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April 19, 2022
Who Wore What? These Were the Top Shoes at the 2022 Boston Marathon
In the context of super shoes, though, it may as well have been a head-to-head battle between Adidas and Nike–two Goliaths in the space. And though Nike had more racers finish in the top 15 wearing its shoes, the eventual 2022 Boston Marathon champion was wearing a pair of Adidas...
April 19, 2022
What Americans Keep Getting Wrong About Exercise
In 2009, New York Times writer Gretchen Reynolds discovered something big: Readers loved to click on stories about tiny increments of exercise. That June, Reynolds wrote her first story about single-digit high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. The piece, titled “Can You Get Fit in Six Minutes a Week?,” described a study...
April 18, 2022
Bradley Wiggins reveals he was sexually groomed by cycling coach at age of 13
Bradley Wiggins has revealed he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was just 13 years old. The 2012 Tour de France winner and three-time Olympic champion said he did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult relationship with his stepfather. Independent.ie
April 18, 2022
There’s New Data on How Your Arm Swing Affects Running
You can’t run fast without using your arms—or can you? Scientists have had a hard time agreeing on exactly why we swing our arms, and whether there are specific ways we can use our arms to speed ourselves up. The latest addition to a century’s worth of often conflicting research...
April 15, 2022
Breaking Up With Peloton
The stationary bike’s convenience made it a pandemic winner, but some former fans are done working out at home. NY Times
April 15, 2022
Nike’s new VP of digital design hails from Twitter and Netflix
Nike has hired Dantley Davis as vice president of digital design—a signal that Nike plans to make bold moves across its digital platforms. Fast Company
April 14, 2022
The Unnecessary Fallout from Shelby Houlihan’s Doping Ban
The Bowerman Track Club failed its own athletes by not being transparent about its relationship with the suspended star. Outside
April 14, 2022
As Running Sales Continue to Sprint Ahead, REI Is Making a Bigger Play for the Category
The retailer said on Thursday that it is continuing to invest in a multi-year strategy that builds upon recent category growth. According to REI Co-op, customer demand for running and fitness products has doubled since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the retailer aims to meet this demand by broadening...
April 14, 2022
It doesn’t take a lot of exercise to fight depression, study says
The meta-analysis, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, looked at 15 studies involving over 190,000 people to determine how much exercise was needed to reduce depression. Adults who did activities equivalent to 1.25 hours of brisk walking per week had an 18% lower risk of depression compared with those who...
April 13, 2022
Peloton Activist Investor Calls for Sale
Two months ago, Peloton bowed to shareholder pressure and removed John Foley as CEO. Now, an activist investor is agitating for a bigger change. Blackwells Capital renewed its call for Peloton to be sold, saying that the connected fitness giant cannot effectively reverse its slide as a public company. Blackwells...