Chris Weiss' Sports and Fitness Innovations

The grill has finally gotten as portable (or at least close to as portable) as the backpacking stove. Grilled meat wherever you wander--that's an advancement. 

A safer, more intuitive way of bouncing and boarding.

Between the awkward name and poor marketing, the Sbyke probably won't be seen in many neighborhoods.

Yet one more way to work your upper body. You can do this one sitting down, so it might be just right.

Scary looking, scary functional. After a life-altering accident more than a decade ago, one British climber is back thanks to an innovative prosthetic device.

Easton-Bell pulls the helmet out from behind the plate and onto the mound.

Never get stranded in the snow again. The Airlite inflatable snowshoes are easy to carry and let you hike out of deep snow in an emergency.

A group of researchers have discovered a way of making golf balls from lobster shells.

These skateboards belong in an antique store or fine furniture shop rather than a skate shop.