As wellness practices go, sitting in a pool of your own perspiration lands somewhere between juice cleanses and going on a brisk walk. Though the sauna’s biggest claim of detoxification lacks much scientific basis, plenty of other benefits appear to hold water. According to the Cleveland Clinic, research suggests that regularly getting your heart pumping and your…
Here’s something happening in the US that the European mind can easily comprehend: Saunas are surging in popularity stateside due to their health and social benefits. The US sauna market is expected to grow by ~$151 million between 2025 and 2029, according to the market research firm Technavio. Americans are increasingly looking for fitness alternatives and something…
At the questionable corner of sports entertainment and male fertility is Sperm Racing, a startup that recently closed a $10m seed round (we will try to resist the low-hanging puns here). Sperm Racing is, unsurprisingly, the brainchild of an 18-year-old entrepreneur: Eric Zhu. And it’s exactly what it sounds like: Zhu wants to turn these competitions into…
Have you ever done your job so poorly that your employer gave you nearly $50 million to go away? No? Well, you must not be a prominent college football coach. Penn State fired head coach James Franklin on Sunday after the team’s loss at home to unranked Northwestern. It was apparently the final straw after the Nittany…