What’s Your Happiness Set-Point?
Marci Shimoff, author Happy for No Reason, offers feel-good advice on positive-psychology wisdom.
No, There’s Not an App for That
When it comes to improving our experiences with food, new technologies have their limits.
Expert Answers: “Barefoot” Shoes, Lean Muscle, and Training With Sandbags
We wrangle leading fitness experts to also address the benefits of sandbag training and how to lift to create long, lean muscle.
How to Prepare for a Long-Distance Hiking Trip
Here's how to explore the nation’s most pristine long-distance hiking trails — and discover your inner strength along the way.
How I Learned to Love Fitness Technology
It wasn't until my early 30s that I decided to try running again. By this time, I had a lot more knowledge under my belt. I also had a secret weapon of sorts — a heart-rate monitor.
Upgrade Your Brain
Your brain changes over the course of your lifetime — for better or for worse. Here’s how to make the most of your gray matter.
7 Tips to Reclaim Your Time and Find Joy Offline
At work, at home and on the go, you probably spend hours enmeshed in the Web. Is it time to pull more of your life free of its sticky grasp?
The Science of Speed: Apolo Ohno
Apolo Ohno has used hard work, perseverance and cutting-edge training techniques to become one of the fastest skaters in the world.
Fitness: Then and Now
First it was strength. Then it was cardio. Next came balance and coordination. Now, at last, it’s all coming together.
The Delicate Side of Cabbage: How to Use Napa and Savoy Cabbages
Light in texture and subtle in flavor, napa and savoy cabbages present a refreshing alternative to conventional reds and greens.
What Are the Recommended Dosages for B Vitamins?
This comprehensive guide to B vitamins outlines why you need them, signs of deficiency, and recommended dosages.
PUMPING IRONY: Healthy Pessimism
The problem with optimism is that it gets you all optimistic. And then you do something you have no business doing. Last week, my knee (yeah, that knee) seemed to be gradually improving, so on Friday I figured it would be OK to…
Raw Kale Salad
Combining finely chopped kale with lemon and olive oil — then gently massaging them together — breaks down kale’s stiffness and bitterness, leaving you with tender greens bursting with flavor.
Expert Answers: Caffeine and Your Workout, Hand Calluses, and Beginner Tabata
We wrangle leading fitness experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums.
More of the Best Exercises (You’re Not Doing)
Some of our favorite fitness experts return to share another batch of the most effective, little-known exercises for your upper body, lower body, and core.
How Social Connections Influence Your Health and Habits
You’ve heard by now that you can “catch” obesity from your friends, family — even distant acquaintances. But you may have missed the flip side of that story: Good health and fitness are catching, too.
How to Create a Natural Home Medicine Cabinet
You stock your kitchen’s pantry shelves with wholesome, all-natural goods. Why not the shelves of your bathroom, too?
A Partner Resistance-Band Workout
This cardio workout you can do with a friend builds spring-loaded strength.