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Bake Your Body, Boost Your Brain?

Wellness gurus have been bullish on the mind-enhancing benefits of saunas. But how much of it is just hot air?

What to Wear, What to Wear

Style is a shape-shifting, time-traveling, gender-bending thing—and our boys seem like they’re finally starting to accept it. Are men?

Working-and Parenting From Home

I'm a WFH dad, which means my boys see everything

6 A.M. With...the Little Big Shot

To play LeBron's high school BFF on the small screen, Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin blended his lifelong passion for fitness with his second love, hoops

BEYOND 26.2

Ready to run longer than a marathon? Use these endurance tips from ultrarunning pros to go the distance

Your New Mobility Vital Signs

You know your vital signs for health. This four-part test reveals them for mobility, which is key to building strength and avoiding knee, back, and shoulder pain.

CAN MAGNETS BUILD A BETTER BRAIN?

New tech aims to tweak what's in your head to help with depression, PTSD, and even everyday issues like sleep and focus. Should you plug in?

CONSIDER the ANCHOVY

Forget what you think you know about these tiny oily fish and embrace their umami-packed flavor and health-transforming nutrition.

GETA (GRRREAT) GRIP

Unlock next-level strength gains (and enhance your longevity, too!) by building your forearms into meaty, muscular powerhouses.

Yes, This is the Worst Allergy Season Ever

And [sniff] next year [sniff sniff] will likely be even [ah-CHOO] worse. It's time to start fighting back.

TOXIC DUMP

YOUR BODY CONTAINS 206 BONES, 600 MUSCLES, 39 TRILLION MICROBES... AND DOZENS OF MAN-MADE CHEMICALS. AN EMERGING FIELD OF SCIENCE IS ASKING, WHAT'S REALLY IN US NOW-AND CAN WE STOP IT FROM KILLING US?

THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO

What is it about this guy? He's 53 going on 17, six-foot on a tall day. He's hilarious, sure, but at his best when he's playing grumps, losers, and frauds-Ant-Man is kind of all three! After talking with him ahead of the release of his latest movie, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA, we think we found the answer: PAUL RUDD's most important gift to the world isn't his humor.

MEDITATION... BUT FUNNY!

A new crop of wellness practitioners snuffs the earnest vibe out of mindfulness, so you can finally find some peace.

How to Survive (and Thrive!) in the Age of ADVICE TOO MUCH

Between YouTube, TikTok, and the 11 self-help books from wellness gurus that just came out, lots of people want to tell you what to do. Here's when to listen.

GUT CHECK!

There are so many new diets that say they'll optimize the bacteria in your digestive system to fight inflammation, boost immunity, and treat mood disorders. But wait, really?

THE SCIENCE OF #ARMDAY

This modern take on training will help you forge Thor-ish biceps and make you stronger for all exercises.

THE ALL-IN-ONE WORKOUT

This five-move workout builds total-body muscle and strength and rocks your abs by turning every exercise you do, from bench presses to squats, into a stern test for your core.

THE NEW EXERCISE Rx

Strength and fitness have an even greater impact on your health and life span than doctors realized. But how hard do you have to exercise to get those benefits?

Transformations 2023 Stronger, Faster, Better Together

As the members of FitLit Club know, no one makes big changes alone. The world-famous rappers joined forces to transform their lives for the better. Their stories, and four more, show how teamwork can unlock our true potential.

Win in the Long Run

You may have to work another 20, 30, or even 40 years. Here's how five successful guys over 60 stay sharp and focused all day.

6 A.M. With...Dan Reynolds

Six days a week, the Imagine Dragons frontman battles his demons (physical and otherwise) by pushing his body to the edge.

Minimal Effort, Maximum Health

Make this the year of reaching peak health-with less time and hassle. Use these eight numbers as your low-sweat guide to a stronger year.

THE SEEKER

What is AARON RODGERS, the AYAHUASCA-CHUGGING, VAX-SHIRKING FOUR-TIME NFL MVP, looking for-and can he ever find it? BY

THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS ARE TRAINING FOR THE LONG GAME

After nearly dying from a disease he didn't even know he had, Abbott Elementary's Tyler James Williams enlisted his brothers to change their entire approach to fitness and nutrition.

THE SENATOR WHO STUMPS AGAINST SUGAR

U.S. senator Cory Booker went 61 days without eating added sugars and built a team around him who did the same.

THE ULTIMATE MEN'S HEALTH GUY 2023

WE'VE ASKED OURSELVES that question a million times over the past few months as thousands of readers shared their stories with us and showed us all the ways they're crushing life.

THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK

If your kids are lucky, they will learn to love reading. And that, someday, will also break your heart.

Every Body is Perfect

There's a segment of physically active men we don't hear from enough—on social media, on TV, in the pages of this magazine. Men who seem to have figured out the balance between striving and satisfaction. They may care about those puffy fat folds around their armpits. Or love handles that won't go away no matter how much lat work they do. Or dimples on their ass.

Dammit, My Parents Were Right

It took raising two kids of my own to finally realize that Mom and Dad actually knew what they were doing.

Cody Blue Snider's Psychedelic Quest

When traditional meds failed to help with his anxiety and depression, Snider (the son of rocker Dee Snider) set out on a journey to uncover the mysteries and potential magic of psychedelic treatments. Was it worth the trip?