- Hormones -
How Strength Training Balances Your Hormones
By Andrew HeffernanLooking to regulate your sex hormones and increase insulin sensitivity? Try weight training.
Fitness
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At Home in the World: An Interview with Tsh Oxenreider (AUDIO)
By Heidi WachterAuthor and blogger Tsh Oxenreider talks with Experience Life‘s Heidi Wachter about wandering the globe with her husband and three children.
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Find Nature Near You
By Laurel KallenbachThese tips can help you spy wildflowers, bees, and butterflies near you.
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Backpacking 101
By Heidi WachterHeather Balogh Rochfort shares insights from her new book, Backpacking 101, on planning the ultimate backcountry trip — and 10 essential items to pack.
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PUMPING IRONY: Saddle Up, and Take Your Chances
By Craig CoxIf bicycling at my age wasn’t already a risky proposition, new research suggests that the simple act of breathing while pedaling may be unwise.
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How to Overcome Weight-Room Fears
By Andrew HeffernanIntimidated by the weight room? Here are four tips for beginners.
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Expert Answers: Is It Possible to Get Leaner and Stronger at the Same Time?
By Lauren BedoskyIt’s possible — but the fitter you are, the harder it might be.
- Travel -
How to Pack a Backpack
By Kaelyn RileyCarry and access all your gear more easily with this efficient, ergonomic approach.
- Travel -
What to Try Now: Adventure Apps
By Heidi WachterThese four adventure apps cover everything from hiking trails to geocaching to star-gazing.
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Expert Answers: How Can Strength Training Make Me a Better Cyclist?
By Maggie Fazeli FardThe benefits of strength training for cycling — plus some beginner moves.
- Hormones -
How to Boost Testosterone — Naturally
By Catherine GuthrieHere are 10 lifestyle-based ways to increase your testosterone levels.
- Travel -
Petal Power: A Trip to Colorado’s Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
By Laurel KallenbachThe annual 10-day festival offers abundant opportunities to nurture your love of nature.
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Behind the Scenes With Krystle Wright (Video)
By Experience Life StaffAdventure photographer Krystle Wright shares how capturing the moment has given her a new focus on living life more fully.
- Workouts -
The Case for Strength
By Andrew HeffernanHere are six ways strength training supports your overall health — beyond building muscle and burning fat.
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Yoga for Every Body: Q&A With Jessamyn Stanley
By Kaelyn RileyThe body-positive advocate shares how we can all let go of doubt and be kinder to ourselves through yoga.
- Workouts -
Cross-Training in the Garden: A Lesson From Alignment to Zucchini
By Katy BowmanMovement ecologist Katy Bowman offers 9 tips on how to cross-train in the garden.
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Scavenger-Hunt Workout
By Nicole RadziszewskiGet fit and have a blast with this adventurous outdoor workout.
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The Scavenger-Hunt Workout (Video)
By Experience Life StaffWatch as fitness editor Maggie Fazeli Fard, RKC, demonstrates all the moves from our scavenger-hunt workout.
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A Different Lens: Krystle Wright
By Heidi WachterAdventure photographer Krystle Wright shares her insights on the rewards of risk-taking and the joys of capturing a moment.
- Fitness Tips -
4 Exercises to Boost Your Circulation
By Laine BergesonTrying to improve your circulation? Try these four exercises.
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The Ride of Her Life
By Heidi WachterIn 2015, ultra-endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch set out to find the place where her father’s plane was shot down during the Vietnam War and, in the process, found a new purpose.