May 2011: Unstoppable! Archives

The Places That Scare You

By Brian Johnson

Insight and wisdom from Pema Chödrön’s transformative guide to cultivating fearlessness.

Too Many To-Go Foods

By Experience Life Community Manager

Amazed by the number of drive-thrus? Then prepare yourself for another shock:

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Behind the Scenes With Alex Puccio (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

The professional boulderer talks about how learning new skills and having a little healthy competition keep her motivated.

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Frozen Future

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

An inconvenient truth: Our relationship with processed convenience foods is on a troubling trajectory.

Your Weight in Dollars

By Experience Life Community Manager

A recent study shows weight bias in the workplace.

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Natural Wonder: Tempeh

By Cary Neff

Healthier than tofu, tempeh is a great source of plant-based protein. Try these tasty soybean cakes as a meat alternative or as a nutritious addition to dishes of all kinds.

The Lowdown on Vitamin D

By Experience Life Community Manager

Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, weighs in on the Institute of Medicine’s vitamin D recommendations.

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Deal Yourself In

By Andrew Heffernan

A simple deck of cards can help you refresh the most predictable workout routine.

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Hit the Deck (Video)

By Experience Life Community Manager

Just grab a deck of cards and you’ll have a new workout with each hand that’s dealt.

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Post-Pregnancy Pelvic-Floor Workout (Video)

By Kara Douglass Thom

These basic exercises will help get your post-pregnancy body back to its pre-pregnancy strength.

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Your Qs: Itchy Legs and Glutes, Postnatal Core Work and More

By Experience Life Community Manager

Fitness editor Jen Sinkler wrangles leading fitness experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums.

Out on a Limb

By Janice Arenofsky

Not just for kids, recreational tree limbing challenges you to reach some exhilarating new heights.

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Practicing Change

By Pilar Gerasimo

We all have counterproductive reflexes and unconscious beliefs that stand in our way. It makes sense that we develop the courage and wisdom to face them well.

- Functional Medicine -

There’s a reason that most so-called primitive cultures have avoided the depression epidemic afflicting industrialized nations. In a provocative book, a clinical psychologist suggests that adopting more hunter-gatherer habits can help us escape the blues.

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Sugar Shock

By Catherine Guthrie

The average American now consumes some 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. And our sweet tooth isn’t just making us fat – it’s triggering all kinds of inflammation, fueling chronic diseases and even increasing our risks of cancer.

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Group Effort

By Gina DeMillo Wagner

The best fitness classes don’t just offer physical challenge. They serve up support, community and loads of motivation. But how can you tell a great class from a merely good one. Here are the four factors that matter most . . .

How to Overcome Immunity to Change

By Jessie Sholl

Two prominent researchers share a step-by-step plan that can help you break through old patterns, and finally make the shifts that matter.

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A Father’s Promise

By Suzy Frisch

After the birth of his daughter, Michael Raimondi finally got serious about working out and eating right.

Rock Solid: Alex Puccio

By Laine Bergeson Becco

At 21, Alex Puccio is already one of the world’s best competitive climbers. Her specialty: Bouldering. Which means hanging on, no matter what.

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Find a Better Way to Treat Allergies

By Alyssa Ford

Americans spend billions every year trying to tame their allergy symptoms — mostly with prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. Know your alternatives.

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A Path to Progress

By Bahram Akradi

Got a goal that’s not going quite as well as you’d like? Try this two-part formula for adjusting your strategy—and your attitude.