January 30, 2024

First Olympic Esports Games could arrive in 2025

"Next year or 'by 2026 at the latest'," International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach told Xinhua Sports last Monday. That's the date being considered for the first Olympic Esports Games, which Japan is bidding to host and where "artificial intelligence will play an important role". The steps we have...

January 30, 2024

Your Brain Doesn’t Want You to Exercise

If the benefits of physical activity were distilled into a pill, everyone would be on it. Studies show that moving improves nearly every aspect of health: boosting sleep, strength, and mental well-being while slashing the risk of chronic conditions and premature death. What’s more, studies show that exercise has a...

January 30, 2024

Gympass Hits 2.6M Subscribers as Corporate Wellness Demand Grows

Gympass reached a staggering 2.6 million subscribers in the month of January, when many consumers typically turn towards wellness and fitness initiatives, and over 400 million cumulative employee check-ins across its partner network. The corporate wellness platform also reports that it grew its customer base to over 15,000 in 2023,...

January 30, 2024

How to Watch: 2024 US Olympic Trials Marathon | Track and Field

Here's how to watch the 2024 US Olympic Trials Marathon on FloTrack. The 2024 US Olympic Trials Marathon starts on Feb 3, 2024. Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription. Flotrack

January 30, 2024

Improving fitness may be linked to a 35% lower risk of prostate cancer, study finds

Plenty of research has linked regular exercise to a lower risk of cancer, but a new study suggests that getting into better shape could reduce the risk of prostate cancer in particular, a diagnosis that around 113 out of every 100,000 men get every year in the U.S. The research,...

January 30, 2024

U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials unveil huge prize pool

We are less than a week away from one of the most exciting pre-Olympic qualification events: the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (on Feb. 3). Not only will the top three men and women have the opportunity to represent Team USA in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, they...

January 30, 2024

Miami Marathon finisher medals spark airport security concerns

Finishers of the 2024 Miami Marathon on Jan. 28 were warned, but still, hundreds of participants went home without their medals when the TSA (Transportation Security Administration, for Canadians) confiscated the medals, likening them to deadly ninja throwing stars. The 2024 medal is shaped like a golden sun with the...

January 30, 2024

Cycling Time Trials (CTT) unveils 2024 calendar with National Championship details

30th January 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Known as ‘the race of truth’ because there’s nowhere to hide, no wheel to sit on and no bunch to draft behind, time trialling is the purest form of bike racing: it’s just you against the clock. How fast can you complete the course? In...

January 30, 2024

Ultra X Announces Strategic Partnership with Ubigi as the Official Cellular Provider for the 2024 Event Season

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ultra X, a leading organizer of multi-stage ultra-marathons, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Ubigi, making them the Official Cellular Provider for all Ultra X events in 2024. Ubigi, a global leader in eSIM technology, will empower Ultra X athletes with seamless international connectivity, allowing...

January 30, 2024

Filippo Pozzato to Ride Gran Fondo Asheville p/b Applewood Manor

(Gettysburg, PA – January 30, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Gran Fondo National Series today announced that former professional cyclist Filippo “Pippo” Pozzato will ride the 2024 Gran Fondo Asheville and participate in VIP Experiences at Applewood Manor during the weekend of July 14-16, 2024. Winner of Milan-San Remo, stages of...