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Change Artist
Looking for an opportunity to express your creativity? Make your life your canvas.
PUMPING IRONY: A Birthday Lesson
Most of my birthday plans went awry, but I let them go and stumbled upon something greater than expected.
The Two-Minute Cure
Founding editor Pilar Gerasimo shares “The I-Am-Here Cure,” a calming ritual to squeeze in around the nuttiest of itineraries.
PUMPING IRONY: The Joy of Manopause
The geezer virility industry demands that we pay more attention to fantasy than reality.
PUMPING IRONY: In Recovery
The older I get, the longer it takes to recover from my workout mistakes.
PUMPING IRONY: Some Aging Experts Who Actually Get It
Could it be that conventional medical researchers are beginning to understand the connection between healthy aging and functional medicine?
PUMPING IRONY: The Walking Dread
For geezers like me, certain types of walking can be more hazardous than others.
PUMPING IRONY: The Eco-Conscious Road to a Longer Life
12 household toxins to avoid if you want to live a longer, healthier life.
Investment Advice
Bargains and shortcuts promise easy satisfaction. But they can wind up being lousy deals in the long run — particularly if they cost you your peace of mind.
PUMPING IRONY: A Longer Wait, a Longer Life
By waiting to have children, My Lovely Wife may live longer.
The More Things Change…
Founding editor Pilar Gerasimo on her return to Experience Life, and how change is the only reliable constant.
PUMPING IRONY: The Soccer Solution
A new study suggests playing soccer can help geezers stay healthy, but I have my doubts.
PUMPING IRONY: Stairway to Heaven
A home improvement project got me thinking about the importance of stairs as we age.
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.
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.
PUMPING IRONY: Smugness and Denial
My annual “health score” is occasion to crow about all the good things I do to improve my health and downplay all my failings.
PUMPING IRONY: The Hazards of Hard — and Soft — Labor
A new study on the hazards of hard labor made me think of my dad and how little anyone thought of exercise back in the day.
To Grow Thyself, Know Thyself
Life Time founder Bahram Akradi on how a moment of self-reflection may be all it takes to spark your next big growth spurt.
PUMPING IRONY: Bicycling and Bistros
Everyone needs a little incentive to find their path to a healthy life. Mine involves bicycling and bistros.
PUMPING IRONY: In Praise of the Sore Loser
Everybody loves a good loser, right? Not so much.












