The cover story of this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated that features an inspirational climb of Mount Everest is able to come to life thanks to augmented reality. The first augmented reality Sports Illustrated issue enables readers to scan select images and pages in the magazine with their mobile devices using the AR camera in the LIFE VR […]
Fitness app and athlete network Strava just launched a new campaign called “Strive,” which focuses on their definition of an athlete. As a means to expand their user base and get more people excited about physical activity, the Strive campaign has defined an athlete as “anyone brave enough to lace up their shoes and break a […]
The old folklore admonition to “feed a cold and starve a fever” is not only good medical advice; it may explain something weird that happens to mountain climbers.
Climbers who spend extended periods at high altitude lose weight and eat less while they are there. Two British researchers think this phenomenon is the consequence of an evolutionary adaptation that protects vital organs in cases of severe illness and injury, and may give important insights into the treatment of patients in intensive care units.
