Random moments of “unproductive” time don’t just make you healthier, happier, and more resilient. They help you work smarter, too.
New science shows that sleep is essential to our mental and physical health — and most of us aren’t getting enough.
Gym-goers often gravitate toward two-legged and two-armed movements. But intentionally embracing a one-sided imbalance can deliver whole-body benefits.
Jen Sinkler, fitness editor, asks the experts if resistance training causes inflexibility, if drinking will derail workout efforts, if chiropractic care can improve fitness and how to exercise with adrenal fatigue.
Your guide to making the most of your body’s beneficial bugs — for gut health, immunity, metabolism and more.
Chef and author Seamus Mullen talks about how “hero foods” saved his life — and shares a spring menu made up of some of his fresh favorites.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt filters time-tested philosophy about happiness through a modern lens to help you access the good life — from the inside out.
Learn from productivity expert David Allen how to organize your to-do lists based on what is doable and worth doing now.
Go behind the scenes at the March cover shoot with NBA point guard Ricky Rubio.
Challenge your strength with one-sided exercises that provide whole-body benefits.
That Food Girl Betsy Nelson shows senior editor Jamie Martin how to preserve lemons.
Download a PDF of Your Fitness Mission Q&A from the January/February 2013 issue’s feature “You, Inc.”
Researchers find that a new interval-training program improves performance and health in half the time.
Researchers show that eating processed junk food regularly is the highest cause of tissue inflammation.
How performing undemanding tasks can kick-start your creativity.
The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.
Editor in chief Pilar Gerasimo shares insights from her life-changing trip to a Tibetan monastery.
A career-threatening injury taught NBA star Ricky Rubio to slow down, stay cool and have some fun.
Take a hard-eyed look at all the commitments you’ve already made, and you may start to question the wisdom of taking on anything new.
Here’s how to discern between friendly chatter and mean-spirited rumor mongering.
Want better workout results in less time? Start taking direction from your body. It knows exactly what to do.
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on whether it’s wrong to cringe every time a coworker microwaves a favorite plastic-packaged meal.
Fitness buff Jen Sinkler tests her limits — at a mountaintop meditation retreat for beginners.
After a devastating accident left her paralyzed, dancer Nicole Marquez channeled her energy into rehabilitation and reimagining her dreams.
