We deconstruct an all-in-one machine to reveal the physics, biomechanics, and material science that shape how we train. We live in an age of compression. We squeeze entire record collections into our phones, vast libraries …

Now Small Appliances
Now Small Appliances

We deconstruct an all-in-one machine to reveal the physics, biomechanics, and material science that shape how we train. We live in an age of compression. We squeeze entire record collections into our phones, vast libraries …

You know the ritual. It starts with a spark of genuine ambition. You buy the new running shoes, the yoga mat, the set of resistance bands. This, you tell yourself, is the time it sticks. …

Our knees are a miracle of biological engineering. Each day, these intricate structures of bone, cartilage, and fluid silently bear loads equivalent to several times our body weight, allowing us to walk, run, and leap. …

We’ve all been there. On the floor, hands laced behind our head, determined to conquer that most fundamental of exercises: the sit-up. We take a breath, tighten our stomach, and pull. Nothing. Or worse, a …