Patty Hodapp
Patty Hodapp is a Contributing Editor at MensFitness.com. She covers endurance sports and outdoor gear, and has written for Outside magazine, Travel Channel, SHAPE and The Huffington Post. She’s an adventure travel enthusiast with a slew of former addresses — currently: a tropical island in the Mediterranean.
More by Patty Hodapp
Forget the Tough Mudder. Fitness trainer and firefighter Michael Medeiros answers our questions about this 5-stage obstacle course—and how insanely fit you need to be to compete.
You’ve heard about multi-mile obstacle course challenges like Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, and Warrior Dash. You know they take a crazy amount of training and mental toughness. But these races...
Put together this emergency kit to help you power through the storm.
Hurricane Sandy’s on its way. As of 2 a.m. the megastorm—whipping north at 14 miles per hour just 425 miles southeast of New York City—is officially expected to be one of the nation...
Some of his answers might surprise you. Plus, the two sports he thinks are toughest.
How exactly does Mark Wahlberg—badass boxer in The Figher, tough guy in Entourage, and (next role on deck) navy seal in Lone Survivor—stay fit? We wondered the same thing when he ...
How to get in top physical and mental shape for the toughest 12-mile obstacle race on earth. Plus, common training mistakes to avoid.
Aside from his slew of insane adventures on Discovery Channel's series Man vs. Wild, Bear Grylls races Tough Mudders. And the 12-mile race isn’t dubbed the world’s toughest for...
