How to Properly Spot Someone at the Gym
Learn how working with a spotter can help you ratchet up the intensity of your free-weight routine.
Mother Knows Best
Not long ago, I came across a quote from an unknown source that read: “Sound really does travel slower than light. The advice parents give to their 18-year-olds doesn’t reach them until they’re about 40.”
Fitness as a Family Value
For far too long now, the pursuit of fitness has been equated with individual achievement. In the media and general culture, fitness has typically been about performance (who can go farthest, fastest), or it's been about possession – washboard abs and seductive good looks. The body as object.
5 Rules for Anti-Inflammatory Eating
Say no to sugar, embrace your inner herbivore, and three other tips for anti-inflammatory eating.
Fighting Inflammation
Some aging factors are beyond our control, but one of the biggest — inflammation — needn't be. Here's how you can extinguish the flames of chronic inflammation before they ignite.
The Joy of Not Cooking
Living foods provide your body with the very best raw materials for greater energy, vitality and mental clarity.
How Plant Sterols Naturally Lower Cholesterol and Boost Health
Get the latest on these cholesterol-lowering compounds — and learn the best ways to get an extra helping.
Silver Lining: Cindy Joseph
The word 'old' has been given a bad rap, explains Cindy Joseph. Life has been mistakenly described as a downhill process, when, in fact, it's an ever-continuing expansion.
Workout Wisdom
“Get yourself an exercise buddy.” That’s some of the best exercise advice I’ve ever heard. But I swear, no health and fitness idea (except perhaps “eat more vegetables”) has been so completely overexposed, yet so totally underutilized.
Right-Track Retrospective
I just realized that this year marks my 30-year fitness anniversary. I was 13 when I started working out and I've been doing it ever since, studying and experimenting with all sorts of different sports and fitness techniques along the way.
The Benefits of Playing on an Adult Sports League
Think team sports are just for kids? You gotta be kidding! League sports can challenge even the fittest adults. If you're looking for a way to toughen up your mind and muscle, take to the fields of play.
Sizing Up Smoothies
How healthy are these health drinks, really? Find out what makes a smoothie worth drinking — and what might make some smoothies worth rethinking.
All About Hydration
Clear thinking, vibrant skin, healthy kidneys, and bountiful energy — they all depend on an adequate daily intake of water. Are you getting enough liquids? And if you work out, are you getting the right kind? Find out why you should look before you gulp.
Could Adult ADD Be Sabotaging Your Fitness Success?
Are your efforts to get in shape being distracted by Attention Deficit Disorder?
Walk in the Park
Once, a long time ago, someone gave me a sensible piece of outdoors advice: If you’re out on a hike and aren’t sure whether your trail loops back on itself, turn around whenever your water is half gone.
Demystifying Detox
Detoxing is all the rage these days. But what's the right way to approach it? Here's everything you need to know to lose your toxins without losing your mind.
3 Spaces to Declutter Now
Not ready to take on the whole house? Just making forays into this trio of high-impact areas can help you take a load off your life.
Buddy System: The Pros and Cons of Training Partners
Every athlete can benefit from training with a partner or group. Here's how to be sure you're getting the most out of your time together.
Tips to Start Exercising When You’re Overweight
Sixty percent of Americans are classified as overweight. If you're one of them you should know how to exercise around your extra pounds -- without risking injury and setbacks.