At some point in their childhood, nearly every kid wants to be a ninja. With a backyard ninja obstacle course, your child can train just like the heroes they see on TV. These versatile obstacle ...

The rat race, metaphorically speaking, is nothing to aspire to. It represents a craven desire for money and power through one’s career. Even if you win the rat race, as a favorite teacher of mine ...

It may seem asinine to pay hard-earned money to sign up for a day of crawling under barbed wire, jumping over fire, and schlepping weighty logs, but obstacle courses provide an exciting challenge that ...

What's the story. Creating a backyard obstacle course can be a fun and engaging way to boost your family's physical fitness.

We're all familiar with that important actor's tool, the objective, but don't forget the other "O" word: obstacles. Obstacles go hand in hand with objectives but are less frequently discussed, perhaps ...

Mark Rober, the YouTuber and former NASA engineer responsible for everything from blasting porch pirates with glitter bombs to educating people on how germs spread, has made a squirrel-proof bird ...

The foreboding incline loomed ahead, challenging visitors to the new Gatling Gauntlet obstacle course to climb it. They had already scampered up the cargo net climb, flopped over a wooden wall and ...

It's not exactly the set of TV's "American Ninja Warrior," but a tiny obstacle course for bacteria has shown researchers how E. coli changes its behavior to rapidly clear obstructions to food. Their ...

How do I set up an obstacle course in my backyard? Ninja warrior may have started as an obscure Japanese tournament, but it has exploded into mainstream Western culture with television shows based on ...