Going on Vacation With Friends or Family? Here Are 8 Tips to Help You Survive
Going on a friendcation or taking a trip with family? Here are some tips to minimize conflict when vacationing with your loved ones.
Hope on the Great Barrier Reef
One of our editors shares her tour of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and what she learned about efforts to rehabilitate this critical marine habitat.
The Role Vitamin C Plays to Support Healthy Eyes
This powerful antioxidant helps to protect the eyes from sun damage. Learn how it works — as well as the best dietary sources.
PUMPING IRONY: Day of the Dread
It’s not uncommon for people to feel stressed when the workweek resumes, but a new study suggests that even retirees often experience the same “Monday blues” as workers — and face the same health consequences.
How Do You Make Time for Play?
Experience Life staff members share how they incorporate play into their lives.
Finding Her Way
Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on the sweet spot where purpose, belonging, and contentment meet.
Smashed Peas With Mint and Caramelized Shallots
Level up your toast with this creative and flavorful spread.
How Muscles Remember — and Regain — Lost Strength
Taking an unexpected break from fitness due to illness or injury? Don’t stress — your strength can return faster than you think.
How Melatonin Keeps Your Mitochondria Healthy
Mitochondria are essential to energy, focus, vitality, and metabolism. Discover the role melatonin plays to keep these "energy factories" healthy.
How Vitamin A Supports Eye Health
This powerful antioxidant fights night blindness and dry-eye disease. Learn how it works — as well as the best dietary sources.
Solo Athlete? Here’s Why Exercising With Other People Matters
Just because you rock a solitary sport doesn’t mean you can’t be part of a community. Discover five benefits of moving your body with other people.
15 Can’t-Miss Kids and Family Events at Life Time to Add to Your Summer Calendar
Discover what’s on the schedule for kids-only and family events taking place June through August at the club.
Nourish Green Lemonade
This daytime drink features a homemade low-sugar lemonade and a blend of multivitamins, multiminerals, and plant extracts to help support your energy, focus, and daily wellness.
Solo Athlete? Here’s Why Exercising With Other People Matters
Just because you rock a solitary sport doesn’t mean you can’t be part of a community. Discover five benefits of moving your body with other people.
PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Exercise?
A recent batch of studies on exercise and brain health yields more confusion than clarity.
Why Alcoholic Beverages May Receive a New Risk Label
A recent advisory report is calling for alcoholic beverages to carry a cancer warning label. Here's what we know.
The Many Benefits of Spontaneity — and How to Cultivate More of It
It’s easy to sabotage our efforts by trying too hard, especially when we really want something. The Chinese concept of wu-wei suggests the alternative approach of being in the moment.
“Hope on the Great Barrier Reef”
(July/August 2025)
Kaelyn Riley’s piece on her trip to the Great Barrier Reef was the first thing I read after joining the Experience Life team. I was truly moved, and it provided me with an excellent introduction to the care and knowledge our creatives bring to every piece. I was already over the moon to be joining Experience Life, and this article affirmed that I was coming to the right place.
— Cole Luskey, business and circulation specialist
Why Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is More Important Than BMI
According to a recent study, a person’s cardiorespiratory fitness — which is measured by their VO2 max — plays a much more significant role in determining health risks than bodyweight. Here's why.
