6 A.M. With...The Combat King

Five days a week, three hours a day, Shadow and Bone star Lewis Tan hits the gym to sweat, kick ass-and sculpt a fighter's body.

IS THE KEY TO VITALITY?

THIS MIGHTY HORMONE IS BEING PEDDLED AS A WAY TO GET EVERYTHING YOU WANT-STRENGTH, ENERGY, AND A HEALTHIER AND LONGER LIFE. BUT HOW MUCH TESTOSTERONE DO YOU REALLY NEED?

CAN YOU EAT YOUR WAY YOUNGER?

MANY (SO, SO MANY!) BOLD NEW \"SUPERFOODS\" emphatically PROMISE TO ENHANCE AND EXTEND YOUR LIFE. Here's one man's quest TO EAT (NEARLY!) EVERYTHING and SEPARATE HEALTH FROM HYPE

FIT AT ANY AGE

YOUR SEVEN-PART PLAN FOR LIVING SEVEN YEARS LONGER

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?

IS THE WORLD TOO DAMN BUSY FOR YOU?

Hello? Hello?! Is anyone there? How to cope with feeling like you're constantly being ignored.

CONSIDER the ANCHOVY

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

HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR HEART, REALLY?

So many tests-from BP to ECGS-claim they can grade your heart's performance. Which is great, but that's a lot of testing. Use this guide to zero in on which you need-and which to skip-to save time, stress, and maybe even your heart itself.

GETA (GRRREAT) GRIP

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

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.

What We Talk About When We Talk About

To climb out of a mental rut, build up your vocabulary.

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.

6 a.m. With...The Flavor King

Kwame Onwuachi, the chef at New York's Tatiana and author of My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef, is all about creativity in the kitchen and gym.

What Covid Taught Us About Health

The height of the pandemic was brutal. Three years after this all started, leading scientists tell us what hard-learned lessons have stuck when it comes to staying healthy now-and through whatever comes next.

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?

GET READY FOR THE NEXT CROSSFIT

LIKE A GYM BIG BANG, CrossFit transformed the landscape in 2000, popularizing functional training, group classes, and burpees and changing the vocabulary of exercise (WOD, AMRAP, HIIT).

THE RECOVERY REVOLUTION COMES HOME

HIGH-TECH RECOVERY IS NO LONGER JUST FOR THE PROS. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET IN ON THE FUN.

HOW DATA HELPS YOU MUSCLE UP

CONNECTED FITNESS DEVICES ROUTINELY COLLECT WORKOUT INFO. TONAL IS FINALLY USING THAT DATA TO HELP YOU MOVE BETTER.

THE FUTURE OF FITNESS

FROM WILD INNOVATIONS IN VIRTUAL FITNESS AND THEAT HOME TECH REVOLUTION TO THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF GROUP EXERCISE, TODAY'S (AND TOMORROW'S!) TRAINING LANDSCAPE OFFERS EVERYONE A WAY TO GET THEIR SWEAT ON

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.

MIAMI NIIIICE

There's more to the 305 than beaches, boats, and bottle service. Feed your sense of adventure instead.

HAM & CHEESE & MUSCLE

Yes, you can meal-prep two of your favorite proteins into a week's worth of postworkout meals, and yes, you can do it for less than $50.

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.

THE HEARTBURN PILL TRAP

It's one thing to go on Prilosec to tame heartburn and GERD. It's an entirely different thing to try to get off it.

HE HAD A STROKE AT 27. HERE'S HOW HE REBUILT HIMSELF, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

IN JULY 2019, Evan Parker was supposed to go with his wife for a prenatal checkup. But days before, a colleague noticed that his face was drooping-a classic sign of a stroke. Parker was rushed to the ER.

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?