Tag: body

Q&A: Make the most of your workouts by training like the athletes of Team USA

The past two weeks of Olympic competition in Paris have brought us amazing stories of athletic skill, speed, triumph and redemption.Perhaps they’ve...

Science of Simone: The forces behind her iconic Yurchenko double pike

The most decorated gymnast ever sprints down the vault runway. She tumbles gracefully onto the springboard, flings herself backward onto the vault...

The big, wet guide to water

In L.A., water rules our minds, bodies and yards. That’s why we’re decoding...

Plain ol' water is out. Hydration supplements are in. But do these top 8 brands really work?

You see them crowding checkout counters at grocery stores — a rainbow of...

How Death Valley National Park tries to keep visitors alive amid record heat

FURNACE CREEK, Calif. —  As temperatures swelled to 128 degrees, Death Valley National Park rangers got a call that a group of...