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It was seven years ago, but I still remember it like it was yesterday: I was too annoyed to feel scared as I floated on my back downriver waiting to be rescued. Minutes earlier, our...

SHAPE—Most die-hard cyclists would jump at the chance to go on a bucket-list bike tour cruising through the idyllic rolling hills and medieval villages of Tuscany…but on an electric bike? Psh, that’s not even real...

SHAPE—I’m a chronic over-packer. I’ve been to 30+ countries, across all seven continents, schlepping way too much stuff that I don’t always use or need. I often turn into a fairy godmother for travelers, sharing...

SHAPE MAGAZINE—Who knew that refusing to do something as natural as breathing could be a hidden talent? For some, it can even be life-changing. While studying in Sweden in 2000, Hanli Prinsloo, then 21, was...

SHAPE MAGAZINE—”Seriously, Cristina, stop staring at your computer! You’re gonna crash,” any one of my six cycling sisters in NYC would shout whenever we’d go on long training rides across the George Washington Bridge to...

SHAPE—Waiting in the hotel lobby of Bermuda’s Hamilton Princess & Beach Club on Sunday morning, Cecilia “Ceci” Wollmann could easily pass for one of the teens who celebrated prom here the night before. Any faint...

SHAPE.COM—In early March, five days after yet another romance failed to launch, I found myself in India having an Eat, Pray, Love moment. Before you roll your eyes, let me just say that the “Pray”...

SHAPE—Gwen Jorgensen is an Olympic gold medalist and one of the fastest women in the world’s triathlete circuit, but even the best athletes have their doubts about how a race day will end. Read the...

SHAPE—Meet the first American to win a gold in the Olympic triathlon…ever Read the full story on Shape.com!...