September/October 2026

Taking the Long View

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How embracing your skills, passions, and values can help you live a more meaningful life — whatever chapter you're in.

Nourished Self

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Understanding the Connection Between Peptides, Healing, and Aging

Life Time’s chief science officer, Jim LaValle, explains how peptides like BPC-157 factor into healing and aging — and why medical guidance matters.

By Craig Cox

Functional/Integrative Medicine Healthy Aging

Features

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A Balanced Approach to Hormone Replacement Therapy

Clinicians and hormone specialists explain how HRT works, its real risks and benefits, and how to decide whether hormone replacement therapy is right for you.

By Mo Perry

Hormones

Midlife, Reimagined

Move over, midlife crisis — it’s time for the midlife convergence. Experts explain why midlife is an ideal time for becoming stronger, wiser, and more authentically yourself.

By Katie Dohman

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Aging

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How Exercise Builds Stronger Bones at Every Age

Bone density peaks around age 30, but weight-bearing and strength exercise can help you build and keep strong bones at any age. Try our six-move routine.

By Lauren Bedosky

Active Aging General Health

Real Food

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5 Recipes for a Happy, Healthy Gut

Try these nutritious dishes to heal your gut lining and support your microbiome.

By Kate Morgan

Cooking & Food Gut Health

A Guide to Detoxing Heavy Metals

Heavy metals in food are impossible to avoid, but you can mitigate your exposure. Here's how.

By Catherine Guthrie

Functional/Integrative Medicine

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Is Your Kitchen Ready for Fall?

Try this seasonal refresh for cluttered cupboards and drawers.

By Adam Meyer

Decluttering Home/Living

SOMETHING SIMPLE: Roasted Tomato Soup

This healthy spin on a comforting classic is made with bone broth, an entire head of roasted garlic, and blended cannellini beans for extra protein and creaminess.

By Kaelyn Riley

Something Simple Soups

Real Fitness

The 9-Move Cozy Core Circuit

This 15-minute, low-impact core circuit uses diaphragmatic breathing to build strength from the inside out.

By Rachel MacPherson

At-Home Workouts Body-Weight Workouts

3 Cues to Get the Most Out of Your Lateral Raise

Try these cues to fine-tune your lateral-raise form.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Strength Training

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Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day for Optimal Health?

Turns out 10,000 steps isn't a science-backed metric. Learn where that number came from and what matters more for your health.

By Heidi Wachter

Cardio Fitness Tips

4 Tips to Increase Muscle Mass as an Older Adult

Here's how to gain muscle after 50.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Active Aging Strength Training

3 Fitness Markers to Watch

There are many tests you can use to assess your fitness and longevity. These are the most essential.

By Jessica Migala

Active Aging Healthy Aging

Real Life

Embrace These 3 Habits for Healthy Aging

An integrative psychiatrist shares his holistic strategies for aging well.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Healthy Aging

You Don’t Need to Fight Time

Our time is limited whether we like it or not. But we can learn how to make this fact work for us.

By Oliver Burkeman

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Aging

What to Do When You’re Confronted by Ageism

Here's how to resist age bias in conversation — and in ourselves.

By Jon Spayde

Coworkers Emotional Intelligence

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How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke

Wildfires are on the rise and, with them, the dangers of toxic smoke exposure. Here’s what you need to know.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

General Health Sustainability

Well Informed

The Surprising Connection Between Sleep and Gut Health

Poor sleep can sabotage your digestive health, according to a recent study. Here's why.

By Michael Dregni

Gut Health Sleep

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This Is Your Body on Sugar

Here's what sugar does to your body, including your oral microbiome, your joints, and your brain.

By Michael Dregni

Food Addiction

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6 Ways Muscle Supports Longevity

Beyond preventing frailty and falls, muscle helps regulate blood sugar and curb inflammation. Here’s why building strength matters for how you age.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Healthy Aging

How Does Music Protect Your Brain?

Frequent music listeners are less like to develop dementia, according to a recent study by Australia’s Monash University.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Brain Health

In Every Issue

What Are You Reading?

Experience Life staffers share their latest literary pursuits.

By Experience Life Staff

Home/Living Product Reviews

Heart of an Athlete: Bill Weiner’s Fitness Journey

Fitness was a necessary part of Bill Weiner's career as a pilot. But working out has long been more than a job requirement for him.

By Bill Weiner

Active Aging Member Stories

5 Natural Skincare Products for Graceful Aging

These gentle skincare products will help you put your best face forward — minus any harsh chemicals.

By Experience Life Staff

Personal Care/Beauty Product Reviews

Columns

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Both/And

Living longer means nothing if we're not living well. Here's why.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Together, By Design

Introducing the Life Time Social Club.

By Bahram Akradi

Columns

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