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Strong Body, Strong Mind

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Up and Down the Mountain

Our fitness editor shares a go-to 15-minute circuit that will make you sweat.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
At-Home WorkoutsFitness Tips
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Make Time for Recovery

Our fitness editor shares her favorite at-home tools for postworkout relief.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness TipsProduct Reviews
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: How to Use a Fitness Device Mindfully

Our fitness editor shares how she listens to her body instead of obsessing over device-driven goals.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness TipsMindfulness/Meditation
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Why Modifying Your Workouts Is Key to Long-Term Fitness Success

How our fitness editor personalizes her routine to make exercises easier, harder, smarter, and all-around better.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
colorful, swishing dresses

STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Persian Dance Lessons

Our fitness editor reconnects with her heritage through virtual Persian dance classes.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Attitude/MindsetInclusive Wellness
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Midyear Resolutions

Our fitness editor harnesses the energy of summer to tackle new goals.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Attitude/MindsetHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
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Moving With Ease

Our fitness editor talks about the fine line between working hard and working against yourself.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Attitude/MindsetFitness Tips
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Throwing It Back

Our fitness editor reminisces about the VHS tapes that introduced her to at-home fitness.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Attitude/MindsetPlay/Recreation
"yes you can" written in sand

Words of Inspiration

Here a few mantras that help our fitness editor boost her motivation and focus.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Attitude/MindsetHealthy Communication
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Let’s Go Streaking

Our fitness editor — a self-professed nonrunner — committed to jogging daily last summer. Here's what she learned.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: What Are You Training For?

Motivation exists on a spectrum. Our fitness editor explains why it’s worth embracing the fluidity.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
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The Ups and Downs of Ladder Workouts

As she gets back into a gym routine, our fitness editor relies on ladder workouts for volume, skill work, and a little mindset magic.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
At-Home WorkoutsEquipment-Based Workouts
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: My Anchor

Our fitness editor explains why an annual kettlebell-swing challenge brought an unexpected benefit during turbulent times.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
Experience Life fitness editor Maggie Fazeli Fard walks on a sidewalk.

Walk It Out

Amid the coronavirus crisis, a step challenge helps our fitness editor regain her footing.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Walking
Selfie of Maggie Fazeli Fard and Carrie Tollefson

STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Start Where You Are

While running with Olympian Carrie Tollefson, our fitness editor rekindles her love of an old pastime.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
Women doing zumba

How a Break in Routine Can Bring Out the Best in Fitness

Mixing up her workout routine with Zumba classes, our fitness editor discovers new steps to fitness.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
Woman running

STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Out With Earn-and-Burn

Our fitness editor challenges the mindset of exercise as a way to "burn off" your last meal.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness TipsRecovery
Donut and apple

STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Rethinking Before and After

It’s possible to grow — as an athlete and a person — without trying to control the outcome.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
Maggie Fazeli Fard at the gym

STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Ghosts of My Past

Our fitness editor reflects on her changing motivations to work out.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness TipsPersonal Development
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Stepping Off My Treadmill

When an injury forced our fitness editor off her favorite cardio machine a decade ago, she learned to embrace all a gym can offer.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: My Favorite Workout

Our fitness editor reflects on the two-move routine currently setting her heart — and glutes — on fire.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
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