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Superdad!
When Mike Jasper took charge of his health, his whole family benefited.
Lift Like an Olympian
Looking for a time-efficient workout that builds muscle power and functional fitness? Then give Olympic-style weightlifting a try.
Why Community Matters
A strong sense of community adds real value to our lives. It not only helps us feel more connected to the world around us, it also makes a measurable difference in our happiness — and our health.
Elastic Energy: A Plyometric Workout
With the help of a few plyometric training tools, you can teach your neuromuscular system to unleash impressive speed and strength –the two ingredients behind the explosive power treasured by athletes.
The Art of Reiki
The ancient healing practice of Reiki can help you feel more balanced and relaxed. Discover what this alternative treatment entails – and the many other benefits it can bestow.
Start Seeing Toxins
Toxic chemicals surround us - often in the places we'd least suspect. Want to protect your body, your home and your world from harmful pollutants? Start by knowing where to look.
How to Avoid Toxins in Your Food
Reducing your daily intake of toxic compounds can make a dramatic difference in your health.
Pavel Tsatsouline’s Guide to Pushups, Sit-Ups, and Squats
Think you know everything about sit-ups, squats and pushups? Well, Russian strength trainer Pavel Tsatsouline thinks you might know just enough to be dangerous.
Making Strides: Nordic Walking
Discover one of the world's fastest-growing and easiest-to-learn fitness routines: Nordic walking.
A Better Way to Burn Fat
If your weight-loss efforts seem stalled or stymied, heart-rate-based interval training may provide just the metabolic boost you need.
Health: The New Sex Symbol
From the biological basis for attraction to the underpinnings of head-turning good looks — an exploration into the compelling connections between vitality and sex appeal.
Feed Your Friends
Whether you're entertaining dozens or planning an intimate celebration for a few of your favorite pals, there's an art to creating experiences both you and your guests will enjoy.
The 4 Phases of Fitness Motivation
Low on motivation? These tips will get you to – and through – your workout with ease.
What is ChiRunning?
Plagued by chronic running injuries? Perhaps it's time to try ChiRunning, an intuitive style that works with your body and draws from your physical and spiritual center.
What Is Eccentric Training?
Go ahead and focus on the negative. With eccentric training, you can achieve some very positive workout results.
How to Do Overspeed Training
Feeling the need for speed? Yearning to turn on your turbojets? Overspeed training may deliver the velocity you've been missing.
Are Women More Prone to Knee Injuries?
If you're an active woman you may be at greater risk for knee injury than your male counterparts. Learn how to protect one of your body's most valuable joints.
Tai Chi: Ancient Practice, Modern Medicine
Whether recovering from an injury or making a first foray into fitness, folks of all ages have found that tai chi delivers dramatic results for body, mind and spirit.
Nature Quest
Fresh air. Open sky. The beauty of the horizon. Most of us wish we could spend more time outside enjoying nature's gifts. Now, a growing body of research is giving us even more compelling reasons to heed those desires. Discover why time spent in nature is time wisely invested in personal well-being.
Fitness Testing 1, 2, 3: Be Flexible
Think stretching is for sissies? You may be surprised at how essential flexibility training is to your overall fitness condition.
Skin Deep
In our obsessive quest to improve its superficial traits, we often forget that our skin is our body's largest organ — and an incredibly hard worker. Discover how your skin reflects and affects the state of your health, and what you can do to keep your skin looking and feeling its best.