- 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 Becco, FMCHCDiscover 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 Becco, FMCHCLearn 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.