Aimee Cringle, a CrossFit athlete, is the UK's Fittest Woman for 2024. She's been using a ruck, which is a weighted backpack, to train for the 2024 CrossFit Games. Cringle's training regimen includes ...

Looking for a full-body workout that’s fun, sociable and doesn’t involve hitting the gym? You should try rucking. Although, the chances are you probably already have. “Rucking is the action of walking ...

Rucking is a new take on an old form of exercise. It involves walking or hiking with a weighted backpack. The extra weight takes your normal walk and turns up the intensity. When rucking, you’ll ...

The idea of training with heavy loads is not new. The army have been making squaddies march long distances while carrying massive packs (not to mention heavy weapons) for years. In the forces, at ...

Alyssa Ages is a Toronto-based author, public speaker, and journalist whose work has appeared in Elle, GQ, Self, Slate, The Globe and Mail, and others. She is the author of Secrets of Giants: A ...