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It began with hospital beds and wounded soldiers. During World War I, a German physical trainer named Joseph Pilates was intern…

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We live in an age of paradox. Our apartments shrink while our ambitions to build stronger, more resilient selves expand. We cra…

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It’s not magic, it’s physics. A deep dive into the surprising science of shockwave therapy, a technology that’s moving from eli…

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Gravity is our oldest and most persistent opponent. Every step we take, every object we lift, is a small negotiation with this …

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For anyone who has ever tried to master the elegant arc of a topspin forehand, the frustrating truth is that progress is forged…

Published on Sept. 5, 2025, 4:37 p.m.

Try this. Close your eyes and lift one foot off the ground. Feel that immediate, subtle tremor in your standing leg? The tiny, …

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There are two sounds every racket sports player knows intimately. The first is a pure, resonant *POCK*—the sound of a perfectly…

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How is it possible that a few hundred pounds of steel, tucked into the corner of a garage, can safely contain the force of a ca…

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For many, the relationship with exercise is a paradox. We know it is the bedrock of a healthy life, yet for countless individua…

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In 1897, at Princeton University, Professor Charles Hinton—a mathematician with a penchant for the bizarre—unveiled a peculiar …