It may seem like Russia’s greatest export (after Maria Sharapova and Anna Kournikova), but the Moscow Mule actually has nothing to do with the former USSR. Instead, it’s a California native, created on LA’s Sunset Boulevard, to be exact — at the fame

You may think you’re frugal, but chances are that frugality goes right out the window when you shop for someone you love. In a study in Judgment and Decision Making, subjects shopped for one of three items: A wedding ring, a storage container for eit

Allow me to confess something horrible. On somewhat regular occasions — way more often than I’d like to admit — I feel the sudden and overwhelming urge to pummel complete strangers. Just a few weeks back, I was waiting in line to board a plane when a

A new study from Israel’s Tel Aviv University has discovered that adding whey protein to a sensible breakfast can help you lose serious kilograms. Researchers gave one group of subjects a breakfast of toast, light cream cheese, milk, a granola bar, a

NOT LONG AGO I attended a business conference in Scottsdale, Arizona — the type of corporate gathering any road warrior knows will invariably end with a motivational speech culminating in some over-the-top, life changing conclusion: “Everything you’v

Salad’s history has been less than glorious: At best, it’s been called a sad excuse for a side dish; at worst, a horrifying deception. (Really? Bacon, cheese chunks, and creamy Roquefort? Next time we’ll just order the damn burger.) But one thing it

Instead of eating off a plate (how common!), the hot new restaurant trend is plopping everything into — wait for it — a bowl. What, not revolutionary enough for you? Well, it’s actually a pretty mind-blowing, fit-body-building idea. No longer are you

The more often you ejaculate, the lower your risk of prostate cancer will be, US-based Harvard University is reporting — and it doesn’t matter if you’re making sweet love to your honey bunch, banging a bridesmaid in a cab, or choking the chicken in y

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MAINTAINING STRENGTH AND ATHLETICISM into your 30s, 40s, and beyond means doing all you can to prevent injury—and that means checking your ego at the gym door. Loading up a bar as heavy as you can and going for broke on each set is no longer an optio

Among the newest entry-level wearables, we’re now seeing a generation of hardware that uses complex algorithms to capture such nuanced data that the analysis rivals that of a personal coach. These breakthrough trackers can analyse form, give mid-work

Having a braai usually involve seeking out the fattiest, most celebratory cuts of meat we can find, then lathering on sugar-packed sauces and going for broke. But braai days don’t have to be cheat days. “Grilling is actually inherently healthy becaus

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He limped his Hilux home on three wheels, an arduous 90 kilometres to cross the finish line, haemorrhaging time but summoning a stoic act of never give up attitude. A boulder strapped over the engine provided enough weight to pivot the car just enoug

Since the late 1980s, when Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons dominated the popular home video market and StairMasters and all-in-one exercise machines were new-fangled attractions in burgeoning gym chains. Fat was irredeemably evil, the US Public Health

Put your beer boep down for the count by finding your inner Ali. That’s the word from Down Under, where for 16 weeks researchers at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, put 12 overweight but fairly healthy people into two test groups: One tha

The original and first Triumph Rocket was launched in 2004. It had ongoing development and changes over the years to the current Rocket III, and now the Limited Edition Rocket X that was launch in 2015 - which is the biggest, meanest and baddest vers

In a world where fitness trends come and go Josh Cohn’s “Different Breed” stands out as a beacon of long-term sustainable change. This unique, fast, and simple weight training system, born from Josh’s extensive 28 years experience and deep conviction

Japanese people are some of the healthiest on the planet. They have the highest life expectancy for men (76) and women (86), and, at 3%, the lowest obesity rate. (The US sits at a flabby 32%.) They also have the lowest risk of death from all causes,

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YOU WORK HARD, lift hard, eat healthy, and generally lead a well-rounded lifestyle. Good for you. But, if pressed, could you articulate your opinion on the privacy war between Apple and the FBI? What was your reaction to the Panama Papers? Do you thi

Tell us a bit about yourself Lariza. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Glenharvie. It’s a very small mining town in Westonaria, Gauteng, where everybody pretty much knows everybody. You are a well-known model and fitness enthusiast. Tell us about h

“Everybody has always looked at food as fuel”, says Tim DiFrancesco, the LA Lakers’ strength and conditioning coach. “But now we’re realising that food is also potentially medicine — or the opposite.” DiFrancesco, widely known as “Grass-fed Tim” (a t

During World War I, Italian soldiers created a vast network of cables and ladders, called a ”via ferrata” (also known as “iron path”) high in the Dolomites as a way to outmanoeuvre Austrian troops. Now similar systems of handrails and rungs are being

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