How Your Gut Microbiome Can Affect Your Athletic Performance
Research is beginning to shed light on the relationship between the gut microbiome and improved athletic performance. Discover how these two seemingly unrelated factors are connected.
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Seeking Alignment: The Benefits of Regular Sports Chiropractic Care
Sports chiropractic is great when you’ve got a hitch in your giddyup. But it can also improve performance, prevent injuries and support your general fitness program.
The Science of Speed: Apolo Ohno
Apolo Ohno has used hard work, perseverance and cutting-edge training techniques to become one of the fastest skaters in the world.
Which Diet Might Be Best For You?
A dietitian’s perspective on four popular ways of eating — and how they may or may not serve your personal nutritional needs.
How to Test Your Mobility
The overhead squat is a fundamental move that can help test, assess, and improve your mobility.
Strong Man: Stephen Preusz’s Success Story
Sudden kidney failure changed one man’s life overnight and required him to fight back for survival.
Relax. Retreat. Lose Weight.
Courtney Lewis Opdahl’s journey to Kripalu for an enlightened weight-loss retreat where slimming down is about self-care, not self-denial.
The Promise of Integrative Medicine
Disillusioned by decades of disease-focused medicine, more doctors and patients are now shifting their focus to whole-person health. Ancient practices (yoga), alternative therapies (acupuncture), and commonsense strategies (nutritional counseling) are complementing conventional treatments, expanding our notions of healing — and leading the way to greater well-being and vitality.
Paleo Vs. Vegan: Interview Transcripts
Read the complete email interviews from healthy-eating experts Kris Carr, Nora Gedgaudas and Mark Hyman, MD.
3 Tips to Succeed in Your First 5K
Participating in a running event or race? Consider this expert advice as you begin your training.
Step Inside: Life Time Denver West
Colorado welcomes its newest athletic country club to the Denver area.
Are Your Medications Doing More Harm Than Good?
Could the medications we take to regulate cholesterol, blood pressure, and stomach acid be doing us more harm than good?
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sweat
Discover the fun, fascinating, funky truth about sweat.
Understanding Belly Fat
Plus, six lifestyle steps to help aid you in losing it.
Nordic-Skiing Nirvana
Breathtaking views and pristine mountain trails make the Yellowstone Ski Festival an early-season mecca for skiers of all abilities.
Exercise Enhances Genes
New research by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet is beginning to unravel the mystery of how exercise alters the function of our genes.
The Transformative Power of Rewilding Retreats
A human “rewilding” retreat helps a longtime city dweller face her fears, relinquish control, and rediscover what sparks her joy.
How Ryan Sutter Fought Back from Lyme Disease
After Lyme disease struck, firefighter and athlete Ryan Sutter took action to find his way back to wellness.
PUMPING IRONY: Peer Pressure
Mr. Parkour (AKA my son) has been on a bit of a fitness jag this week and, because I’m the kind of guy who wants to support healthy habits, my…
A Dose of Reality: Alec Syme’s Success Story
One man’s sobriety led to lower cholesterol, stable blood sugar, and a healthier, more vibrant life.
COMING CLEAN: Becoming a Sports Fan
Autumn Sundays in my house growing up were filled with the sounds of John Madden, cheering crowds and whistles blowing. My dad is an unusually quiet fan — I don’t remember him yelling at the TV — and multiple upsets by his team generally meant he’d throw up his hands and head outside to rake leaves.