To Future Of Indoor Bike Training
Working out indoors has always been terrible, whether on a treadmill or stationary bike. A new breed of bike trainers that ‘gamify’ indoor cycling is going to change that.
Watch: 16 Sports In One Day To Kick Off 2016
While much of the world was sleeping off a hangover, GearJunkie contributors the YogaSlackers crushed out 16 sports on New Year’s Day.
Gym For The New Year? Get To Know The ‘Wildlife’
This hilarious video puts gym-goers under the microscope, Wild Kingdom style.
Your Arms Will Ache Just Watching This ‘Power Climber’
Watch this 23-year-old throw huge dynamic moves and work a campus board like he’s Spider Man.
Magnetic ‘Pins’ Hold Race Number, Don’t Harm Clothes
A new product aims to eliminate safety pins from the race-day ritual.
The Flaming Slackline
“Spinning fire” takes slackline to whole new level.
Foldable, Non-Stink Yoga Mat: An Outdoorsman’s Review
A new kind of yoga mat, the YoGo is made from cotton canvas and infused with natural tree rubber.
YogaSlackers SlackLine Goes Mainstream
When something shows up on the shelves of Dick’s Sporting Goods, you know it has reached mainstream status.
Stand Up, ‘Surf’ At Your Desk
Hunch over in your office chair no longer! Our editor dishes on his passion for stand-up desks and a new product made to keep a standing worker even more engaged.
Wireless Earbuds Measure Heart Rate
Blast your tunes and train to your heart rate zone with multitasking earbuds.
Spotify’s Top Workout Playlists
Spotify consulted fitness and music experts to come up with the best playlists for some of the top workout trends.
Silicone Bracelet Measures ‘Heart Interval,’ Tells You How To Train
The Jaybird Reign activity monitor tells you when your body is ready for a workout.
Magellen Echo Watch Interfaces With iPhone Fitness Apps
Put your phone in a pocket and run. A GearJunkie editor reviews the Magellan ECHO watch as an interface for iOS fitness apps.
Going Strapless: Measure Heart Rate With Wrist Band
We review the Mio Link heart rate monitor, which is worn like a wristwatch and connects via bluetooth to smartphones. It also provides a simple workout-zone readout on the go.
