PUMPING IRONY: A Welcome Epiphany
Loyal readers of these pages (yes, you two know who you are) know me to be a bit random in my workout approach.
PUMPING IRONY: Pain Reliever
It used to be that the second day after basketball I'd really feel the pain (it's called DOMS, delayed onset muscle soreness), but I was surprised yesterday morning to find that I wasn't hobbling around as much as I thought I might. It's…
PUMPING IRONY: Disaster Averted
Well, of course I played basketball last night — despite a weird twinge in my left knee and a general whole-body soreness from Sunday's tennis match/basketball shoot-around. (What did you expect?)
How to Ease Flu Anxiety
Feeling panicky about pandemics? Here’s how to ease your worry while taking practical steps to stay safe.
Do Less, Accomplish More
Daily practices for a calmer, more productive life — and relief from chronic busyness.
The “E-Max” Fat-Burning Solution
Discover the important factors that can help you burn more calories, maximize your metabolism, and drop unwanted weight — for good.
3 Dynamic Kettlebell Exercises for Building Strength and Endurance
These low-tech wonders offer a super-effective full-body workout. Here are some tips from several experts, including Pavel Tsatsouline and Mike Mahler.
How Concerned Should You Be About the Chemicals in Your Beauty Products?
Here’s how to keep yourself looking great with safer, simpler, more natural ingredients.
How to Make Good Food, Fast: 5 Simple Recipes
It’s tempting to fall back on packaged or processed foods when you’re in a rush, but there are better ways to get food on the table. Here, five respected whole-foods chefs share some tips on making great, healthy meals on the fly.
The Instant Wine Expert
Everything you need to know about selecting and enjoying terrific wines is already within your grasp.
5 Simple Steps to Eating Healthier
Instead of following complicated, unsatisfying diet regimens, tune in to your own senses and instincts.
How to Let Go of Sentimental Clutter
Smart decluttering strategies help you clear space while still honoring the memories that matter.
A Natural Fit: Ted Ning
Living a healthy and sustainable life comes naturally to Ted Ning, which makes him well-suited to his job - promoting Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability to like-minded millions.
Simpler Than We Think
Making big life changes may not be effortless, but with an empowered perspective and some decent advice, it’s eminently doable.
Escape From Complexity
If, at the beginning of each day, we each sat down and wrote the three most important things we wished to accomplish or experience that day without the benefit of technology, I think we’d find our lives both greatly simplified and vastly improved.
PUMPING IRONY: Attention Deficit
I strive on a fairly regular basis to reduce my natural obliviousness to things (it's a guy thing), but I do not always succeed. Take Tuesday's workout, for instance. I'd been avoiding the gym during the latter phases of its renovation — it…
PUMPING IRONY: No More Excuses
My father died 30 years ago today, so some of my siblings and I (along with my daughter) will be marking the occasion later this afternoon at a tiny cemetery in Becker, Minn., where he and my mother are buried — along with…
PUMPING IRONY: Unintended Consequences
Just back from my fourth acupuncture session, during which I noticed that the cicadas between my ears had shifted slightly to the right (an ominous sign for the Obama administration?), leaving my left ear mostly quiet.