- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: When Cabin Fever Becomes Spring Fever
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlToday’s meme de jour caused a fit of laughter — and the need to break free from the cold and gloom.
Month: April 2014
- Fitness Tips -
TwoGrand: Reimagining the food journal, one photo at a time
By Maggie Fazeli FardPictures trump calorie-counting on TwoGrand, a recent addition to the bastion of food and exercise tracking apps.
- Nutrition -
Juices vs. Smoothies: The Great Debate
By Laine Bergeson BeccoDiscover what differentiates these healthful drinks.
- Nutrition -
Mighty Spicy
By Experience Life StaffSpices not only enliven the foods we eat, they can also enhance our overall health, as the six popular spices listed below demonstrate.
- Fitness Tips -
How Exercise Keeps the Skin Young
By Maggie Fazeli FardNew research shows that exercise cannot only prevent, but also reverse, signs of aging in the skin.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: The Hazards of Hard — and Soft — Labor
By Craig CoxA new study on the hazards of hard labor made me think of my dad and how little anyone thought of exercise back in the day.
- Environmental Health -
Arbor Day 2014: Stand Up for Trees — and the Environment
By Casie Leigh LukesA modern anecdote to encourage you to be aware of what’s happening in your environment — and take action when needed.
- Personal Development -
Dream Onward
By David SchimkeExecutive coach and best-selling author Richard Leider invites you to reimagine your life and construct a roadmap to pursue your passions.
- Workouts -
What is an As Many ROUNDS As Possible (AMRAP) Workout?
By Laine Bergeson BeccoLearn about the distinction between “as many ROUNDS as possible” and “as many REPS as possible” workouts.
- Nutrition -
Celebratory Cinco de Mayo Recipes: A Latin-Inspired Roundup
By Experience Life StaffCelebrating Mexico’s unlikely victory in the 1862 Battle of Puebla has become an excuse to party north of the border. Planning a Cinco de Mayo get-together of your own? Don’t miss our roundup of healthy Latin-inspired recipes.
- video -
A Dual Cable Cross Workout (Video)
By Experience Life StaffSee how to do the cable-machine workout featured in our May 2014 issue — including the four bonus moves: cable squat, one-arm/one-leg deadlift, cable muscle-up, and one-arm punch.
- audio -
Decoding Health Media: An Interview With Michele Simon, JD, MPH (Audio)
By Anjula RazdanListen in as author Michele Simon, president of Eat Drink Politics, shares tips about how to be a discerning reader of health media.
- Fitness Tips -
A Dual Cable Cross Machine Workout
By Nicole RadziszewskiWork up a sweat and build strength in all three planes of movement with the dual cable cross machine.
- Nutrition -
Spices for Health: Reader Favorites
By Experience Life StaffLearn how to incorporate health-supporting spices into your healthy-eating regimen with these reader-submitted ideas — and share your own!
- Gardening -
Beyond the Harvest: Five Ways Gardens Support Your Health
By Jill Metzler PattonGarden produce provides nutritional benefits, but the very act of digging in the dirt nurtures mind, body, and soul.
On-Time Arrival
By Jon SpaydeAre you always late? There’s hope for you yet. Here are some helpful insights for overcoming chronic tardiness.
- Personal Development -
Pilar Gerasimo: Revolutionary
By Maggie Fazeli FardExperience Life’s visionary founding editor talks about the art of healthy transformation.
- Money -
What, Me Budget?
By Jon SpaydeSmart Money Smart Kids coauthor and money expert Rachel Cruze on overcoming your resistance to living on a household budget and creating a financial plan.
- Honestly, Dara -
The Patio-Pot Solution
By Dara Moskowitz GrumdahlWant to help save the butterflies? Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how something as simple as planting a patch of herbs can support these pollinators.
- Travel -
Horse Power: Equine-Assisted Therapy Retreats
By Terri TrespicioLearn about yourself through equine eyes with hippotherapy.
- Nutrition -
Rethinking Pet Food
By Catherine GuthrieWhat you need to know about feeding your pets a healthy, balanced diet.