Expert Answers: Minimalist Running Shoes, Intermittent Fasting, and Yoga
Our fitness experts tackle your questions on replacing minimalist running shoes, intermittent fasting for fat loss, and yoga and hypermobility.
How Sleep Clears the Mind
University of Rochester Medical Center research reports that while we sleep, our brains flush out toxins that build up when we’re awake — allowing us to clear our heads.
9 Benefits of Eating Fermented Foods
Fermented foods boost the good bacteria in our guts, which makes us healthier, happier, and more resilient.
Lyme Disease: How to Protect Yourself
The tick-borne illness, one of the fastest growing diseases in the United States, can be disabling if left untreated.
PUMPING IRONY: Stairway to Heaven
A home improvement project got me thinking about the importance of stairs as we age.
How to Get Into Rock Climbing
Thanks to its physical and mental challenges, rock climbing gives new meaning to upward mobility.
How to Deal With the Stress of Moving
Tips for navigating the stress of relocating and feeling at home in a new place from psychologist and psychotherapist Elizabeth Stirling, PhD.
10 Things You Need to Know About Food Dyes
At best, the dyes are aesthetic enhancers. At worst — and as many "real food" advocates claim — they are a public-health menace linked to behavioral problems and other consequences.
Can Watermelon Juice Aid in Faster Exercise Recovery and Reduced Muscle Soreness?
New science supports the old notion that drinking watermelon juice eases postexercise muscle soreness.
The Beauty of Cooking Simple
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how not to cloak good food in canned chemical goo.
Andrew Zimmern’s Tips on How to Grill Fish
Want to get excited about outdoor cooking? Grill some fresh fish.
Discover Your Relationship Type — Are You a Buyer, Renter, or Freeloader?
When it comes to relationships, are you and your partner looking to stay put or still shopping around?
Show Up! How Embracing Enthusiasm Creates a Rich, Full Life
Don't hold back! Participate with enthusiasm: You'll have more fun, feel more present and discover a wellspring of satisfaction.
Expert Answers: On Caffeine and Exercise and Overexercising
Our fitness experts tackle your questions on caffeine and athletic performance, and rhabdomyolysis.
Why Strength Training Is Essential
Strength training isn’t just for building muscle anymore: It’s an all-in-one functional-fitness strategy.
The Unexpected Gifts of Travel
Why a change of scenery can make us feel better about everything — including ourselves.
PUMPING IRONY: The Pressure’s Off
More than half of us geezers have high blood pressure, but it doesn't have to threaten our longevity.
What You Need to Know About Ibuprofen
How NSAIDS — nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin — can cause more pain than they relieve.
Explore Your Circumstances
Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Anxious about what’s ahead? Life Time founder Bahram Akradi on how to reorient yourself to the reality of the here and now.