In September, Tara Dower became the fastest person ever to complete the Appalachian Trail. Her record — 40 days, 18 hours and 6 minutes — was 13 hours faster than the previous record holder, a man.

When writer, runner, and group fitness instructor Haley Shapley prepared to climb Mount Rainier several years ago, she focused primarily on endurance training. She made it to the top, felt proud of ...

Last week, the U.S. Army announced new fitness standards in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders to make the standards for women and men in combat roles the same. Like much of Hegseth’s ...

Correspondence to Professor Yannis P Pitsiladis, Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; ypitsiladis{at}hkbu.edu.hk Objective The ...