Summer Fun!
Enjoy exploring these articles on easy summer recipes,
inspired travel destinations, healthy summer skin, and more.
Recipes
5 No-Cook Summer Meals
Step away from the stove! These simple recipes will help you make the most of the season’s prime produce while keeping your cool.
5 Picnic Salad Recipes
Made with good-for-you ingredients and full of flavor, these side dishes are perfect for your next alfresco affair.
Chill Out! 9 Delicious and Healthy Ice Pop Recipes
These homemade ice pops are fun, nutritious, and refreshing.
Grilling
8 Tips for Healthy Grilling
Take your cooking outdoors this summer and grill delicious meals with fewer health risks.
5 Foil-Pack Meals
Perfect for camping, grilling, or a mess-free meal in your kitchen, these foil packets are simple and satisfying.
The Better Burger
Grilling doesn’t have to be off-limits in a wholesome diet. With a few healthy guidelines, you’ll be well on your way to burger bliss.
9 Must-Try Grilled Fruit and Vegetable Recipes
Embrace the versatility of the grill at your next meal! Think beyond traditional grilled meat options with this collection of plant-forward recipes.
Summer Sipping
SOMETHING SIMPLE: Cucumber-Mint Agua Fresca
This refreshing beverage can keep you cool when the weather heats up.
7 Hot and Cold Tea Recipes
Different cultures have various ways of enjoying this age-old beverage. Try one of these recipes to make teatime more delicious.
Green-Tea Kombucha
Kombucha is a tasty probiotic drink. You can also make this with black tea (but not flavored or decaf tea), fruit juices, and chopped fresh fruit and herbs.
Travel and Adventure
4 Road-Trip Routes
These classic road trips are packed with history and adventure. You might just be inspired to spend more time out of your car than in it.
4 Great Foodie Cities
Here are four cities that aren’t known for their food scenes — but ought to be.
9 Hidden Gems of our National Park System
Escape into nature and step back in time to explore some of the less-visited treasures in our national park system.
National Treasures
The National Park Service turns 100 this year. Celebrate this forever-young centenarian by exploring the remarkable places it protects.
Fitness
50 Tips for Taking Fitness Outside
Enjoy all the perks — and avoid the pitfalls — of exercising outdoors this summer.
The Trail-Running Workout
A cardio and strength circuit that will make you a stronger, more-efficient trail runner.
The Ultimate Outdoor Obstacle-Course Workout
Prepare to tackle a variety of races with this scalable training plan that’s designed to boost power, strength, and mobility.
The Outdoor Strength Circuit
Too nice of a day to head to the gym? Get a super strength workout outdoors. Your local park or playground provides all the equipment you need.
Healthy Hair and Skin
6 DIY Recipes for Skin Health
Make your own skin-supporting remedies with these natural ingredients.
8 Tips for Healthy Summer Skin
An esthetician offers tips for enjoying the warmer weather without succumbing to the harmful effects of the sun’s rays.
Make Your Own Dry Shampoo
Try these recipes to create your own dry shampoo for your hair color — plus, get professional application tips for achieving cleaner-looking, volumized hair.
Too Much Sun? Here’s How to Soothe Your Skin
A licensed esthetician offers tips for treating sunburn, along with strategies for protecting your skin during the sunny season.
Have More Fun!
8 Ways to Channel Your Inner Child This Summer
Here are some tips to rediscover the joys of summer.
50 Ways to Make the Most of Summer
Remember when summer used to be fun? Here’s how to discover the joys of the season all over again.
Small-Scale Family Adventures: Fun Ideas to Get Your Kids Outside More
Not every family outing has to be a big-deal production. Here’s how to get your kids off the couch and into nature the low-key way.
21 Books to Read Over a Long Weekend
Looking for a good read this Labor Day weekend? Our staff weighs in on books they’ve read — or want to read — this season.
How to Reclaim Your Weekends
Setting aside time for restoration isn’t just good for your health — it just might help you be more productive and creative, too.
The Power of Play
Why cutting loose is so good for our mental and physical health — and how to do it more often.
How to Take Time Off — Guilt-Free
Many of us feel guilty about time away from work — and overwhelmed by the effort it takes to plan, prep, and pay for vacations. These strategies can help.