Although rumors had circulated for some time, CrossFit LLC confirmed last week that it’s for sale. But who would want to buy CrossFit, considering all that has transpired in the last year: Lazar Đukić’s tragic death at the 2024 CrossFit Games. CrossFit’s lack of transparency after their third-party…

From the Renovaré Newsletter ArchiveThe selection below is from a classic Renovaré newsletter. Download a PDF of the original (October 2004). Introductory Note: Our Director of Communications, Brian Morykon, found this 20-year-old letter in the Renovaré archives the other day. We were having a staff…

An early morning fitness group exercises in Bryant Park in New York on June 15, 2016.ALEX WROBLEWSKI/The New York Times News Service Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account There’s a puzzling pattern in the use of personal trainers to supervise strength training, according to…

“Oh, I know Ryan — he doesn’t squat to depth on air squats.” The words pierced my soul. I was immediately offended and put up my defenses. What was she talking about? When has she ever seen me do air squats? I’m almost never in a class with her. I mean, sure, I may have shorted a rep or two trying…

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I'm not an elite athlete. I'm just a guy on the precipice of middle age who enjoys running, biking, football and tennis. If I can push myself to my physical limit a couple of times a week and still have the energy to crawl around with my daughter, then I'm satisfied. That makes me a useful filter.…

In the previous post on our site, we talked about Snapchat, and how you can make use of this great social media platform to drive sales for your company. Nowadays, however, it seems you can’t talk about Snapchat and not use Instagram in the same sentence. Indeed, even generally speaking, when…

Accept yourself, embrace the present, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly in life, you have to let go of things that weigh you down. Each prompt below contains a quote and question to think about. I have personally used each of these prompts several times in the past to nudge myself into…

Laptop Replacement Jun 27th, 2017 I occasionally see the phrase “laptop replacement” regarding the iPad, despite the bizarreness of both the concept and the generalisation. Intelligent people like journalists and tech pundits use it, seemingly without humorous intent, and it puzzles me. There’s no…

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One of my goals in 2016 was to make working from my iPhone as efficient as possible. The desire to make this happen initially sprung from experiences raising a baby. My wife and I began foster parenting in July of 2015, and one of our foster children was AJ, a four-week-old baby boy. AJ ended up…

Activity trackers, farmers' markets, and mindfulness aren't just passing fancies. They can help you develop beneficial health habits. Image: julia514/iStock The word "trendy" has come to refer to a fad or fashion that may have little lasting value, so it can be a turn-off, especially when applied to…

Home>Running>Articles>Top Cross-Training Workouts to Tune Up for Spring Written by Rashelle Brown Winter can be a tough time for runners, what with all of that slush, snow and ice impeding outdoor running—and fueling cabin fever. Of course, in an effort to combat the latter, it may seem as though a…

Elle Kaplan 5 min read· Jan 30, 2017 -- Press enter or click to view image in full size Success starts first thing in the morning, and research shows that the most successful people use these routines to achieve it. Your morning projects the vibe of the rest of your day, and that is something that…

Credits My thanks to the following people for their feedback and for helping me find the right focus and motivation: Silvia Gatta John Voorhees Stephen Hackett Myke Hurley CGP Grey Apps Apps mentioned in the story: 50 1Password Airmail Annotable Bear Blink Coda Copied Crashlands Deliveries…

Tina Naser, top, training with Joshua Stolz at Equinox in Columbus Circle; she wears Jawbone’s Up, to track her movements. The fitness chain recently began selling the Up24, the newer model, in its shops and is testing the device with personal and small-group training clients.Credit...Adam Krause…

Working smarter, not harder, is the key to better results Cammi Pham 12 min read· Apr 29, 2014 -- Press enter or click to view image in full size When I was 17 years old, I used to work and study for about 20 hours a day. I went to school, did my homework during breaks and managed a not-for-profit…

Ringer illustration A s I stood in a laundry room behind a curtain, a woman I had met only a few minutes prior handed me a pair of black, stretchy undergarments. They looked clean, but worn thin. “Wea

Written by: Jim Rutberg CTS Pro Endurance Coach Updated On March 7, 2025 By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach and co-author of “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” and “The Time-Crunched Triathlete” I would love to build a huge aerobic base the old fashioned way, but I love my wife and I’m pretty fond of my kids…

State of the Art Credit...Doug Chayka ATLANTA — The typical start-up fairy tale goes something like this: You begin with young entrepreneurs from Stanford or Harvard who have come up with some novel i

First things first… “Content Strategy” is not a dirty term. Sure, it carries with it some corporatespeak baggage, but let’s look past that. Let’s look at what the term actually means and why it’s so i

4 ways to make your to-do list a whole lot sexier by Chris Bailey | Sep 26, 2016 | Become More Awesome , Book Reviews Takeaway: 4 scientifically proven ways to make your to-do list a whole lot sexier:

I’m trying to get used to the 9.7-inch iPad after using the 12.9-inch model for eight months. It’s (mostly) working. Since early Spring, I’ve been without a Mac laptop . As a result, my 12.9-inch iPad

The Crew platform has shut down as of December 15, 2018 and is now part of Dribbble. We have several tools to help you find and hire design talent, from self-serve sourcing to our creative staffing so

Right now I’m wrapping up the second article in my Focus Course Case Study . (The first article, that’s all about the launch of the course is here ). As I’m working on this next article, something I’v

DONALD J. TRUMP, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome. The real estate tycoon is uniquely unqualified to serve as president, in experience

I was upset when I got my iPad Pro and Ulysses didn’t scale correctly on it, as that was the thing holding me back from a great iPad Pro experience. But then I got my hands on a beta of Ulysses Mobile , and since then it’s easily become my favorite app on iOS. I’m in love with this app. Most people…

Task management is a very personal choice. Every person has their own idea of how they’d like to organize their life, which is why there seem to be as many task managers as there are people. I’ve tried a bunch of them— Reminders, Clear, Due, Wunderlist, Trello, Things —and through that journey I’ve…

P hyllis Moen, a sociologist who was widowed when her two children were young, has made a career studying the challenges of working full time while raising a family. She was an early voice calling for the government to provide paid maternity leave and offer benefits for part-time workers, but…

From The Children’s Book of Stars, 1908. G.E. Mitton The Best of Both Worlds It’s never been easier to choose a blog engine and it’s never been harder. For someone who just wants to write and get their words out in front of as many people as they can, it’s hard to beat Medium . Here are a few things…

Jerry Rawlings as military leader. Why people pay to read The New York Times This is an edited version of a keynote address delivered at the Digital Next conference in Bogota, Colombia on May 4. When I was in high school in the early 1990s, my family lived in Ghana. At that time, there were only a…

In the name of employee wellness, and in response to insurance company demands, corporations are offering well-being initiatives with financial incentives. Complete this cholesterol screening, say, and you’ll get $100 added to your paycheck; participate in some number of wellness programs, and…

Editorial workflows should be simple. Where a team is involved, the simpler the better. Any member of an editorial team should be able to step in and know where others have left off, avoiding delays when another team member is absent, however important that person is to the team. While my workflows…

Employers taking an interest in the health and fitness of their employees may seem like a recent development, but companies have long known that a healthy worker is a productive worker. Over the last century, however, that concept has broadened. What started as an emphasis on occupational injuries…

[Photo: Flickr user Susanne Nilsson ] You’ll notice that I made the title of this post sound quite impressive (at least I hope I did!). But the great thing about this story is that anyone can have such an impressive outcome, and it’s not at all as daunting as it might sound. In fact, all these…

Day One, the well-known journaling app by Bloom Built , was an unmistakable success. On both iOS and Mac, it amassed multiple awards for both its design and quality of the experience. Through positive reviews and loyal users, Day One rose to the top of the charts and received recognition from…

Some readers seemed curious about my decision to do all of my writing and blogging on an iPad. So I thought I would describe a few of the more advanced things I do on my iPad Pro: in particular, how I use it for writing and publishing blog posts. To give the short version: this mostly involves…