Kara Douglass Thom

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Erin Peterson |Kara Douglass Thom

The United States is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Feeling lonely and isolated increases the risk of developing depression and anxiety. Moving our bodies, it turns out, is a powerful antidote. “Exercise raises oxytocin, which is the bonding and love hormone,” explains  John Ratey, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Moreover, exercise can keep depression and anxiety at bay.

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Katherine Lewis |Courtney Helgoe |Kara Douglass Thom |Margret Aldrich

One Friday this past fall, my partner, Brian, and I sat together on the bleachers at our local high school soccer team’s senior night. As the sun set, we watched as the departing seniors were honored for their contributions. They shared thanks for their parents’ support as well as their hopes for the future. Then they took the field for a gripping, hotly contested match. We didn’t have any children in the game — or even at the school.

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Maggie Fazeli Fard |Molly Kopischke |Kara Douglass Thom |Equipment-Based Workouts

Explore this workout:Overview of the Workouts  ⋅  28-Minute EMOM  ⋅  Partner Workout  ⋅  50-Minute E2MOM It’s no secret that a well-balanced fitness routine includes resistance training and cardio. Often, these elements are parsed out and performed as separate workouts. Yet combining strength and endurance and tackling both at once with intention — an approach known as hybrid training — can be effective and efficient.

2 months ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Kara Douglass Thom |Courtney Helgoe |Heidi Wachter |David Schimke

I met Jakers on my first visit to Anne Krocak’s horse-rescue sanctuary, Art, Heart, and Hoofbeats, in Cologne, Minn. The 14-year-old quarter horse — a black, brown, and white paint with asthma — had come to live with Krocak only two months earlier. As we brushed the excess hair from his winter coat, Krocak interpreted Jakers’s body language for me, explaining how a particularly subtle movement was suggestive of his state of mind.

2 months ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Kara Douglass Thom |Marco Dregni

Your body uses food as an energy source by breaking down macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) into smaller molecules — namely glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids. It then uses them to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body’s primary energy currency. There are several ways your body turns what you eat into what you do.