PUMPING IRONY: Smugness and Denial
My annual "health score" is occasion to crow about all the good things I do to improve my health and downplay all my failings.
A Better Breakup: How to End Things with Clarity and Care
Senior editor Courtney Helgoe offers a little background on "conscious uncoupling."
Could Food Sensitivities Be Impeding Your Weight Loss Efforts?
Find out if overlooked food allergies or intolerances might be interfering with your weight-loss and fitness goals.
5 Steps to Taking Back Your Personal Energy
Do you have big plans for summer and beyond? Then make certain you have the drive to carry them out. Learn how to reharness lost and leaking energy.
How Exercise May Benefit Skin Health
New research shows that exercise cannot only prevent, but also reverse, signs of aging in the skin.
PUMPING IRONY: The Hazards of Hard — and Soft — Labor
A new study on the hazards of hard labor made me think of my dad and how little anyone thought of exercise back in the day.
Arbor Day: Stand Up for Trees — and the Environment
A modern anecdote to encourage you to be aware of what's happening in your environment — and take action when needed.
How to Use the Power of Self-Reflection to Uncover Your Passions and Purpose
Executive coach and best-selling author Richard Leider invites you to reimagine your life and construct a roadmap to pursue your passions.
What is an As Many ROUNDS As Possible (AMRAP) Workout?
Learn about the distinction between "as many ROUNDS as possible" and "as many REPS as possible" workouts.
10 Celebratory Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Celebrating Mexico's unlikely victory in the 1862 Battle of Puebla has become an excuse to party north of the border. Planning a Cinco de Mayo get-together of your own? Don't miss our roundup of healthy Latin-inspired recipes.
A Dual Cable Cross Machine Workout
Work up a sweat and build strength in all three planes of movement with the dual cable cross machine.
Beyond the Harvest: 5 Ways Gardens Support Your Health
Garden produce provides nutritional benefits, but the very act of digging in the dirt nurtures mind, body, and soul.
Always Running Late? Try These Strategies for Being On-Time
Constantly running behind schedule? There’s hope for you yet. Here are some helpful insights for overcoming chronic tardiness.
Pilar Gerasimo: Revolutionary
Experience Life’s visionary founding editor talks about the art of healthy transformation.
What, Me Budget?
Smart Money Smart Kids coauthor and money expert Rachel Cruze on overcoming your resistance to living on a household budget and creating a financial plan.
Horse Power: Equine-Assisted Therapy Retreats
Learn about yourself through equine eyes with hippotherapy.
The Patio-Pot Solution
Want to help save the butterflies? Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how something as simple as planting a patch of herbs can support these pollinators.
To Grow Thyself, Know Thyself
Life Time founder Bahram Akradi on how a moment of self-reflection may be all it takes to spark your next big growth spurt.