the Experience Life Team

Smart, super-practical reasons to build more idleness, downtime, and moments of enjoyment into your busy life.

Research disputes cholesterol’s reputation as the primary culprit behind heart disease. Here’s the real scoop on its role in the body, the right ways to bring it down naturally, and why cholesterol-lowering drugs may not be the cure-all we’ve been led to believe.

Tired of trying and failing to lose weight? Don’t despair! Here’s the study guide you need to make the weight-loss honor roll once and for all.

When we stop focusing on our weaknesses and start playing to our strengths we can transform our lives.

Before you rush into setting health and fitness goals for the year ahead, stop and appreciate what you’ve already accomplished.

Your health depends on a complex, connect-the-dots network of variables that make up your ecosystem and the systems that sustain it. Discover the keys to keeping both you and your planet healthy — by following nature’s models, and honoring life’s connections.

Most of us find it plenty challenging to excel at a single sport. Olympic pentathlete Mary Beth Larsen Iagorashvili does her best work while focusing on five at once.

Ready to have your best year ever? Two of the country’s top coaches weigh in with advice on getting liftoff for the next phase of your life.

Sprinter Allyson Felix on her race to the Olympics.

From nourishing your body with real, organic food to cultivating a mindful, preventative lifestyle, this guide empowers you to take charge of your well-being.