- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
From Resolution to Commitment
By Bahram AkradiThinking about making some positive changes in the coming year? Here’s how to set yourself up for success — and a feel-good experience.
Month: December 2014
Why Thinking Positively Doesn’t (Always) Work
By Jon SpaydeHow to stay emotionally authentic — without becoming a grouch.
- Weight Loss -
Rethinking the Rules of Weight Loss
By Experience Life StaffForget what you’ve been told. Forget what you think you know. Forget the old rules — and you might just start making some headway.
The Top Healthy Reads of 2014: Readers’ Choice
By Heidi WachterThe holidays are a time for enjoying the blinking lights of a trimmed tree, sipping a delightful seasonal drink (egg nog, anyone?) — and reading best-of lists!
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Thumbs Up!
By Craig CoxIt took me awhile to buy into the whole smartphone craze, but new research suggests it might be just the thing my aging brain needs to stay sharp.
- Digital Detox -
Digital Detox
By Heidi WachterExperience Life’s social-media specialist unplugs her devices and enjoys some old-school fun at adult summer camp.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Try This — or Not
By Craig CoxEdward Slingerland suggests that “trying not to try” could change your life. And it should get easier as you get older.
- Fitness Tips -
Are We Having Fun Yet?
By Margret AldrichWeary of your workout? Dreading your dreary routine? Find your fitness bliss by putting the fun back in activity.
- Mindfulness -
Brain-Body Benefits of Meditation
By Experience Life StaffThe influences of meditation stretch from head to toe, positively affecting your brain, heart, and immune system, and helping with chronic pain, insomnia, and depression. We’ve rounded up some intriguing recent research showing that meditation is a powerful ally for mind, body, and spirit.
Our Top 10 Articles of 2014: Team Picks
By Heidi WachterA roundup of our team members’ favorite reads from our 2014 archive.
- Nutrition -
Home-Cooked
By Laurie DavidHomemade meals can help us lose weight, develop healthy-food habits, and enrich our relationships. Dinner’s on!
- Workouts -
Fitness Fix: Strengthening Your Pelvic-Floor Muscles
By Wendy WatkinsStrengthen your pelvic-floor muscles with these simple exercises.
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The Worst-Case-Scenario Workout (Video)
By Experience Life StaffThe five exercises in this worst-case-scenario workout will prepare you for surviving in the wilderness — and dealing with everyday chores. Plus, get a bonus leg complex!
Marie Forleo: The Life You Want
By Maggie Fazeli FardMarie Forleo wants to help you build a life you love — by developing the gifts that are uniquely yours to give.
How We Change
By Pilar GerasimoFounding editor, Pilar Gerasimo, on the challenges — and successes — we face as we embrace change.
Fearless Health
By Jill Metzler PattonWorrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.
How To Reinvent Yourself
By Steve ChandlerWant to move beyond your life’s current limits? Shift your motive from self-presentation to service.
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Behind the Scenes With Marie Forleo (Video)
By Experience Life StaffAn entrepreneur, Web celeb, and the host of MarieTV, Marie Forleo has found her calling in helping others pursue their dreams and identify their passion and purpose. Hear more from her about the importance of embracing our individual greatness and how owning our strengths can help change the world in our exclusive video.
- Workouts -
Worst-Case-Scenario Fitness
By Bryan Krahn, CSCSA hardcore workout that will prep you for surviving in the wilderness, escaping danger — or handling everyday household chores.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
What Matters Most
By Bahram AkradiWe all have to deal with competing priorities, which is why learning how to deal with them skillfully is so worthwhile.
- Gut Health -
The Athletic Microbiome
By Experience Life StaffResearchers at Ireland’s University College Cork set out to understand how exercise, or a lack of it, can affect the microbial diversity in our gastro-intestinal tracts.