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Savoring Salmon

Fishing Expedition: 3 Freshwater Fish Recipes

Chef Lucia Watson’s innovative techniques put local fish dishes within reach — even for urban types.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Cooking & FoodFood Culture
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All Over It: How to Eliminate Goal-Blocking Obstacles for Good

Is your resolve dissolving in the midst of setbacks and challenges? Here’s how to spot the obstacles blocking your way — and then put them behind you.
By Courtney Martin
Attitude/MindsetHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
Desert sunset

Restore the Land, Restore Yourself

Threatened native habitats offer an opportunity for service amid some of the country’s most stunning landscapes.
By Laurel Kallenbach
Travel
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In the Fast Lane: Dara Torres

At 41, Dara Torres is one of the fastest swimmers in the world - and she’s set to become the only female swimmer from the United States to compete in four Olympic Games.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
Aqua FitnessSports & Recreation
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Small Victories: A Story of Fitness, Growth, and Self-Acceptance

Frustrated that your fitness efforts aren’t producing more immediate, dramatic results? Tune in and chill out. By savoring and celebrating each small breakthrough, you’ll stay motivated for the long haul.
By Elizabeth Larsen
Personal DevelopmentSuccess Stories
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Page by Page

We started this magazine in 2001 with a skeleton crew, an earnest desire to help people change their lives and virtually no idea what we were doing.
By Pilar Gerasimo
Columns
Bahram Akradi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Life Time — Healthy Way of Life

Think Big, Step Lightly

If you’ve been working tirelessly on a good plan for a long time, if you’ve been persevering and doing everything right and still not making any headway, it may be time to slow down, step back and reflect.
By Bahram Akradi
Columns
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PUMPING IRONY: A Little Stretch

Jeeze, has it been 11 days since I last posted something here? You’re going to assume, of course, that I’ve also been derelict in my fitness regimen and simply didn’t want to pen one more pathetic post about how hard it’s been to get to the gym. But, no! I’ve been keeping up rather nicely…
By Craig Cox
Pumping Irony
sunset

PUMPING IRONY: DOMS and Dumber

True to form, when I finally got to the gym on Friday I completely overdid things — piled on the poundage and lifted to failure, just as I had promised myself. By Monday, my upper body — especially my arms — felt like I’d gone 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in his prime. (OK, the…
By Craig Cox
Pumping Irony
a young couple prepares dinner in their kitchen

How to Find Time and Joy in Cooking

Cooking at home is one of the most reliable ways to shift your life in a healthier direction. But where does a busy person find the time? Here’s how you can make good food, fast.
By Helen Cordes
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The Tabata Cardio and Strength Workouts

The Tabata Protocol isn't easy, but it can dramatically increase your aerobic and anaerobic capacity in just minutes a month.
By Matt Fitzgerald
CardioEquipment-Based Workouts
Sauteed cabbage with ginger and lentils is pictured on a plate.

A Vacation in Your Kitchen

In need of a break from the same ho-hum recipes you’ve been cooking for years? Cookbook author James Oseland offers helpful tips that will transport your taste buds to the islands of the Orient.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Cooking & Food
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How to Deal With a Bully at Work

A workplace bully can wreak havoc on not just your job but your personal life, too. The good news? You don’t have to suffer in silence.
By Anjula Razdan
CoworkersMental Health
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The Delegating Doctor Oz

Best-selling author and surgeon Mehmet Oz is a world-renowned health expert, but he believes you can do part of his job better than he can.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
General Health
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No-Vacation Nation

An unhealthy work-life balance affects not only our health and well-being, but our families and our society as a whole. Here’s what we can do about it.
By John de Graaf
Mental HealthTime Management
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How to Prevent Lower-Back Pain from Spreading Throughout the Body

To deal with stubborn back pain, look to your local lumbar stabilizers for answers.
By Matt Fitzgerald
Pain ReliefRecovery
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One Life, Indivisible

In a cultural context characterized by this sort of separation, disassociation and alienation, what is a whole life, anyway?
By Pilar Gerasimo
Columns
Bahram Akradi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Life Time — Healthy Way of Life

The Value of Balance

It rarely works to compare our lives, our bodies, our achievements with anyone else’s. One person’s imbalance is another person’s bliss.
By Bahram Akradi
Columns
Sauteed cabbage with ginger and lentils is pictured on a plate.

Sauteed Cabbage With Ginger & Crispy Indian Yellow Lentils

Makes four servings
By Experience Life Staff
Cooking & Food
sunset

PUMPING IRONY: The Cardio Conundrum

After about a 10-day hiatus, I'm finally feeling back in the swing of things. Winter is (very, very gradually) turning into spring, so I've been able to resume my walking commute, and last night I hit the gym for the first time in what feels this morning like a long, long time (I'm a little sore).
By Craig Cox
Pumping Irony
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