July/August 2026

Dream Big

Aspiring to something great can be life changing. With expert guidance and inspiration, you'll discover new strengths, overcome challenges, and grow along the way.

On the Cover

Tyra Black Finds a New Path in Pickleball

Tyra Black was raised to be a tennis star. Now, at 25, she’s making her mark professionally with pickleball.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Pickleball Sports & Recreation

Features

a woman relaxes on her patio while reading a book

How to Curate Your Own Retreat

A seasoned retreat expert shares how to create your own refuge for one hour, one day, a weekend, or longer.

By Caroline Sylge

Happiness/Joy Home/Living

What’s Your Next Fitness Adventure?

Fitness goals can provide direction and motivation when you’re in a slump. We asked a range of experts for inspiration on how to get moving down a fresh path.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Fitness Tips Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Why Telling Your Health Story Can Be Healing

When we’re facing illness or injury, the stories we tell ourselves matter.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Attitude/Mindset Functional/Integrative Medicine

Real Food

4 No-Cook Summer Meals

Beat the heat with these fresh dishes — no stove required.

By Kate Morgan

Cooking & Food

Your Healthy Grilling Guide

Grilling can produce harmful compounds. Here are our tips for reducing carcinogens, improving flavor, and adding nutrients to your next cookout.

By Rachel MacPherson

Cooking & Food Nutrition Tips

What Are Postbiotics?

You’ve probably heard of prebiotics and probiotics. Meet another biotic that can influence your gut health.

By Adam Meyer

Gut Health Nutrition Tips

SOMETHING SIMPLE: Watermelon-Cucumber Cooler

This blended beverage has natural electrolytes and a cool, refreshing finish.

By Kaelyn Riley

Beverages

Real Fitness

a man holds a push up position with a weight plate under one hand

A Full-Body Weight-Plate Workout

Get a fun workout in just 20 minutes with a single piece of equipment.

By Andrew Heffernan

Equipment-Based Workouts Strength Training

3 Expert Cues to Fine-Tune Your Goblet Squat

Make the most out of your goblet squat with these form refinements.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Fitness Tips Strength Training

Are Fat-Burning Workouts the Best Way to Lose Body Fat?

Here's what the research shows.

By Lauren Bedosky

Fitness Tips

How to Modify Burpees as You Age

Burpees train an essential life skill: getting up and down from the floor with strength and control. Here’s how to modify the movement to support your ability level.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Active Aging

The Power of Fitness Rituals

Discover nine embodiment practices you can embrace to help ease workout anxiety and prerace jitters.

By Lauren Bedosky

Fitness Tips Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Real Life

Stuck In a Rut? Explore These Tips to Help Break Free

Ideas for embracing novelty when your routine leaves you feeling stuck.

By Jessie Sholl

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

a sailboat at sunset in a sudden downpour

Anything Can Happen

You can’t control what happens in the future, but you can still trust yourself to handle whatever comes your way.

By Oliver Burkeman

Attitude/Mindset Personal Development

The Mittens and Merrick Buttes in Tse’Bii’Ndzisgaii (Monument Valley) Navajo Tribal Park in the Navajo Nation.

How to Be a Respectful Visitor to Native Lands

Guidance for being a conscientious visitor when touring Native sites.

By Kate Nelson

Inclusive Wellness Sustainability

How to Eat to Support Your Energy

Expert nutritional strategies to support your motivation and mental well-being.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Mental Health

a woman looks dejected while looking at her phone

8 Strategies to Help You Cope With Rejection

Rejection is often painful, but it doesn’t have to be paralyzing. A psychotherapist offers strategies for processing and reframing the experience.

By Jon Spayde

Emotional Intelligence Personal Development

Well Informed

What Is Rejection Sensitivity Dysmorphia?

A therapist explains.

By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

Emotional Intelligence Mindfulness/Meditation

Why Exercise May Be the Best Medicine for Joint Pain

Creaky knees and other sore joints often send us to the medicine cabinet in search of pain relief. But recent research on osteoarthritis suggests we may be better served by simply moving more.

By Craig Cox

Active Aging Fitness Tips

a young girl eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Why Has There Been a Decline in Children’s Peanut Allergies?

Doctors used to discourage parents from feeding peanuts to babies and young children. That advice was reversed in 2017, and peanut allergies among young children have sharply declined.

By Michael Dregni

Allergies Specific Health Conditions

Does the Scalp Have a Microbiome?

Yes — and it plays a surprising role.

By Michael Dregni

General Health Personal Care/Beauty

In Every Issue

The Stories That Stay With Us

In celebration of 25 years of Experience Life magazine, our team shares the articles that have stuck with them.

By Experience Life Staff

General Health

How a Fitness Routine Helped a Classical Pianist Perform at a Higher Level

Classical pianist Ludovic Zamor improved his stamina, physical control, and quality of life through fitness — and found a supportive community along the way.

By Experience Life Staff

Community Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

What’s Your Favorite Short Workout?

Experience Life staffers share their go-to routines for when time is limited.

By Experience Life Staff

Fitness Tips

Columns

First, Know Thyself

Life Time's founder and CEO shares why understanding your body’s unique needs matters more than diving into the latest health trend.

By Bahram Akradi

Columns

Lessons Learned

Experience Life's editor in chief on what she's learned in the pages of EL over 25 years.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

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