September/October 2024

Strong Foundations

Optimize your health and well-being with daily habits that build strength, resilience, and lifelong vitality.

Features

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100 Ways to Move More as a Family

Movement connects and brings us together, cutting across generational lines and sparking joy and camaraderie. Give some of these ideas a go as you get active with your family, friends, and community.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Family/Parenting/Kids Fitness Tips

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What Is the Terrain Theory of Cancer?

The health of the body’s internal ecosystem can determine how well the body resists cancer, both before and after a diagnosis. While each of us needs unique support, our diet and lifestyle choices can help us build a healthier terrain right now.

By Laine Bergeson

Cancer Inflammation

How to Become a Pro-Ager

How we talk and think about growing old can significantly affect our ability to maintain our health as we age. Here's why.

By Jon Spayde

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Aging

Real Life

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8 Tips to Navigate Back-to-School Stress

The first weeks of school are stressful for parents as well as kids. Here's how to set your family up for success.

By Katie Dohman

Family/Parenting/Kids Relationships

5 Ways to Love Deeply and Well

Learning to love well might be the most important thing we can do for our health and well-being.

By Henry Emmons, MD and Aimee Prasek, PhD

Attitude/Mindset Happiness/Joy

What Is Breathwork?

Humans have recognized the power of controlled breathing for centuries. Give these methods a try to feel the effects on your body and mind.

By Courtney Helgoe

Functional/Integrative Medicine

What to Do When the News Stresses You Out

Experiencing headline anxiety? Protect your mental health with these calming tips.

By Jon Spayde

Mindful Technology

In Every Issue

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How a Professional Cyclist Found Purpose and Meaning After Retirement

Fabio Calabria shares how he navigated the challenges of leaving competition and returning to everyday life.

By Experience Life Staff

ONE HEALTHY HABIT:
Read Every Day

Carving out time to read a book or listen to an audiobook can support your brain health, mood, sleep, and more.

By Experience Life Staff

Attitude/Mindset Mindfulness/Meditation

Well Informed

What Are Some of the Health Consequences of Eating Junk Food?

Eating ultraprocessed food may increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and anxiety, according to a recent review. Here's why.

By Craig Cox

Food Addiction Inflammation

Exercise May Reduce Prostate-Cancer Risk

Here's the takeaway from a recent study.

By Craig Cox

Cancer Men's Health

How Does Drinking Alcohol Affect My Gut Microbiome?

Heavy drinking may lead to gut dysbiosis, according to several studies, but the health effects are less clear when it comes to drinking in moderation.

By Michael Dregni

Gut Health

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7 Strategies to Create a Happiness Habit

Research suggests that small, everyday actions are key to feeling more joy.

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Happiness/Joy Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Real Food

Go Nuts!: 5 Recipes Packed with Nutty Goodness

These recipes make nutrient-dense nuts the star of the show.

By Kate Morgan

Cooking & Food

SOMETHING SIMPLE: Spicy Sausage Pumpkin Pasta

Celebrate the flavors of fall with this comforting one-pot dish.

By Kaelyn Riley

Lunch & Dinner Something Simple

Everything You Need to Know About Iron

Iron is an essential mineral — yet too many of us aren't getting enough. Here's how to check your iron levels, as well as how to boost them.

By Stephanie Soucheray

Nutrition Tips Supplements

Our Guide to Nut Butters and Seed Butters

There’s a whole world of nutty, seedy spreads beyond peanut butter. Find one that’s right for you.

By Rachel MacPherson

Cooking & Food

Real Fitness

The Grip-Strength Workout

Build head-to-toe strength — and invest in your longevity — with this grip-focused workout.

By Andrew Heffernan

Active Aging Strength Training

How to Do Downward Dog

This foundational yoga pose is an effective full-body stretch. Learn how to adapt it for your unique body.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Yoga

How to Use Zone 2 Training to Optimize Fitness Performance

Learn how slow-paced, low-intensity cardio can boost your performance and overall health and fitness.

By Lauren Bedosky

Cardio

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5 Signs You May Need a Recovery Day

Has your fitness performance stalled? Are you feeling irritable? Those are just two of the signs that your body may need an exercise break.

By Lauren Bedosky

Recovery

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Embracing Intuitive Movement

Our fitness editor reflects on learning to listen to her body during exercise.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Attitude/Mindset Fitness Tips

Columns

Support System

Life Time's founder, chairman, and CEO on why creating a high-quality supplement line was so important.

By Bahram Akradi

Play It Again

What do Taylor Swift and Experience Life have in common? Read this to find out.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

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Features

100 Ways to Move More as a Family

What Is the Terrain Theory of Cancer?

How to Become a Pro-Ager

Real Life

8 Tips to Navigate Back-to-School Stress

5 Ways to Love Deeply and Well

What Is Breathwork?

What to Do When the News Stresses You Out

In Every Issue

How a Professional Cyclist Found Purpose and Meaning After Retirement

ONE HEALTHY HABIT: Read Every Day

Well Informed

What Are Some of the Health Consequences of Eating Junk Food?

Exercise May Reduce Prostate-Cancer Risk

How Does Drinking Alcohol Affect My Gut Microbiome?

7 Strategies to Create a Happiness Habit

Real Food

Go Nuts!: 5 Recipes Packed with Nutty Goodness

SOMETHING SIMPLE: Spicy Sausage Pumpkin Pasta

Everything You Need to Know About Iron

Our Guide to Nut Butters and Seed Butters

Real Fitness

The Grip-Strength Workout

How to Do Downward Dog

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5 Signs You May Need a Recovery Day

Embracing Intuitive Movement

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