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Just How Much Water Should You Drink Every Day?

Hydration is crucial—but past a certain point, more isn't better.
Wellness

Why Does This Deadly Cancer Disproportionately Affect Men?

Especially when few basic precautionary habits make such a difference.
Grooming

The Best Water Flossers Give Your Mouth a Supreme Kind of Clean

We talked to dentists to select the absolute best options for your teeth—and then we put them through the wringer.
Wellness

How Relaxing in a Sauna After a Workout Can Improve Your V02 Max, and 7 Other Benefits You Should Know About

A cardiologist, a neurologist, and a dermatologist share eight science-backed benefits to a schvitz.
Wellness

How to Save Yourself From Sun Poisoning, According to Doctors Who Treat It

Sometimes sunburns are bad enough to require medical attention.
Wellness

What's the Best Diet for Longevity?

How to eat to live a longer and healthier life.
Grooming

The Best Face Sunscreen Prevents Burns Now and Skin Damage Later

Goopy and thick no longer, the best face sunscreens are elegant and wear like skin care.
Wellness

How to Quit Your Elf Bar

There’s a new wave of companies making FDA-approved stop smoking aids for a generation as likely to be hooked on vapes as they are cigarettes.
Wellness

The Surgeon General of Bottoming

How Manhattan proctologist Evan Goldstein changed anal health care with frank talk about sex.
Wellness

Why Protecting Your Joints Should Be Your Number-One Workout Priority

Forget running faster or lifting heavier—here's the case for working out for joint health.
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The Best Home Gym Equipment Means You Never Again Have To Sweat Around Strangers

Whether you've got $100 or $5,000, here's how to get a pump without a monthly membership. 
Wellness

Here’s When to Check Your Testosterone Levels—and When You Shouldn’t Bother

Doctors spoke to GQ about the low-T symptoms to look out for, and what to do before getting checked.
Wellness

Microplastics Are in Our Food, Too. How Worried Should We Be?

Microplastics are so prevalent in our environment that they’re almost impossible to avoid. How big of a problem is that?
Wellness

You Don't Need to Obsess Over Frequent Blood Tests to Live Longer and Healthier

A new generation of blood-testing startups promises to boost longevity and catch diseases early. Experts who spoke to GQ were skeptical.
Wellness

Could Tracking Your Sleep Actually Make Insomnia Worse?

Stressing over metrics can be less effective than counting sheep.
Wellness

How to Train With Heart Rate Zones

Knowing exactly how hard your body is working will level up your fitness.
Wellness

The Best Way to Keep Your Knees Healthy Is to Use Them

Many guys avoid workouts like running and squats for fear of damaging their knees, but experts who spoke with GQ say the risks of not working your joints are far greater.
Wellness

Why a VO2 Max Test Reveals So Much About Overall Health and Longevity

Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and health for the average person.
Wellness

Why Men Should Think About Their Biological Clock Too

Male fertility declines with age, and risks to offspring increase. Here's what you need to know.
Wellness

Just How Bad Is Alcohol for Athletic Performance?

Can even moderate drinking disrupt your fitness gains?