Taking a deep breath has long been known to calm down the body; athletes before a race do it or performers and speakers before going on stage. So how can we learn to breathe better? KCRW’s Joanthan ...

When it comes to training, many of us spend a fair amount of time devoted to designing the exercise routine itself (like how to get that extra pump on chest day), our form, gear, and recovery. One ...

View post: The 2026 World Cup Could Earn Some Homeowners Thousands—Here’s How In the water, two miles off the coast of Puerto Rico, there’s a bit of trepidation. Seven students treading water are ...

Ever since reading James Nestor’s 2014 book Deep, I’ve been fascinated by the scarcely believable feats of freedivers. Plunging 335 feet below the surface of the ocean and making it back on a single ...

The Scandinavians have long been known for their polar exploration so it came as a surprise to us when a Swedish woman named Annelie Pompe snatched the new free diving world record in the Variable ...

Jin Ming competes in the 2023 China Freediving Championships in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Jin Ming, a freediver from Shanghai, set a new world record by swimming 311 ...