Hayden Carpenter – Independent Journalist

Flexible, strong hamstrings are happy hamstrings

A strong back is key to just about every sport—and can help you out even when you're deskbound

7 exercises to improve strength, stability, and resilience for the trail

From the French Alps to the Scottish Highlands, the iconic street-trials rider still makes time for the trails

Up your game with these moves that translate to the vertical realm

What causes it and five exercises you can do for relief

Loosen up, already. These nine moves offer a full-body stretch designed specifically to offset running.

Pumping iron isn’t the only way to strengthen your legs. Weight training typically targets the big guns—the quads, hamstrings, and glutei maximi—and neglects the smaller muscles critical for balance and joint stability, such as the hip abductors and adductors, the …

At least 50 percent of runners are injured annually, according to a 2010 review published in Current Sports Medicine Reports, and feet are one of the main culprits. But foot pain can be hard to manage. Is it a serious …

HBO’s ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’ gives a rare behind-the-scenes look into the professional lives of Jimmy Chin, Larry Haynes, and James Boole

And fend off your campmates’ envy

Stave off injury and get your body ready for what’s next

Completing a trail half marathon is an achievable goal for almost anyone, with a little bit of structured training. David Roche, a running coach, founder of the popular training program Some Work, All Play, and coauthor of The Happy Runner, …

Once you've built adequate hip mobility, it's time to focus on strength.

In the Canadian Rockies, up a narrow canyon, eight-year-old Rose sits on her pack in the snow. Next to a sled full of gear, she works the straps on her crampons with a little help from her dad. Rose’s older …

Most people can’t ski for 24 hours straight, let alone whip off a cool 78,274 feet of vertical gain in that time frame. But then again, most people aren’t Kilian Jornet. The 31-year-old Spaniard is a natural athlete, no doubt, …

The hips are the human body’s main engine and center of mass. The largest and most powerful muscle groups—the glutes, quads, and hamstrings—all connect at the hips, and they allow you to run, jump, climb, and swim. The joint is …

From Yosemite’s famed granite to Patagonian towers, these pitches are every bit as legendary as the climber himself

Chunks of ice hurtled down the headwall. The rime, which coated the top of Fitz Roy like a cap, was melting in the midday sun. A direct hit would be enough to pluck Jim Reynolds off the wall. Climbing free …

Late last month, Denver’s Civic Center Park hosted the sixth and final UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup of the 2019 season. And for the first time in the competition circuit’s 19-year history, the action took place in a large metropolitan …