If lifting weights is like a powder keg, then plyometrics (plyos) are the match that lights the fuse. Explosive exercises that use the muscles’ stretch reflex to build power, plyos are a staple in ...

Many towns in Russia’s Golden Ring—a compact network of ancient, fairy-tale villages northeast of Moscow—have connections to the country’s emperors and czars. Ivan the Terrible vacationed in the 11th ...