While most of us may never advance beyond the basic parkour moves, the efficient, agile, acrobatic runs from skilled parkour practitioners, or traceurs, are really something to behold. There's something really exciting about watching a fellow human move through his urban environment with catlike sp...

Age, it seems, is no longer a relevant measurement of what a person can or cannot do. We've covered the 65-year-old woman who started playing hockey after her retirement and the 22-month-old toddler who climbs like a squirrel. Now, as everyone gears up for the 2012 Olympics, there's word (and video...

You may not ever attempt to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls, but if you're looking to increase your balance, get a little exercise and have some fun, then it's time to try slacklining. If you thought slacklining and tightrope walking were basically the same thing, you couldn't be more wrong. ...

So you've been working out for a while, you're getting strong and think you've got some skills? Now you can challenge your buddies (or the world) to a push-up war with this iPhone app: Push-Up Wars. This app (free right now) uses your iPhone's video camera to easily record a video of your push-up s...

Running is one of the best ways to build general aerobic fitness: It's simple, cheap, and gets you outdoors. But what are runners to do in the winter? Is it time to find that gym pass and face the "Dread Mill"? Fortunately, no. Running outside in the wintert--even in the coldest temperatures--is no...