
Ben Court
Executive Editor
Ben Court is the Executive Editor of Men's Health. He has a decade of experience writing and editing stories about peak performance, as it relates to health, nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and sex and relationships. He enjoys yoga, cycling, running, swimming, lifting, grilling, and napping.
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Inside the Daring Coast Guard Mission That Saved 184 People at Camp Mystic During the Texas Floods
"The water was moving super fast, super murky, lots of debris. You’d see a tree in the middle of where the river was, and it’s like that’s not where a tree should be."

Nike Metcon 10 Review: 4 Editors Give Their Takes on the Legacy Cross-Trainer
How does Nike's Metcon 10 stack up against previous editions? Four editors spent two months finding out.

The Gritty Mindset and Extreme Fitness It Takes to Fight Megafires
In the new book 'When It All Burns,' author and anthropologist Jordan Thomas reveals the psychological and physical toll of being on a team of hotshot firefighters battling infernos.

The Case for the All-In Solo Wellness Trip
Longevity8, a four-day, body-mind-soul experience at Canyon Ranch, is life-changing—and potentially life-extending.

Why Do So Many Lifters Crush Their Personal Records at the Arnold Sports Festival?
Seeing regular guys straining and screaming as they gave everything stirred something in me.

"Motivation Is Contagious. Together We Are Stronger."
1,000-pound deadlifts, 300-pound dumbbell presses, and wild feats of strength! Inside Arnold's big muscle bash.

The Best 21 High-Protein Smoothies We’ve Ever Tasted
Plus: How to build your own recipe with the greatest new blenders.

I Got Complex Dental Work in Los Algodones, Mexico
Devante Dodgens, a 32-year-old operations analyst in Chicago, traveled across the border for multiple tooth transplants.

What It's Like to Do IVF in Medellin, Colombia
Naturopathic doctor Maggie Quinn and her husband, Ricardo Escobar, headed south for affordable fertility care.

Pivot Gym-Bed-Power Rack: Review
This versatile power-rack and bed hybrid lets you crush benchpress, squats, dips, pullups, and save space, and even catch zzzzs.

Your Apple Watch May Know More About Your Health Than Your Doctor
Over the past decade, Apple has redefined what a watch can do. We talked to Apple’s top brains and other experts about the promises and perils of using wearables to optimize your health.
