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Sports & Recreation

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What Can I Do to Get in Shape for Basketball?

Expert answers on how to prepare your body for your next pick-up basketball game.
By Andrew Heffernan
Fitness TipsSports & Recreation
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Rebuilding Blocks: Garrick van Buren’s Success Story

How one man put his life back together with the help of an obscure Nordic game.
By Experience Life Staff
Sports & RecreationSuccess Stories
Fast-After-50

Fast After 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life

An insightful training program for the high-performance senior.
By Michael Dregni
Active AgingSports & Recreation
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TRI (HARDER): Fit Goals, Not Fitspo

With the starting line in sight, the big and (seemingly) small benefits of triathlon training are becoming more clear.
By Kaelyn Riley
Healthy Habits/Goal SettingSports & Recreation
Kaelyn Riley's profile shot

Tri (Harder): Sink or Swim

The swim portion of the triathlon may be intimidating, but one woman learns to turn it into meditation as she trains for her first triathlon.
By Kaelyn Riley
Aqua FitnessSports & Recreation
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The Workout: Animal Flow (Video)

Improve how you move with this dynamic, body-weight workout developed by personal trainer Mike Fitch, NSCA-CPT.
By Experience Life Staff
Sports & RecreationWorkouts
PrimalCon

Embracing Primal Living at PrimalCon

Experience Life’s fitness editor discovers that PrimalCon — an immersion into primal living in the modern world — involves more than just eating like a caveman.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Play/RecreationSports & Recreation

A Skier’s Perspective (Video)

Join Experience Life’s Steve Waryan on the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone during his trip to the Yellowstone Ski Festival last November.
By Experience Life Staff
Sports & RecreationTravel
Nordic-Skiing Nirvana

Nordic-Skiing Nirvana

Breathtaking views and pristine mountain trails make the Yellowstone Ski Festival an early-season mecca for skiers of all abilities.
By Steve Waryan
Sports & RecreationTravel
Illustration of a woman doing a lunge with high guard.

6 Exercises to Help Improve Your Golf Swing

Here’s how to build the strength and mobility you need — while warding off injuries that could put a crimp in your golf game.
By Yael Grauer
Equipment-Based WorkoutsFitness Tips
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Learning From Injury

Why sports writer Chris Ballard (almost) wishes he’d been injured years earlier.
By Chris Ballard
Attitude/MindsetFitness Tips
Roland-Schoeman

Roland Schoeman’s Inner Strength

The Olympian reflects on the advantages of age, experience, and believing in yourself against the odds.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
Aqua FitnessSports & Recreation

Behind the Scenes With Roland Schoeman (Video)

The Olympic swimmer from South Africa shares his thoughts on being a world-record holder and how he's preparing for his fifth Olympic appearance in 2016.
By Experience Life Staff
Sports & Recreation
how to have your best triathlon

Your 12-Week Triathlon Training Plan and Tips for Success

Triathlons are booming, and for good reason. Reap the full-body benefits and finish strong with our complete training guide.
By Gina DeMillo Wagner
Fitness TipsSports & Recreation
a couple prepares to play tennis

Game On: The Spirit of Competition

Discover the keys to bringing your A-game to anything you compete in — on and off the field.
By Andrew Heffernan
Attitude/MindsetPersonal Development
Basketball Artist

Pickup-Basketball Artist

Hoops Nation author Chris Ballard shares his unofficial primer on the unwritten rules of playing pickup basketball.
By Chris Ballard
Sports & Recreation
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Can Coconut Water Be Used as a Sports Drink?

Expert answers on whether or not coconut water should be your go-to beverage for hydration.
By Nicole Radziszewski
Fitness TipsSports & Recreation
Adult S8R

Exploring the Inclusive Nature of Skateboarding

Skateboarding isn't just for rebel teens. EL's Heidi Wachter drops in at her local skate park's halfpipe.
By Heidi Wachter
Sports & Recreation

Beginner Tips for Adult Sk8rs (Video)

40-something Heidi Wachter demos the three moves that helped her get comfortable on her skateboard as an adult — and tries something new, too!
By Experience Life Staff
Sports & RecreationTravel
Olympic Dreams

Olympic Dreams: Kikkan Randall & Jessie Diggins

Friends, teammates, and world champion cross-country skiers Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins set their sights on Olympic gold.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
Sports & Recreation

Behind the Scenes With Kikkan Randall & Jessie Diggins (Video)

Experience Life caught up with Team USA Nordic skiers Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins during a training session in Park City, Utah. Hear why they're excited about preparing for Sochi in our exclusive behind-the-scenes video.
By Experience Life Staff
Sports & Recreation
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