Sixteen-year-old Kate Foster mounts the balance beam at a small Illinois gymnastics competition. Wearing a red and black leotard, she raises her arms above her head and steadies herself on the narrow ...

Simone Biles's Gold Over America Tour features a strong lineup of world-class gymnasts. And prior to the group's Minneapolis, MN, tour stop on Oct. 13, some of them completed a 10-minute conditioning ...

I did gymnastics for 15 years growing up and competed for 10. To quote Stick It, "The things gymnasts do make Navy SEALs look like wusses. And we do them without a gun!" Don't get me wrong, I was no ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. Back in 1961, a pair of researchers ...