September 2013: Push Your Limits
Finding Your Fitness Edge
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The motivational phrase "No pain, no gain" is as tired as it is inaccurate. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't push yourself to new limits and higher workout highs.
Invasion of the Superbugs
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Bacteria are waging a battle against antibiotics, which are overused and too often ineffective. But we can still win the war.
Growing Healthy Kids
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Schools with wellness-oriented curriculums teach students how to thrive — and are leading the way for other institutions to start doing the same.
For Love and Money: The Sequel
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Author and financial educator Ruth Hayden explains the "four cornerstones" of a healthy partnership, and how they can relieve the stress of sharing a financial life.
The Antidote
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Ideas on obsessing less about happiness from author Oliver Burkeman's best-selling new book.
The Hearty Vegetarian
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13 plant-based dishes and snacks that pack a nutritional punch — and make meatless protein taste great.
Radical Acts of Eating
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Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl shares her thoughts on why our personal and collective commitment to clean eating matters now more than ever.
Expert Answers: Healthy Weight Gain, Avoiding Knee Pain During Exercise and More
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We get the pros to answer your questions on the best exercises during menstruation, gaining weight the healthy way and avoiding knee pain during workout. Plus, two movements to help with shoulder pain.
A New Path: Courtney Lewis Opdahl’s Success Story
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One woman's journey from yo-yo diets and a spirit-crushing obsession with weight to a happy, healthy rebirth.
Sharp Shooter: An Outdoor Photography Adventure
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Experience Life's social-media specialist, Heidi Wachter, embarks on a photography expedition in the Arizona desert and learns to see nature through a different lens.
Soy: To Eat or Not to Eat?
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That is the question many health experts are asking about this hugely popular protein. While it does deliver some nutritional benefits, it's best to enjoy in moderation.
Game Changer: Christian Ponder
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The Minnesota Vikings quarterback talks about finding the courage to change and having fun under pressure.
Food Fight
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Making the decision to eat healthy can trigger tension with family members or friends. Healthy-eating expert and author Darya Pino Rose shares her strategies for finding peace at the dinner table.
Back on Track: A Posture Recovery Workout
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Summer leave you a little banged up? This 15-minute recovery workout, based on moves from the Egoscue Method, will have you standing tall and moving easy.
Behind the Scenes With Christian Ponder (Video)
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Go behind the scenes at our September cover shoot with the NFL quarterback.
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
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A Good Night’s Sleep
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If you're not getting quality z's, it might be the result of a disruption in your daytime-nighttime schedule.
Best Foot Backward
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Running backward can be a helpful training technique for preventing and recovering from stress injuries, improving balance and performance, and burning extra calories.
Calm on Tap
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You can use the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as a daily practice to help you deal with workday stress.
Brought to You by Big Food
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Recently, the long-respected organization, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), has been accused of cozying up to big food industries like PepsiCO, General Mills and Hershey.
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