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Chef Robert Irvine Is Training for a Grueling 54-Mile Military Hike With This Hoka Shoe

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The forever-fit chef, author, veterans advocate, restaurateur, and TV host does it all.

The forever-fit chef, author, veterans advocate, restaurateur, and TV host does it all. These tools help him cook.

“This is perfect for quick and easy jobs; the blending vessel doubling as a drinking cup creates maximum convenience.”

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"I am a proud coffee snob, and there’s just no comparing a regular paper-filtered cup of joe with the incredible strength and aroma you get out of this,” Irvine says.

“There are fitness trackers and then there is this, which tracks training intensity with blood pressure, heart rate, and sleep quality to let you know when your mileage is outpacing your years.”

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“Its precision and strength are matched only by its durability, and I’ve found mine to be virtually indestructible,” Irvine says. “It’s not cheap, but it’s the very definition of getting what you pay for.”

“Right now, I’m getting ready for the annual Cateran Yomp—a 54-mile hike through the Scottish Highlands to raise money for the Army Benevolent Fund— and I won’t train in anything but them.”

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“The noise cancellation is so total that you could be doing construction next to me and all I’m gonna hear is the sultry sounds of ABBA. Don’t make that face—I didn’t ask.”

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Paul Kita is a Deputy Editor at Men's Health, where he has covered food, cooking, nutrition, supplements, grooming, tech, travel, and fatherhood at the brand for more than 15 years. He is also the author of two Men's Health cookbooks, Guy Gourmet and A Man, A Pan, A Plan, and the winner of a James Beard Award.

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