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Tips to Keeping Your Joints Healthy

January 1, 2004
Kathy Summers
Arthritis & Joint Health, Health, Pain Relief, Specific Health Conditions
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Degenerative joint disease can cause debilitating pain, loss of mobility, and function, even severe disability. But what if you're just starting to suffer from a little wear and tear? Here's how to work with your joints — not against them.

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Overcome Unidentified Fitness Obstacles (UFOs) for Lasting Health and Happiness

January 1, 2004
Michael Gerrish
Fitness, Happiness/Joy, Motivation & Inspiration
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Are Unidentified Fitness Obstacles sabotaging your fitness goals?

How to Pace Your Exercise to Optimize Your Metabolism

January 1, 2004
Fernando Pages Ruiz
Cardio, Fitness, Intervals & Circuit Training
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Eager to be leaner? Don't work harder (or wait longer) than you have to! Learn the art of heart-rate training for optimal fat loss.

Resolutions Workshop: Resolutions Reconsidered

January 1, 2004
Pilar Gerasimo
Healthy Habits/Goal Setting, Lifestyle, Personal Development
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For this year's Resolutions Workshop, we gathered up four of our favorite personal-development experts and asked them to weigh in with how — and how not — to go about crafting New Year's resolutions. They wound up recasting the whole resolutions process and sketching out a more successful, sustainable course for personal change.

a person stands on a scale with an apple in one hand and donut in the other

Weight Loss 101

Feel like you're failing at weight loss? Forever stuck in the remedial class? Don't despair! Here's the study guide you need to make the weight-loss honor roll once and for all.

Getting It Done

“Is this supposed to press down on my nose so much,” I asked Ryan, the trainer administering my metabolic and VO2 max test. “Yeah, it needs to be snug enough so air doesn’t get in through the sides,” he explained, adjusting the straps and checking the seal of the mask.

Bahram Akradi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Life Time — Healthy Way of Life

Reinventing Yourself

It’s resolutions season again - a time of review and reflection, and for many, a time of frustration. We may find ourselves facing some of the same issues we faced last year and the year before. And not all of them have improved with age.

a woman cuts an onion while reading a recipe on her ipad

Conquering the Kitchen

Don't buy into all that I can't cook nonsense! You just need a few simple skills, a little kitchen savvy, and these three recipes to build your kitchen confidence.

Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs

Carbs have gotten a rotten rap lately, partly because they're frequently lumped into one big-bad category. But not all carbs are bad! Find out which are worth befriending, and which are better to let go.

Non-Instant Gratification

November 1, 2003
Pilar Gerasimo
Blogs, Columns
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This marks the end of my second full year editing Experience Life. Two years of reading and writing about wellness, fitness and quality of life.

Wild Mushroom Soup

October 21, 2003
Christy Rice

This rich and creamy wild mushroom soup features an assortment of mushrooms, including chanterelles, morels, and porcini.

How to Teach Your Child Healthy Eating Habits

September 1, 2003
Kathleen Zogelman
Family/Parenting/Kids, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips
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How to play the right role in your child's eating choices.

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Family Time: How to Find It, How to Make It

September 1, 2003
Gary Legwold
Family/Parenting/Kids, Lifestyle, Time Management
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There's nothing more satisfying than spending time with the ones you love best. So why is it so hard to pull off?

a woman in athletic apparel sits on her yoga mat in her home writing in a fitness journal

The Benefits and Strategies of Using a Fitness Log

Forget pouring out your innermost secrets — your fitness log may have a few things to tell you. Which is why you oughta start keeping one.

Coming Up for Air

September 1, 2003
Pilar Gerasimo
Blogs, Columns
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Hey, did we get an abridged-version of summer this year? I swear it was July before I even got my garden in, and then it seemed like the next time I looked, all my plants were already going to seed.

Farmer’s Chicken

James Beard inspired my family to make this dish. His recipe was based on a traditional field hand’s lunch handed down from Spanish settlers in Southern California.

Time to be a Citizen: Navigating Work, Family, and Civic Engagement

July 1, 2003
Paul Loeb
Community, Inclusive Wellness, Lifestyle, Relationships
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How can you do your part for your country when work is swallowing you whole?

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What Sugar Problem?

People keep harping about how horrible sugar is for your health. Can it really be as bad as they say?

Making Adjustments

Recipe retrofitting is one way to cut back on unwanted sugars and fats. But it's not always your best strategy for healthier eating.

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Resolution Recovery

July 1, 2003
Tess Walter
Healthy Habits/Goal Setting, Lifestyle, Personal Development
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Remember those resolutions you made six months ago? Maybe you'd rather not. But why forgive and forget when you can fix and forge ahead? We'll show you how.

an old fashioned alarm clock sits by fitness equipment

Periodization: The Fine Art of Fitness Timing

Are you going through the motions and settling for so-so results? Maybe you need a master plan - and a mesocycle.