Chewing up miles of the interstate on anything less endowed than a Honda Gold Wing can feel like arm wrestling Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It’s even more exhausting when one of your two-wheeled compatriots lazily passes you on said Gold Wing with his hands poised mockingly behind his head, and his feet splayed out on luxurious forward controls (ask me how I know.)

With a Ducati 899 Panigale as my daily rider, my chosen flavor of two-wheeled fun often forgoes practicality and comfort for raw beauty and spine-tingling power. I trade panniers for panache, a plush seat for sore legs, and forgiving suspension for surgical handling.

Imagine a line that undulates to the rhythm of your breath in real time. It arcs as you inhale and plunges as carbon dioxide flows from your lungs. Administer short punchy bursts of air, and it responds like a sidewinder twisting through the desert.

Have you ever suddenly realized you were clenching your fingers during a conversation with your boss? Some physiological signs of chronic stress easily go unnoticed, making it important to recognize your stressors and react mindfully. This is easier said than done, of course. So, could we all benefit from a device that alerts us to our own unique stress patterns? We reviewed a new stress-detecting wearable to find out.

When you walk among the redwoods of Yosemite or the hemlocks of Glacier National Park, all worries and preoccupations effortlessly waft away. Focus is easily attainable and only calm remains. As you meander, you might witness a busybody squirreling away nuts for the cold season, or a few fawns playing tag in the brush, but for the most part, it is quiet enough to hear the bark groan in t he breeze or a bear snore through a long winter's nap.