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.
Restore the Land, Restore Yourself
Threatened native habitats offer an opportunity for service amid some of the country’s most stunning landscapes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One Life, Indivisible
In a cultural context characterized by this sort of separation, disassociation and alienation, what is a whole life, anyway?
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.
PUMPING IRONY: Muscle Bind
I'm learning more about how the muscles in my body work, which is a good thing, since a lot of them are still sore today from my Wednesday workout. The most surprising news? It's the period between workouts when your…
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).
PUMPING IRONY: Backsliding
A nasty cold/flu bug has put me off my game this past week, plus it's been too cold for my normal walking commute, so I'm beginning to feel a little out of sorts, fitness-wise. It's fascinating to see how easily…