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Eric Barton

Eric Barton is a Miami-based freelance journalist who has written for Outside, Food & Wine, and Flamingo, and he can regularly be found eating bowls of ramen and biking the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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He Wasn’t Sure He Could Make It to the Top of Kilimanjaro. This Weird Mental Trick Got Him There.

How a micro-habit got Rob Levin through a major challenge.

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This Chef Didn’t Know If He’d Live to 40. Three Surgeries Later, He’s Stronger and Fitter Than Ever.

Lifting and high-protein meals helped Yia Vang rebuild better.

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The Trick to Deal With Imposter Syndrome Once and for All

Almost everyone experiences it. Good thing there’s a fix.

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How I Use My Panic Attacks for Good

This successful pitmaster is teaching the food biz what not to bottle up.

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VicBlends Will Give You a Free Haircut—and So. Much. More.

Victor Fontanez has the attention of the entire Internet (and Tom Brady) all because of the way he cuts hair.

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Scot Peterson Sleeps at Night

The day 17 people were shot to death inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the only armed officer on the property stood outside, apparently doing nothing. He can explain, and he does—at length. Is he trying to convince the victims’ parents? The survivors? Other cops? Or himself?

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This Chef Has a Secret Recipe for Dropping More Than 170 Pounds

“Boxing challenged me to do something I never thought I could do,” says Michael Beltran.

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At 54D, You Have 54 Days to Make Gains or Get Out

Rodrigo Garduño’s no-excuses approach fitness has gone viral. All it takes is total commitment.

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The Truth About Orangetheory's Billion-Dollar Fitness Empire

The theory behind the fitness craze has been reevaluated by scientists—and by Orangetheory itself. Do disciples care enough to slow down now?

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