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The Teacher Within

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

What Experience Life‘s fitness editor has learned from more than a decade of moving intuitively.

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My Fitness Routine Pyramid

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

How our fitness editor is prioritizing movement instead of pursuing perfection.

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Moving Through Grief

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor reflects on how practicing grief movement helped her stay present during personal loss.

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Mourning Movement

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

How physical movement can transform grief.

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How to Use the Treadmill for an Indoor Hiking Workout

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor shares a favorite indoor hiking workout for the treadmill — plus, an upbeat playlist.

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Morning Movement

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

The benefits of moving first thing in the morning are vast and varied. Our fitness editor shares a routine that works for her.

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Where Do You Wobble?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor explores what it means to face moments of imbalance head-on — in movement and in life.

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Listening Games

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Music-based workouts are a fun way to mix up a treadmill routine. Our fitness editor shares a favorite playlist.

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Ode to Body Joy!

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor reflects on shifting the focus from how she feels about her body to how she feels in her body.

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Is Your Inner Voice Self-Sabotaging Your Fitness Efforts?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Experience Life‘s fitness editor shares how Sesame Street’s Grover inspires her to push a little harder and finish stronger. Can he inspire you too?

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Build Your Own Birthday Workout

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor celebrates her 40th with a high-energy circuit routine.

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From Antiaging to Proaging

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

As she approaches a milestone birthday, our fitness editor considers her motivation to keep moving.

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Spring Awakening

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor on being patient with yourself in your fitness journey.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Identity Crisis

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Experience Life‘s fitness editor talks about the benefits of adopting a fitness identity — and what happens when you lose it.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Befriending My Body

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

When body positivity felt out of reach, our fitness editor discovered that gratitude could help bridge the gap between self-loathing and self-acceptance.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: From Mean Girl to Cheerleader

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor talks about how to stop using negative self-talk to push through workouts without compromising her fitness.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Back to School, Back to Basics

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

A new adventure reminds our fitness editor of the foundational elements required for making progress.

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Exercise Is Supposed to Be Hard

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Instead of wondering when exercise will get easier, try asking yourself, “Is it time to make this harder?”

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Are Fitness Goals Overrated?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

After years of perceived failures, our fitness editor reimagines the purpose of setting goals.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: To Step or to Jump?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

What yoga has taught our fitness editor about the importance of transitions.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: 3 Moves to Release Shoulder Tension

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor shares her three-part, do-anywhere stretching routine for soothing her muscles and mind.

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