If the constant coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics has given you the ice skating bug, I'd say it's time to hit up your local rink for a public skating session. Seeing Team USA's self-proclaimed ...

The array of running gear and accessories can be overwhelming for a beginner runner. Here is our guide to what you need — and the things that really are just optional extras When you purchase through ...

The September 2025 issue featured “A guide to beginner’s guides,” a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...

Choosing the right camera to hone your beginner photography skills is a vital first step for any aspiring photographer. Although skill and talent will eventually trump camera gear when taking great ...

Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over fifteen years ago. She tends to enjoy musical ...

Jan is ready for a new challenge. She's recently moved to Colorado and wants to take advantage of the new terrain and start mountain running. Before the move, she'd been working on her fitness for ...

Too often, I’ve heard people tell me they aren’t good enough for a custom club fitting. I call B.S. Recently, I took my father-in-law-to-be, Sam, to a club fitting to put this myth to bed once and for ...

If you're just dipping your toe into golf and not sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place. At Golf Digest, we cater to all different levels of golfers, but this collection of 2-Minute ...

When it’s too cold to go outside, you can still get a good cardio workout on a stationary bike. But you need to do it correctly. When it’s too cold to go outside, you can still get a good cardio ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about shoshin lately, the Japanese word for “beginner’s mind.” I first wrote about it here, after learning the word from a guest on my podcast Fifty Words for Snow. My co-host ...

An interest in astronomy may strike early in life or later. Regardless of what lit the fire of that interest, you need knowledge to help you understand the universe. Some of the most important sources ...

Let’s be real, Magic: The Gathering is complicated. I've been playing it for decades, but knowing how or where to start is intimidating if you haven't – until last year, when a product called the ...