Christian Mccaffrey is Him - He's entering his eighth season in the NFL, but the league's most electric running back is not slowing down.

Every off-season for the past seven years, Christian McCaffrey, the San Francisco 49ers' All-Pro running back, has met up with Brian Kula, C.S.C.S., a trainer he's worked with since eighth grade. They talk about any injuries and any niggling pain from the previous season, do a battery of strength and movement tests, and then create a program "to turn CMC back on."

WALK AWAY PAIN

One of the best things you can do to ease joint and back pain and ward off future ouches is so very simple: JUST TAKE IT STEP BY STEP.

Ease Your Allergies

These holistic remedies may provide relief from seasonal symptoms.

NUTRITION for Healthy Breasts

YOU KNOW THAT EATING MORE CALORIES THAN YOU BURN can cause your body to accumulate fat.

Mammogram CONFUSION, Solved!

IT'S THE RARE WOMAN WHO DOESN'T VIVIDLY REMEMBER CERTAIN FIRSTS

IS HYROX WORTH ALL THE HYPE?

Move over, CrossFit. A new (and friendlier) brand of functional-fitness competition is currently sweeping the nation.

SAY WHAT?

Hearing loss isn't just a thing that happens to your parents. Nearly one in five people in their 20s show signs of it already. And it puts your brain and well-being in danger, too. Luckily, new tech can help. Listen up.

CAN MARVEL REGAIN ITS SUPERPOWERS?

Critical savaging. Box-office meh-ness. Cultural irrelevance. How did the MCU lose its dominance over all screens, and what will it take to restore it?

FATHERHOOD BUT WITH QUESTION MARKS

I've always wondered if I'm a good dad. So I did something drastic: I asked my kids.

TREN NATION

HOW AN OBSCURE BUVINE STEROID BECAME GYM GEN Z'S FAVORITE SOCIAL-MEDIA MUSCLE FLEX.

hormones, ADHD, and the midlife balancing act

Being in perimenopause is all kinds of challenging. Now more women are discovering that their brain fog, lack of impulse control, and constant feeling of distraction may be a clue to something else entirely.

come as you are

We all deserve quality health care, but people in bigger bodies are often shut out. That's why some providers have worked out a new approach that aims to treat the person actually sitting in their exam room rather than the one they would be if only they lost weight.

A Solo Trip at 55 Boosted My Confidence

When I retired, a big, beautiful world opened up to me.

5 MYTHS ABOUT ARTHRITIS

Creaky joints are a pain, but some facts” about them are pretty twisted.

WHAT'S UP WITH ...EARWORMS

When a song gets stuck in your head, here's how to shake it off.

Make Your BREAST GUESS

No.two breasts not even your own!) are identical in shape, size, or feel. But it’s important to pay attention to what makes each one of yours unique so you can spot peculiarities early and start conversations with your health care providers if need be. Consider this your friendly guide to what changes to expect through the years and. what to do if something feels or looks unusual so you can take steps toward better breast health.

THE SEMI-COMPLETE USER'S GUIDE TO...YOUR KIDNEYS

Protein's bad! You're drinking too much water (or maybe not enough?)! Our experts set the record straight on what keeps these filters going.

BACK-ROUND CHECK!

Tap into next-level total-body strength and supercharge muscle gains by learning when and how) to round your back in the gym.

ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, JAKE

How societal menace and serial disrupter JAKE PAUL is trying to change the sport of boxing, influence influencer culture, and, gulp, maybe change the world, too.

THE REINVENTED QUARTERBACK

A 2023 bookended by injuries pushed the Bengals' JOE BURROW to reconstruct his entire approach to fitness and nutrition.

A Merciless Sun

Just over a year ago, Kekoa Lansford watched from a hilltop as the Maui wildfires incinerated his hometown.

6 A.M. WITH...MARCUS FREEMAN

The head coach of Notre Dame football challenges himself by training daily and lifting heavy.

THE MUSCLE SPRINT

Crush all major muscle groups, blast calories, and supercharge your cardio with this dumbbell workout, which has an intense 55-rep ladder scheme that minimizes rest and maximizes fun.

THE WRECKING BALL WIDEOUT

DK METCALF pursues an old-school path to hardcore strength: PUSH. YOUR. LIMITS.

Do You Kiss Your Dog? - Find out how gross your questionable habits really are, according to health experts

I admit it, when it comes to food, I have some eeew-inducing practices, like skimming mold off old cheddar and feeding the rest to my unsuspecting family. We're still alive, so how bad can it be? Because our gross human habits fall somewhere along the spectrum from mildly cringeworthy to full-on repulsive, I reached out to experts to find out where some common behaviors land on the gross-o-meter.

What's Ailing Our Doctors? - Today's physicians are burned out and battered by spreadsheets. We patients suffer too.

Today’s physicians are burned out and battered by spreadsheets. We patients suffer too. America's doctors are in crisis. Six in 10 physicians say they're burned out, with burnout rates for some specialties, such as primary care, reaching 70%. When polled by the American Medical Association, 40% of doctors said they were considering leaving their practices in the next two years. Another study, conducted by health-care industry publisher Elsevier, revealed concerns about mental health and burnout: 63% of med students in the United States reported that they had no intention of practicing clinical medicine after graduation and will instead work as lab researchers or academics. This is despite a predicted shortage of 124,000 physicians over the next 10 years.

What's Up With...Smelly Gas - You can blame it on the dog, but it happens to everyone.

The average person toots around 14 times a day-it's how your body releases the extra gas that accumulates when you swallow air and digest food, says Shilpa Ravella, M.D., author of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease. If you chew gum or smoke, you'll have even more gas buildup, she adds.

Heal to Lead - Kelly L. Campbell on why leaders need to let go of their trauma, and how to go about it

Kelly L. Campbell on why leaders need to let go of their trauma, and how to go about it. Whether it’s “Big T” trauma (categories like abuse, growing up in a war-torn area, having parents divorce, or losing a caregiver) or “small t” trauma (feelings of humiliation, abandonment, rejection, or betrayal), they can show up in unexpected ways in our adult lives. One is not more impactful than the other, Campbell told BOSS, and integrating both is important to leading a healthy, sustainable life and career.

Virtual Reality, Tangible Results. Pain Management with VR- By distracting the mind from what was happening to their bodies, the burn patients reported a significant reduction in pain.

By distracting the mind from what was happening to their bodies, the burn patients reported a significant reduction in pain. In granting the RelieVRx a Breakthrough Device distinction, the FDA acknowledged the importance of a chronic pain treatment that does not involve opioid medications. Reducing pain with VR therapy can lead to a reduced need for pain medication, which in turn lowers the risk of opioid addiction.

Microplastics Are Everywhere, But Are They Harming Us?

Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. Minuscule plastics have been detected in air, water and soil, in milk, and in bottled and tap drinking water. They also have been found in a variety of foods, including salt, sugar, honey, rice and seafood.