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May 29, 2024
Fitness Influencers Negatively Affect Mental Health, Research Suggests
Young adults who follow health and fitness influencers on Instagram engage in more vigorous exercise and consume more fruit and vegetables but also experience higher distress scores (depression, anxiety and negative mood) than non-followers, according to a new study, “Healthier But Not Happier?' Athletech News
May 29, 2024
Suunto Named Presenting Sponsor of 2024 Hardrock Hundred Livestream
Silverton, COLORADO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Mountain Outpost is excited to announce a partnership with Suunto, a global leader in the wearables space, for the 2024 Hardrock Hundred Livestream. This collaboration will help bring an elevated livestream experience to one of the most iconic 100-mile foot races in the world to...
May 29, 2024
Samsung could leapfrog Apple and Google with new Galaxy AI fitness tools for Galaxy Watch 7
Samsung will add Galaxy AI features to both its Samsung Health app and Galaxy Watches this summer. Tailor-made sleep, health, and workout recommendations could help the Galaxy Watch series catch up to its fitness watch rivals — or even surpass them. Starting this June, a select few One UI 6...
May 29, 2024
USA: E-bikes could become more expensive after June 14
In the USA, e-bikes could become significantly more expensive, as importers of Chinese-produced parts will face higher costs. An exclusion from tariffs imposed on imports from China will expire on June 14, meaning importers will pay an extra 25% duty on top of any existing tariffs. The change affects e-bikes,...
May 29, 2024
Miguel Ángel López handed four-year doping ban for “use and possession” of human growth hormone during 2022 Giro d’Italia
Tour de France stage winner and grand tour podium finisher Miguel Ángel López has been slapped with a four-year suspension by the UCI, after the world governing body’s Anti-Doping Tribunal ruled that the 30-year-old was guilty of possessing and using the human growth hormone menotropin during the 2022 Giro d’Italia,...
May 29, 2024
What drugs are ultrarunners using?
Recently, some of the most renowned ultras in the world, UTMB and Western States 100, have implemented new drug testing regimes, in a renewed committment to preserving integrity in ultrarunning. But what is the prevalence of drug usage among ultrarunners, and what, exactly, are these runners using? A study recently published in Medicine...
May 29, 2024
Dick’s net sales increase 6%, leading to improved full-year outlook
Dick's Sporting Goods reported net sales increased 6.2% year-over-year and raised its full-year outlook. Net sales for the quarter ending May 4 were $3.02 billion, compared with $2.84 billion at the same time last year. Net income for the quarter was $275 million, down 10% year-over-year from $305 million. Earnings...
May 29, 2024
GFNY Villard de Lans: French prevail and win third edition
New York City, May 29, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The mountainous Vercors national park was the playground of the third edition of GFNY Villard de Lans this past Sunday. The 163.4 km racecourse boasts an elevation gain of 3973 m. Host town Villard de Lans yet again rolled out the...
May 29, 2024
Inaugural Challenge Gallipoli Travels Through History
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – This Sunday marks the inaugural Challenge Gallipoli in Türkiye as athletes from around the world race in possibly one of the most evocative triathlon destinations. Set on the site of one of the most defining battles of the First World War, Challenge Gallipoli is a middle distance...
May 29, 2024
Morales and Guzmán Medina Make History at Inaugural XTERRA Colombia
PAIPA, BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – May 26, 2024 marked a significant milestone on the 2024 XTERRA World Tour with the launch of the inaugural XTERRA Colombia event. Set in the high altitudes of Paipa, Boyacá, this Full Distance off-road triathlon introduced athletes to the season's highest elevation start at...