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Michael Easter

Michael Easter is a health and fitness writer, a visiting lecturer at UNLV, and the author of The Comfort Crisis.

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Learn Functional Fitness for Core Strength From Da Rulk

Situps and planks? Yawn. This elite trainer’s favorite move, the bear crawl, will unlock your core’s true potential.

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Learn Functional Fitness From Backcountry Survivalist Laura Zerra

Training can’t prep you for the unknown—unless you get comfortable training in the unknown, like this extreme survivalist.

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Learn Functional Fitness From Ice Climber Manoah Ainuu

How this climber with his eyes on Everest finally blended total-body mobility with his mountain-ready muscle.

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Learn Functional Fitness From World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman

Think you’re strong enough to lift unbalanced loads and bigass rocks with the 2021 world’s strongest man? think again.

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What Happens When the Army Needs 36,000 Kettlebells, Fast

This is the remarkable true story of the largest order of fitness equipment ever placed.

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Take the Stairs to Be Fitter and Healthier

Only 2 percent of Americans will pass up a ride on an escalator and take the harder way up. What do they know that we don't?

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My Toughest Fitness Challenge Involved 100 Pounds of Caribou Meat

Part cardio test, part strength drill, carrying heavy loads long distances made me stronger and leaner than ever, says Michael Easter, the author of The Comfort Crisis.

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How Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Other GOAT Athletes Stay in Game Shape

Use these moves to maintain explosive athleticism at any age.

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These 4 Athletes Are the Future of Their Sports

From Eliud Kipchoge to Giannis Antetokounmpo, these stars are changing the game.

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This Mobility Coach Is Using Social Media to Change the Way You Move

Mike Wasilisin of MoveU wants to help you fix. Yo. Sh*t.

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The Future of the Post-Pandemic Gym

Seven fitness futurists describe what gyms will look like after Covid-19.

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An Elite NBA Trainer Explains Why Quarter Squats Build Jumping Power

Paul Fabritz, C.S.C.S., founder of PJF Performance in Anaheim, is changing how elite athletes and regular Joes build leg power.

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